Estimating the population impact of screening strategies for identifying and treating people at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Routinely available demographic and clinical data can be utilized to identify persons at high risk for CVD, as well as reduce cost and patient discomfort and anxiety...
Continuous smoking and progression of arterial stiffening
As part of the normal aging process, arterial stiffness is increased leading to a higher risk of CVD. However, the increase in arterial stiffness is significantly greater among smokers...
Cardiorespiratory and immune response to physical activity following exposure to a typical smoking environment
Despite the lower dose of tobacco smoke that passive smokers are exposed to, the effects are significant with brief periods of exposure...
Comparison of the Framingham Heart Study Hypertension Model with blood pressure alone in the prediction of risk of hypertension. The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) predictive model was a reliable indicator for the development of hypertension, however the use of the easily ascertained single variable of systolic blood pressure provided similar discrimination in comparison to the multiple variable FHS model...
Dietary sources of sodium in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, women and men aged 40 to 59 years: The INTERMAP study
The present study assessed the main dietary sources of salt intake in various Western and Asian populations and gave some strategies to prevent and control hypertension and improve health...
Ceremonial tobacco use in the Andes: implications for smoking prevention among indigenous youth
Smoking prevention programs targeting indigenous youth could benefit from studies like this one that assist in the identification of cultural factors that may enhance youth resilience to pressures to smoke...
The 2008 physical activity guidelines for Americans: Implications for clinical and public health practice
The United States government released its first formal recommendations on physical activity in 2008 and established increased physical activity as a major societal health target for the 21st century...
Effects of smoking and smoking cessation on endothelial function
Instead of highlighting the harmful effects of smoking, physicians need to stress the benefits of quitting and its positive effects on the cardiovascular system...
Caloric sweetener consumption and dyslipidemia among US adults
Results from this study suggest an association between self-reported consumption of dietary added sugars and serum lipid levels in US men and women...
Who will increase their physical activity? Predictors of change in objectively measured physical activity over 12 months in the ProActive cohort
Participants in ProActive, a behavioral intervention to increase physical activity, significantly increased their physical activity energy expenditure...
Effect of smoking scenes in films on immediate smoking. A randomized controlled study
Although some argue more data is needed to establish the role of smoking in movies and smoking initiation, this study shows smoking in movies increases the odds viewer smoking...
Gender equity in treatment for cardiac heart disease in Portugal
The present study suggests that women with heart disease are treated less aggressively than men based on the use of diagnostic cardiac catheterization and receipt of cardiac revascularization...
School-based intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in Sousse, Tunisia
Children exhibit risk factors for CVD that often persist into adulthood and this pilot study demonstrated the potential of schools as suitable settings for early intervention efforts to promote cardiovascular health in children...
Quit attempts in response to smoke-free legislation in England
Smoke-free legislation is a powerful and cost-effective tool to motivate smokers to make a quit attempt...
Medication adherence, self-care behaviour and knowledge on heart failure in urban South Africa: the Heart of Soweto study
Chronic heart failure treatment is a significant problem in South Africa because education about CHF is not optimal and knowledge on CHF medication and management is poor...
A system dynamics model for planning cardiovascular disease interventions
System dynamics simulation models help policymakers understand the impact of different interventions to find those that have the greatest leverage in the short term and in the longer term. The simulations with this model have revealed strategies that can have an impact on CVD while operating within realistic resource constraints...
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Among Schoolchildren: A 34-Country Comparison
The majority of school-aged boys and girls surveyed across 34 countries failed to meet generally recommended guidelines for physical activity. This study reinforces the importance of school and community-based interventions to promote physical activity...
Changing patterns in health behaviors and risk factors related to cardiovascular disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Dramatic health disparities exist among the American Indians and Alaska Natives which can only be addressed through government funding, inclusion of urban populations in prevention programs, and training and development...
Health effects of light and intermittent smoking. A review.
As patterns of tobacco consumption differ across countries, ethnic groups, and gender, it is important to recognize the health implications of light or intermittent smoking...
Effect of Nateglinide on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events
The addition of Nateglinide therapy to a lifestyle modification program failed to favorably influence the risk of diabetes or CVD among persons with impaired glucose tolerance, CVD risk factors, or CVD...
