"Secondary Prevention" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The prevention of recurrences or exacerbations of a disease or complications of its therapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D055502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.897 N02.421.726.825 N06.850.780.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Secondary Prevention- Secondary Prevention
- Prevention, Secondary
- Preventions, Secondary
- Secondary Preventions
- Secondary Disease Prevention
- Disease Prevention, Secondary
- Disease Preventions, Secondary
- Prevention, Secondary Disease
- Preventions, Secondary Disease
- Secondary Disease Preventions
Relapse Prevention- Relapse Prevention
- Prevention, Relapse
- Preventions, Relapse
- Relapse Preventions
Early Therapy- Early Therapy
- Early Therapies
- Therapies, Early
- Therapy, Early
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Secondary Prevention" by people in Profiles.
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Optimal Delay Time to Initiate Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: A Pragmatic, Response-Adaptive Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2025 May 01; 82(5):470-476.
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Key Concepts in Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention: A Case-Based Review. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Aug 01; 248:32-40.
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The 2024 think tank on prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young: Pathway to survival. A report from the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium. Am Heart J. 2025 Aug; 286:45-55.
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When Does Primary Prevention Encroach on Secondary Prevention? Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2024 Sep; 26(9):511-519.
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Dabigatran for Treatment and Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Feb 20; 13(4):e028957.
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Global trends in hepatocellular carcinoma epidemiology: implications for screening, prevention and therapy. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2023 Dec; 20(12):864-884.
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Mucormycosis: update on clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2023 12 01; 36(6):427-435.
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Is there benefit to adding ezetimibe to a statin for the secondary prevention of CVD? J Fam Pract. 2023 06; 72(5):227-229.
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Phase I Study and Cell-Free DNA Analysis of T-DM1 and Metronomic Temozolomide for Secondary Prevention of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 04 14; 29(8):1450-1459.
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Medical Therapy After CABG: the Known Knowns, the Known Unknowns, and the Unknown Unknowns. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2024 Feb; 38(1):141-149.