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Because coronary heart disease (CHD) affects 12 million Americans, researchers are constantly trying to identify lifestyle changes, medications, and surgical procedures that can help prevent or treat this disease. We look at the risk factors for developing CHD, and advances in the management of this condition.
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About the Author:
Gary Gerstenblith, M.D., received his B.A. from New York University and his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He performed his internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and received his cardiology training at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Miami School of Medicine. He is Professor of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is on the full-time staff at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D., received his M.D. and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and performed his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is currently Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and medical editor of The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50. He has served on various committees for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, including the National Diabetes Advisory Board and the Arteriosclerosis Specialized Centers of Research Review Committees. In addition, he has acted as a member of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A former weekly columnist for The Baltimore Sun, Dr. Margolis lectures regularly to medical students, physicians, and the general public on a wide variety of topics, such as the prevention of coronary heart disease, the control of cholesterol levels, the treatment of diabetes, and the use of alternative medicine.
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- PublisherMedletter Associates, LLC, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1933087609
- ISBN 13 9781933087603
- BindingPerfect Paperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages90
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