简介:Somediseasesotherthancardiacdiseasecanbe“prevented”,butthepurposeofthiscommunicationwrittenbyaclinicalcardiologist,notasapreventionspecialist,istofocusstrictlyoncardiovasculardisease.Thedefinitionofpreventivemedicineinsimplesttermsmeanskeepingyourpatienthealthy.Inadditiontomaintaininghealth,ofcourse,wewanttopreventthedisabilityassociatedwithcardiacdiseaseaswellasdeathintheyoungerperson.