Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- 1. The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease -- 2. Using guidelines as a framework for cardiovascular risk management: comparison of international recommendations -- 3. Identifying high-risk patients -- 4. Moderate- to low-risk patients: management recommendations -- 5. High-risk patients: management recommendations -- 6. Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome patients: management recommendations for reducing cardiovascular risk -- 7. Lifestyle changes to reduce cardiovascular risk -- 8. Pharmacotherapy: improving the lipid profile -- 9. Pharmacotherapy: lowering blood pressure -- 10. Pharmacotherapy: lowering blood glucose -- 11. Long-term management of cardiovascular disease -- 12. Managing cardiovascular risk in the future -- Appendix -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.