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Product Description The treatment of cardiovascular disorders is increasingly complex, drawing on multiple disciplines. The primary care physician is faced not only with a simple matter of treating hypertension—many other factors come into play, and prevention for major cardiac and cerebrovascular events is of paramount importance. This book approaches the management of patients with cardiovascular disease in an holistic manner, and offers a huge amount of practical advice. Information is presented in an easy to use tabulated format r in bulleted lists wherever possible – for the busy family doctor who needs to come up to date in a rapidly changing field, this is an ideal publication to facilitate rapid learning. About the Author Michael Kirby is Director of HertNet—the Hertfordshire Primary Care Research Network—and Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences at the University of Hertfordshire, Hertford, England.