–But many experts think the evidence base is slim at best. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) finalized the update to its guidelines regarding the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. The USPSTF is now recommending that people between the ages of 50 and 59 who are at increased…
Success For 40-Year Effort In One Rural County To Curb Cardiovascular Disease
January 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A 40-year program in one poor rural county to combat cardiovascular disease appears to have been successful, resulting in reduced rates of hospitalization and death compared with other counties in the same state over the same time period. The new findings from the study are described in a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. ……
ESC Position Paper Advocates Population-Based Strategies To Reduce Cardiovascular Deaths
July 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
About half of all cardiovascular deaths could be prevented by implementing population-level changes, according to a position paper from the European Society of Cardiology published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Torben Jørgensen and colleagues maintain that population-level interventions are much more effective than current strategies that seek to reduce individual risk. Population-based strategies include taxation,…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: AHA Releases Update of Heart and Stroke Statistics
December 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Once again, statistics on the cardiovascular health of the United States portray a complicated picture of improvement and decline. On the one hand, deaths from cardiovascular disease continue to decline. On the other hand, ominous trends, many stemming from the increase in obesity, suggest that the good news may not last much longer. The full…
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