and satisfaction with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's (AHA/ASA) online Support Network (SN) would be observed from before joining the SN to two months after joining the SN.Methods: Using a pre/post-test design, between April 2018 and March 2020, 2,542 adult patie...
such as eating healthy and quitting smoking, exercise can most effectively improve heart conditions.Apart from artery diseases, other risk factors brought by lack of exercise include fatness,high blood pressure and low levels of good LDL cholesterol (胆固醇), all of which lead to heart disease. ...
The American Heart Association and other groups have said for many years that people could reduce the chance of suffering a heart attack by eating less of the foods rich in cholesterol(胆固醇).These include such foods as meats, milk products and eggs.The Heart Association noted a number of st...
Analysis of 30-year national trends in serum lipid levels shows improvements in total cholesterol and LDL-C levels. This may in part be explained by the steady increase in the use of lipid-lowering drug therapy (self-reported rate of lipid medication use, 38%). However, 69% of U.S. adu...
Bempedoic acid is indicated as an adjunct to diet and maximally tolerated statin therapy for adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who require additional lowering of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. ...
Owning a pet was also associated with lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels and incidence of obesity. Pets were also shown to lower stress levels. Therapy animals: Doggie docs, horse helpers, and more26 photos Obese dachshund's weight loss journey41 photos ...
and the cardiovascular risk factors in the AHA's My Life Check - Life's Simple 7 (Figure1), which include core health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, diet, and weight) and health factors (cholesterol, blood pressure [BP], and glucose control) that contribute to cardiovascular health....
The American Heart Association is the nation’s most trusted authority on cardiovascular health. Its bestselling library of books includes: •American Heart Association No-Fad Diet •The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 7th Edition •American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookb...
Most of these patients had a low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol between 70 and 99mg/dL with no or a low‐intensity statin prescribed. Opportunities exist to improve cholesterol management in diabetes mellitus patients in community health centers. Addressing care gaps could improve cardiovascular ...
The AHA/ACC/multisociety cholesterol management guidelines recommend using a priori–defined PCE-estimated risk thresholds to guide statin use in primary prevention settings.2 As such, it is necessary to ensure that PCEs perform adequately in at-risk populations given the association between predicted...