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The "strong pulse disease" was treated by acupuncture, phlebotomy and leeches from 2600 to c. Modern history began when in 1628 William Harvey described the circulatory system and in 1733 stephen hales made the first blood pressure measurement. In 1896 was recognized as a clinical entity, thanks to
Human blood samples will be collected prospectively from 50 obese patients, who are enrolled and planning to undertake bariatric surgery in the Outpatient Bariatric Surgery Clinic at Tulane University, HSC (Christopher G. Ducoin, MD, MPH; Chair of Bariatric Surgery Clinic and Surgeon, and Shauna
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is the most common nocturnal breathing disorder. It is characterized by the occurrence, during sleep, of repeated episodes of complete collapse (apnea) or incomplete (hypopneas) of the upper airways. OSAS is a pathology that, through its cardiovascular and
Background- The globalization of unhealthy lifestyles and demographic ageing of the world's population has contributed to the fact that high blood pressure is classified by World Health Organization as the world's leading risk for mortality.
Persistent hypertension is a key risk factor for coronary
Many cohort studies have demonstrated that hypertension is a strong risk factor for total mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in both developing and developed countries.
Although brachial blood pressure (BP) mea¬surements have been used for over a century more and more data suggest that
1.1.Interventions to reduce childhood obesity School based programs have also been introduced as interventions to assess the impact on blood pressure ant weight. In effectiveness trial done by Yin et al on the impact of 8 months after school physical activity programme demonstrated a reduction in
Lack of adherence to medications is an identifiable and growing problem in the United States and can result in disease progression, disease complications, treatment failure, a lower quality of life, and increased morbidity and mortality. Medication-related problems and medication nonadherence have
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and in Canada accounting for nearly one third of the total deaths in both instances.1-2 The majority of CVD cases are caused by modifiable risk factors such as tobacco use, obesity, hypertension,
The SHIP cohort study was launched in 2006 for the purpose of improving healthy life expectancy in patients with any cardiovascular diseases (CVD) who were admitted to the Sakakibara Heart Institute. The study used a continuous surveillance system to track all subsequent incidents of CVD and/or
In our Western culture, lifestyle changes focusing on diet, exercise and tobacco could prevent about 40% of all cancer deaths, and 82% of cardiac deaths, in the U.S. It is estimated that 71% of colon cancers, 70% of strokes, and 91% of diabetic cases could be avoided by living a healthy lifestyle.
STUDY AIMS:
AIM 1. To identify barriers to implementing an integrated cardiovascular risk management program in families of individuals with a positive history CHD.
AIM 2. To assess the effectiveness of an integrated cardiovascular risk management strategy (consisting of screening for risk factors,