New Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines

What do the new heart disease prevention guidelines mean? The public health impact of cardiovascular disease motivated the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology to release updated guidelines for the prevention of heart disease and stroke. The goal is to help Americans reduce risk and live longer healthier lives. The guidelines result from an extensive review of hundreds of clinical research studies by experts in the field of cardiology and public health sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Check out what the new guidelines could mean for you in Eliz’s articles on Answers.com 2013 Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines For Cholesterol And Statins The new cholesterol guidelines encourage doctors to identify patients who are most likely to have a heart attack or stroke and provide effective treatment early. Rather than focusing on the results of one screening for cholesterol levels, other factors should now be considered in the decision to prescribe statins. See: 2013 Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines: Cholesterol And Statins 2013 Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines For Obesity Obesity should now be treated as a disease, not simply a lifestyle issue. The new guidelines provide a first-ever road map to help patients lose weight and lower their risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. In the past, overweight people needed two additional risk factors to be considered for treatment. Under the new guidelines, only one ...
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