DALLAS, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association launches a year-long themed series that will focus on the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The series highlights the importance of preventive strategies as a first-line strategy in the fight against CVD and the impact of behavioral and complementary interventions in reducing the CVD burden.
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"Preventive Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine" will feature monthly review papers by leading cardiology experts exploring new insights in preventive cardiology, lifestyle interventions and cardiac rehabilitation.
The reviews will provide special focus on:
The first article in the series, "Recent Advances in Preventive Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine," can be found at http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/123/20/2274.
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SOURCE American Heart Association / American Stroke Association
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"Preventive Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine" will feature monthly review papers by leading cardiology experts exploring new insights in preventive cardiology, lifestyle interventions and cardiac rehabilitation.
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The reviews will provide special focus on:
- Traditional prevention strategies
- Improving compliance
- Lifestyle medicine
- Cardioprotective drug and dietary recommendations
- Cardiorespiratory fitness/physical activity
- Education of healthcare providers
- The environment in which people live
- Strategies for reaching underserved ethnic groups and the economically disadvantaged
- Childhood interventions
- Alternative therapies
- Public policy interventions
The first article in the series, "Recent Advances in Preventive Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine," can be found at http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/123/20/2274.
NR11-1083
SOURCE American Heart Association / American Stroke Association