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February is American
Heart Month

Medical
advances tame threat of heart attacks. Typical patients are now in their 70s, not their 50s, and are likely to
survive. Seattle Times. Jan 19, 2003
Valentine to Dark Chocolate, but Go Easy
Jane E. Brody. New York Times Feb 12, 2002; pg. F.7
PrimeAnswers:
Rules and Calculators includes •Assessment Tool for
10-Year Risk For CHD and • Estimate Cardiovascular Risk for Men and
Women Charts
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Ridker PM. Clinical application of c-reactive protein for cardiovascular disease
detection and prevention. Circulation. 2003 Jan 28;107(3):363-9.
Wald DS, Law M, Morris JK.
Homocysteine and
cardiovascular disease: evidence on causality from a meta-analysis.
BMJ. 2002 Nov 23;325(7374):1202
Should
patients with coronary disease and high homocysteine take folic
acid? (POEM). J Fam Pract. 2003 Jan:52(1)
Risk factors and secondary prevention in women with heart disease: the
Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study. Ann Intern Med. 2003
Jan 21;138(2):81-9. 
"Physicians frequently fail to prescribe established drugs for
secondary prevention for women at especially high risk." |