The Management of Heart Disease in Correctional Settings
Author: Michael B. Nelson, D.O..; Shelley R. Stanton, M.D..
Source: Volume 07, Number 02, January/February 2006 , pp.20-24(5)
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Abstract:
Heart disease remains the number one or number two cause of death in correctional systems nationwide. Despite a 30- year decline in age-adjusted death rates from cardiovascular disease, heart disease remains the leading cause of mortality for men and women in the United States. At age 40, the cumulative lifetime risk for either myocardial infarction (MI) or coronary artery disease-induced death is one in two for men and one in three for women.Keywords: “PQRST” mnemonic, EKG, Stress Test, Angiography, angina, transplant, cardiologist, Medical Indications, Contraindications
Affiliations:
1: Federal Bureau of Prisons Central Office; 2: Federal Bureau of Prisons.