Engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors is suboptimal. The vast majority of the US
population does not meet current recommendations. A healthy lifestyle is defined by …

At a population level, engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors is suboptimal in the United
States. Moreover, marked disparities exist in healthy lifestyle behaviors and cardiovascular …

This commentary builds on the unhealthy lifestyle habits, population health, risk factors as
harbingers of cardiovascular disease, current provider counseling practices, assessing …

Cardiovascular disease predominates as the leading health burden among middle-aged
and older American adults, but progress in improving cardiovascular health remains slow …

Background: Most Americans do not meet diet and physical activity recommendations
despite known health benefits. Purpose: To systematically review the benefits and harms of …

Another important barrier to lifestyle counseling is that physicians are often skeptical about
their patients' receptivity to such advice, believing that “patients won't change anyway,” and …

Abstract Purpose of Review The recent rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths in the
USA has sparked interest in identifying and implementing effective strategies to reverse this …

The secondary prevention (SP) of coronary heart disease (CHD) has become a major public
health and economic burden worldwide. In the United States, the prevalence of CHD has …

The American Heart Association (AHA) has adopted a bold new strategy in framing its 2020
goals:“By 2020, to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20% while …

Growing epidemiological evidence identifies key domains relevant to behavioral cardiology,
including health behaviors, emotions, mental mindsets, stress management, social …