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The
risk factors for heart disease are becoming better-known almost daily.
If you are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a preventive
cardiology program of care is your best bet for a long and healthy life.
If you already have heart disease, then a program of cardiac rehabilitation
that helps you recover and prevents further problems is crucial.
The Preventive
Cardiology & Rehabilitation Section at the Cleveland Clinic helps
both types of patients - those who already have heart disease, and those
who are at high risk of developing it. We evaluate our patients' health
with very special attention to modifiable risk factors, especially hyperlipidemias,
such as high LDL cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol), increased
triglycerides (fats in the blood), low HDL cholesterol (the "good"
cholesterol), high blood pressure (hypertension), homocysteine, as well
as sedentary lifestyle, obesity and diabetes.
We are familiar with
the latest and most effective drugs for lowering cholesterol as well as
for hypertension and diabetes. In addition to prescribing medications
to manage cardiac risk, we also can prescribe highly individualized lifestyle
adjustments that can enhance your efforts to stay well and symptom-free.
Although many people know the importance of a heart-healthy lifestyle,
few are sure of how to implement healthier ways of living in their own
day-to-day lives. Our specialists in nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation
and stress management can put together a "prescription" of treatments
designed especially for you. You will receive an individualized exercise
program and low-cholesterol meal plan, including heart-healthy recipes.
The preventive cardiology
program uses the very latest technology in diagnosis and treatment. For
example, we incorporate the use of biochemical and genetic markers of
coronary artery disease. We also currently perform calcium-scoring tests
(in collaboration with the Department of Radiology) on numerous select
patients. The calcium scoring test ( also known as fast-CT) can show blockages
in the arteries that may not be detected by other diagnostic tests.
Other preventive cardiology
approaches being investigated include the study of newer markers for coronary
artery disease, such as homocysteine, CRP and myeloperoxidase (MPO). When
risk factors are found, our patients receive the very newest treatments
to prevent or overcome any progression of heart disease.
The Cardiac Health
Improvement and Rehabilitation Program was founded in 1985 and helps to
promote health and wellness of cardiac patients both in the hospital and
during recovery.
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