DUKE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DUKEHEALTH.ORG
| Prevention |
Cardiologists at the Duke Program
for Prevention and Treatment of Heart and Vascular Disease use the latest
diagnostic techniques, including state-of-the-art CT screening,
to accurately assess patients' risk for a heart event.
The program's team of cardiologists, physician
assistants, nurse practitioners, exercise
physiologists, nutritionists, and psychologists then work to give
patients a comprehensive, customized plan using scientifically proven medical
and lifestyle therapies to improve heart health and minimize their risk for
serious illness.
Evaluations cover established risk factors such as high
blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides, smoking, and family history
of heart disease, as well as novel risk factors identified by scientific
studies. These include:
The Duke Center for
Living offers assistance in lifestyle therapies such as smoking cessation,
diet modification, stress management, and exercise. Patients also have access
to regular reassessment of their risk factors and heart health.
Research efforts explore
risk assessment, disease prevention, and novel treatments for a range of
disorders related to cardiovascular diseases, heart failure, lipid metabolism,
diabetes, and other major co-morbid illnesses. Highlights include leadership of
one of the first large-scale clinical trials to discover how aerobic exercise
promotes weight loss and benefits cholesterol levels.
Staff
Brian H. Annex, MD
Nicole E. Jelesoff, MD
David E. Kandzari, MD
Aimee Jordan, PA
Donna Bowen, NP
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