Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the United States. One of the main focuses of the Department of Family Medicine is education and research in the area of health and wellness, and particularly the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Below are some recent examples of publications by faculty in the department. We hope this information will be helpful to you and your patients who are seeking the latest ways to predict and prevent cardiovascular disease. King DE, Mainous AG, Geesey ME. Turning Back the Clock: Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle in Middle Age. American Journal of Medicine 2007; 120:598-603. Click here for full publication. Dickerson LM, Carek PJ, Quattlebaum RG. Prevention of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke. American Family Physician 2007;76:382-8, 389. Click here for full publication. Carek PJ. Evidence-Based Preparticipation Physical Examination. In: MacAuley D and Best T (ed). Evidence-based Sports Medicine 2nd edition. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing; 2007. Click here for publisher's information. Mainous AG, Koopman RJ, Diaz VA, Everett CJ, Wilson PWF, Tilley BC. A Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score Based on Patient-Reported Information. American Journal of Cardiology 2007; 99:1236-1241. Click here for full publication from ScienceDirect. King DE, Egan BM, Woolson RF, Mainous AG, Al-Solaiman Y, Jesri A. Effect of a High-Fiber Diet vs. a Fiber-Supplemented Diet on C-Reactive Protein Level. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007; 167:502-506. Click here for the abstract from PubMed. Diaz VA, Player MS, Mainous AG, Carek PJ, Geesey ME. Competing Impact of Excess Weight Versus Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Cardiovascular Risk. American Journal of Cardiology 2006; 98:1468-1471. Click here for full publication. Player MS, King DE, Mainous AG 3rd, Geesey ME. Psychosocial factors and progression from prehypertension to hypertension or coronary heart disease. Ann Fam Med. 2007 Sep-Oct; 5(5):403-11. Click here for abstract from PubMed. King DE, Mainous AG 3rd, Egan BM, Player M, Geesey ME. Use of statins and blood pressure. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Sep; 20(9):937-41. Click here for abstract from PubMed. Mainous AG 3rd, Diaz VA, Everett CJ.Assessing risk for development of diabetes in young adults. Ann Fam Med. 2007 Sep-Oct;5(5):425-9. Click here for abstract from PubMed. A full listing of the Department of Family Medicine's Publications is available here. Turning back the clock podcast. Healthy Habits podcast. Mainous Heart Score podcast. | 
