Moving Toward Global Primordial Prevention in Cardiovascular Disease: The Heart of the Matter.
Moving Toward Global Primordial Prevention in Cardiovascular Disease: The Heart of the Matter.
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10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.027
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2015-10
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24
通讯作者:
M. Vaduganathan;Atheendar S. Venkataramani;Deepak L. Bhatt
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作者:
M. Vaduganathan;Atheendar S. Venkataramani;Deepak L. Bhatt
Over the past decade, incremental progress has been made in reducing mortality rates in patients with established cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States (1). These favorable trends largely reflect improved uptake of cardiovascular drug and device therapies, streamlined processes of care, and augmented access to effective disease management programs. Collectively, these secondary prevention approaches have improved the longevity of patients with CVD.Despite encouraging trends, these data conceal relatively unaltered trajectories and alarmingly high rates of cardiovascular risk factors (eg, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes) and adverse health behaviors (eg, physical inactivity, high-calorie diets, smoking, and nonideal body weights)(1, 2). Unfortunately, the proportion of adults and children meeting all ideal health metrics, as defined by the American Heart Association (AHA)(3), has not improved in recent years and is 1% or less in most contemporary series (4, 5). Furthermore, CVD continues to be the major driver of deaths worldwide, disproportionately affecting low-income countries (6). As these countries experience continued transitions in economy, diet, and disease, it is expected that these patterns in CVD, risk factors, and health behaviors will continue to evolve.