Volume 5, Number 1, January-February 2008

Acting on the latest nice guidance on secondary prevention of myocardial infarction
Jan Procter-King

The latest National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction (MI) is designed to help us achieve even more impact in reducing cardiovascular deaths, with updated recommendations on drug therapy and clear advice on diet, physical activity and smoking cessation. This article gives you a summary of the aims of the guidance and highlights issues of particular interest to primary care nurses delivering CVD management in practice.

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