CONTENTS Chapter 1 General introduction 7 Chapter 2 Prevalence of cardioprotective medication use in patients with established coronary heart disease in South America: systematic review and meta-analysis 13 Chapter 3 Risk factor clustering in men and women with CHD in the Southern Cone of Latin America 59 Chapter 4 Medication use by insurance coverage in subjects with coronary heart disease in the Southern Cone of Latin America 83 Chapter 5 Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in coronary heart disease patients: results of the EUROASPIRE V survey conducted in 27 countries 101 Chapter 6 A global perspective on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with CHD and different educational level: SURF CHD II 137 Chapter 7 General discussion 173 Chapter 8 Summary 190 Samenvatting 192 Resumen 194 Appendices Aknowledgements 198 About the author 202 List of publications 204
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