In patients with chronic stable angina, initiation of intensive risk factor modification remains an urgent and essential part of secondary prevention strategy, as they directly influence the prognosis. Based on the 27th Bethesda Conference, risk factor modification is divided into four categories according to both the strength of evidence for causation and the evidence that risk factor modification established significant reduction in the occurrence of future coronary events.^[1] ACC/AHA states that Identifying and, when present, treating Category I risk factors can be an optimal secondary prevention strategy in patients with chronic stable angina.^[2] You can read more about general coronary heart disease secondary prevention, here.

You can read in greater detail about each of the risk factor modification topic below by clicking on the link for that topic:

• Smoking Cessation
• Weight Management
• Physical Activity
• Lipid Management
• BP Control
• Diabetes Control
• Management of psychological factors
• Alcohal consumption
• Avoidance of air pollution
• Additional therapy to reduce risk of MI and death
• Influneza Vaccination

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