Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention can address the major risk factors—blood lipids,
blood pressure, and smoking—and their determinants throughout the lifespan, with …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is worldwide the number one cause of
premature mortality, of disability adjusted life years and of increasing health care costs. It …

Preamble Guidelines aim to present all the relevant evidence on a particular issue in order
to help physicians to weigh the benefits and risks of a particular diagnostic or therapeutic …

Americans are under assault by a fierce epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular
disease, of their own doing. Lowered death rates from heart disease and reduced rates of …

Total cardiovascular risk should be assessed before making management decisions.
Individuals with established cardiovascular disease and those with high total cardiovascular …

risk factors and lowered cardiovascular mortality slightly. 22 Interventions to control blood
cholesterol, blood pressure, and smoking for 7 years led to a 11.4% reduction in CHD …

Despite decades of significant advances in understanding the pathophysiology and risk
factors that contribute to heart disease and stroke, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States represents a continuing crisis of
epidemic proportions, with nearly 960 000 individuals dying from heart disease and stroke …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly coronary heart disease (CHD), remains a major
cause of mortality, morbidity, and disability in the US and other Westernized societies. As a …

Though avoidance of risk factors in youth is ideal, there is still a window for intervention
where long-lasting cardiovascular effects might be avoided. Health-enhancing changes in …