1. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the framingham study equation / William B. Kannel and Peter W.F. Wilson -- 2. Arterial hypertension / Daniel A. Duprez and Daniel J. Wilson -- 3. Obesity and lifestyle modification / Herman Blomeier and Neil J. Stone -- 4. Effects of nutrient supplements and nutraceuticals on risk for cardiovascular disease / Yumei Cao, Jun Zhang, and Penny M. Kris-Etherton -- 5. Type 1 diabetes mellitus / David W. Gardner [and others] -- 6. Type 2 diabetes / Ronald Goldberg -- 7. Management of elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol / Michael H. Davidson and Jennifer G. Robinson -- 8. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol / Peter P. Toth and Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. -- 9. Triglycerides and risk for atherosclerotic disease / Gérald Luc, Patrick Duriez, and Jean-Charles Fruchart -- 10. Safety of dyslipidemic agents / Stefano Bellosta, Rodolfo Paoletti, and Alberto Corsini -- 11. The metabolic syndrome : identification and management of the patient at high risk for cardiovascular disease / Charles Reasner -- 12. Inflammatory mediators and c-reactive protein / John A. Farmer -- 13. Chronic kidney disease / Nelson Kopyt -- 14. Anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents / Adnan K. Chhatriwalla and Deepak L. Bhatt -- 15. Congestive heart failure : epidemiology, pathophysiology, and current therapies / Nicolas W. Shammas -- 16. Stroke prevention / Shyam Prabhakaran, Bernardo Liberato, and Ralph L. Sacco -- 17. Peripheral arterial disease / Stanley G. Rockson and Emil M. DeGoma -- 18. Acute myocardial infarction / James T. Willerson and Paul W. Armstrong.

19. Tobacco and cardiovascular disease / Robyn L. Richmond, Nicholas Zwar, and Rowena Ivers -- 20. Women and coronary heart disease / Vera Bittner -- 21. Cardiovascular disease in racial and ethnic minorities / Keith C. Ferdinand and Annemarie Armani.