General Cardiology: Hypertension, Prevention, and Lipids
Prevention is at the heart of cardiology these days. At ACC.10, you’ll have abundant opportunities to translate cutting-edge science into patient-centered care, while expanding your perspective as a total-body cardiovascular specialist. You’ll find a bridge to the future as you delve into the latest research on the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and explore the frontiers of pharmacogenetics. New information on risk stratification will sharpen your diagnostic skills. And you’ll also bring fresh perspective to your care of patients, as you learn successful strategies to control hypertension, manage abnormal blood lipids, and help patients to lose weight.
HOT TOPICS!
- Should beta-blocker therapy be a first-line therapy for hypertension?
- Risk stratification: Framingham vs. cardiovascular imaging
- How to manage the patient who wants everything but a prescription
- What’s new for HDL?
- Chest pain in women with normal coronary arteries
- Is industry support of academic activity appropriate?
- Genetics and pharmacogenetics: What’s next in personalized medicine?
Spotlight Sessions
- Slow medicine: Master clinicians explore the challenges of managing an aging population with complex cardiovascular illness.
- The latest on healthcare reform and its impact on clinical cardiology
- Clinical challenges: Applying the right drug in the right dose to the right patient
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