PCV17 Lipid Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease: How Many Americans Should be Treated?doi:10.1046/j.1524-4733.1998.11004917.xRecent lipid therapy clinical trials confirm the treatment recommendations of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) and extend the proven benefits of primary and ...
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. with nearly 128 million adults in the country living with it. A recent report by the American Heart Association projects heart disease and stroke will affect more than 60% of Americans by 2050. CBS News medical contributor Dr....
Background and Aims This original research study was performed to determine the changes in the Framingham risk score (FRS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in employees between before smoking cessation and after 6 months. Methods This prospective study was performed in employees (n=562) who ...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Associations With Cardiovascular Disease in Adults. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2018, 71, 1574–1583. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Nguyen-Van-Tam, J.S.; O’Leary, M.; Martin, E.T.; Heijnen, E.; Callendret, B.; Fleischhackl, R.; Comeaux, C....
3.2.2. Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs), including heart disease, vascular disease and atherosclerosis, are the most critical current global health threat. Epidemiological and clinical trials have shown strongly consistent relationships between the inflammation markers and risk of cardiov...
Cardiovascular diseases, or diseases of the heart and blood vessels, are the leading cause of death. However, their prominence is not reflected in our perceptions of death nor in the media. While the death toll for HIV/AIDS peaked in 2004, it still affects many people today. The disease ca...
"There are so many aspects of our lifestyle that we should focus on in order to optimize our health, certainly to reduce our risk of cancer, but also other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and other conditions that we face in this country," she said. ...
“People often state they do not have time to improve their overall cardiovascular health,” Urban says, “but you can simply walk at a normal to slight increased pace two to three times a day for 20 to 30 minutes to improve.” If you want more of a workout, go for a run once ...
Patients with established cardiovascular disease should take daily aspirin. Clopidogrel is a reasonable alternative for patients who cannot take aspirin. Patients who have had PCI with stenting also need to remain on DAPT, and ticagrelor is recommended based on the THEMIS study (16). However, recent...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm: one-time screening for men of specified ages who have ever smoked Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease for adults of certain ages Blood pressure screening Cholesterol screening for adults of certain ages or at higher risk ...