An office-based approach to emotional and behavioral risk factor reduction for cardiovascular disease.

There are many psychological risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and the ability to reduce mortality depends on an ability to integrate care of these risk factors with traditional Framingham cardiovascular risk and use them both in routine practice. The aim of this article is to provide an update of all the major emotional and behavioral cardiovascular risk factors along with a practical treatment model for implementation. First, we provide a review of major emotional and behavioral cardiovascular risk factors, the associated primary effect, and proposed mechanism of action.

Cigarette smoking in methadone maintained patients: an up-to-date review.

Tobacco dependence is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in the United States. While smoking prevalence among U.S.

Quantification of phosphatidic acid and lysophosphatidic acid by HPLC with evaporative light-scattering detection.

Phosphatidic acid (PA) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) are lipids that regulate cellular processes. PA stimulates kinases and may play a role in exocytosis and membrane fusion. LPA can induce cell proliferation, platelet aggregation, and microfilament formation.