David Gordon is a cardiovascular epidemiologist and an internationally recognized expert on clinical trials, who recently retired after 42 years with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. He is an author or co-author of 90 peer-reviewed scholarly articles plus invited chapters in 13 medical monographs and textbooks. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. A Gentle Pandemic?2. Framingham, Massachusetts3. Clinical Trials4. Lowering the Pressure5. Fighting Cholesterol6. The Tobacco Bane7. The Rise of Diabetes8. “Good” Cholesterol9. The Mother of All Trials10. Unclogging the Pipes11. Secondary Prevention Drugs12. Sudden Cardiac Arrest13. The Fire Within14. Diet, Exercise, and Obesity15. Racial Cardiovascular Health Disparities16. Wrap-UpAppendix: Details of Calculation of Attributable Declines in MortalityGlossary of Medical Terms and AcronymsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

David Gordon is a cardiovascular epidemiologist and an internationally recognized expert on clinical trials, who recently retired after 42 years with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. He is an author or co-author of 90 peer-reviewed scholarly articles plus invited chapters in 13 medical monographs and textbooks. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. A Gentle Pandemic?2. Framingham, Massachusetts3. Clinical Trials4. Lowering the Pressure5. Fighting Cholesterol6. The Tobacco Bane7. The Rise of Diabetes8. “Good” Cholesterol9. The Mother of All Trials10. Unclogging the Pipes11. Secondary Prevention Drugs12. Sudden Cardiac Arrest13. The Fire Within14. Diet, Exercise, and Obesity15. Racial Cardiovascular Health Disparities16. Wrap-UpAppendix: Details of Calculation of Attributable Declines in MortalityGlossary of Medical Terms and AcronymsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

David Gordon is a cardiovascular epidemiologist and an internationally recognized expert on clinical trials, who recently retired after 42 years with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. He is an author or co-author of 90 peer-reviewed scholarly articles plus invited chapters in 13 medical monographs and textbooks. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. A Gentle Pandemic?2. Framingham, Massachusetts3. Clinical Trials4. Lowering the Pressure5. Fighting Cholesterol6. The Tobacco Bane7. The Rise of Diabetes8. “Good” Cholesterol9. The Mother of All Trials10. Unclogging the Pipes11. Secondary Prevention Drugs12. Sudden Cardiac Arrest13. The Fire Within14. Diet, Exercise, and Obesity15. Racial Cardiovascular Health Disparities16. Wrap-UpAppendix: Details of Calculation of Attributable Declines in MortalityGlossary of Medical Terms and AcronymsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex