"Until this came along, our focus in the US was that there was a bigger bang for your buck in secondary prevention, " the attempt to forestall a second heart attack, McCall said.
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Overall, however, taking the increased risk of venous thromboembolism into account, it came to the conclusion that has hormone replacement therapy has little if any benefit for primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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It was being developed for secondary prevention of arterial thrombosis following Phase III clinical trials had not shown that sibrafiban was better than aspirin in preventing recurrent ischemic events in patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome.
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As with other forms of heart block, secondary prevention may also include medicines to control blood pressure and atrial fibrillation, as well as lifestyle and dietary changes to reduce risk factors associated with heart attack and stroke.
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This low level of less than 70 mg / dL ( higher than Tim Russert's value shortly prior to his heart attack ) was recommended for primary prevention of'very-high risk patients'and in secondary prevention as a'reasonable further reduction '.
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"I always ask whenever I have a group of cardiologists in the room, ` Can you give me the name of a medication that is good for the primary prevention of heart disease but not for the secondary prevention ? "'she said.
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The study was based on a community cohort study ( the Malmo Diet and Cancer study ) and four additional randomized controlled trials of primary prevention cohorts ( JUPITER and ASCOT ) and secondary prevention cohorts ( CARE and PROVE IT-TIMI 22 ).
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"' Beta blocker "', also written "'?-blocker "', is a class of medications that are particularly used to manage cardiac arrhythmias, and to protect the heart from a second heart attack ( myocardial infarction ) after a first heart attack ( secondary prevention ).
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It is effective as for primary prevention ( preventing the first case of breast cancer ) in women with " BRCA2 " mutations, but not " BRCA1 " mutations, and for secondary prevention ( preventing a second, independent breast cancer ) in both groups of women.
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There are two main types of prevention programs : primary prevention programs, which target the general youth population and attempt to prevent smoking, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy; and secondary prevention programs, which target youth who are at risk for such outcomes as delinquency or violence.
