The Questions on Everyone’s Mind: What is and Why Do We Need Preventive Cardiology?
Despite being largely preventable, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) continues to be the leading source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the past few decades have seen a substantial reduction in ASCVD mortality, much of this is due to significant improvements in treatment of...
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Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
2021-09-01
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| description | Despite being largely preventable, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) continues to be the leading source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the past few decades have seen a substantial reduction in ASCVD mortality, much of this is due to significant improvements in treatment of already manifest disease, with its attendant morbidity and impact on quality of life. Moreover, evidence now suggests that ASCVD mortality in the United States has hit a nadir and is likely to start increasing again. It is now time to shift our attention from intervention to prevention. In this review, we explore the tremendous opportunity to define and implement the discipline of preventive cardiology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c662834cdbd14da6887c82f7e1d154f22025-08-20T02:22:19ZengHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular CenterMethodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal1947-61082021-09-0117481410.14797/mdcvj.6984The Questions on Everyone’s Mind: What is and Why Do We Need Preventive Cardiology?Tahir Mahmood0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1737-9075Michael D. Shapiro1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9071-3287Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OregonWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaDespite being largely preventable, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) continues to be the leading source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the past few decades have seen a substantial reduction in ASCVD mortality, much of this is due to significant improvements in treatment of already manifest disease, with its attendant morbidity and impact on quality of life. Moreover, evidence now suggests that ASCVD mortality in the United States has hit a nadir and is likely to start increasing again. It is now time to shift our attention from intervention to prevention. In this review, we explore the tremendous opportunity to define and implement the discipline of preventive cardiology.https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/698atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseasediabetesdyslipidemiahypertensionmedical subspecialtyobesitypreventive cardiologyrisk assessment |
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| title | The Questions on Everyone’s Mind: What is and Why Do We Need Preventive Cardiology? |
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| title_short | The Questions on Everyone’s Mind: What is and Why Do We Need Preventive Cardiology? |
| title_sort | questions on everyone s mind what is and why do we need preventive cardiology |
| topic | atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease diabetes dyslipidemia hypertension medical subspecialty obesity preventive cardiology risk assessment |
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