Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases From current evidence to clini
The present book reveals the importance of preventive medicine in cardiology and public health, addressing the lack of a broad discussion of this topic in the current literature. It examines the most important risk factors for different cardiovascular dis
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Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Jadelson P. Andrade • Fausto J. Pinto Donna K. Arnett Editors
Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases From Current Evidence to Clinical Practice
Editors Jadelson P. Andrade, M.D. Director, Hospital da Bahia Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Donna K. Arnett, M.S.P.H., Ph.D. Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health University of Alabama School of Medicine Birmingham, AL, USA
Fausto J. Pinto, M.D., Ph.D. Head of Cardiology Department University Hospital of Santa Maria Faculty of Medicine University of Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal
Originally published in Portuguese With the title “Tratado de Prevenção Cardiovascular – Um Desafio Global” Published by “Atheneu, 2014” ISBN 978-3-319-22356-8 ISBN 978-3-319-22357-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5
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Preface by Jadelson P. Andrade
According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), 56.9 million deaths were reported worldwide in 2008, and of these about 17 million were caused by cardiovascular diseases. From this alarming reported epidemiological reality, the WHO began to encourage all countries of the world to embrace the banner of cardiovascular prevention, proposing an alliance between the nations, governments, civil society, and private sectors to team up in your face. The WHO proposal has the primary objective to promote working together to modify these serious epidemiological data and the gloomy future outlook projected for the following 30 years. In line with the WHO global project, the Brazilian Society of Cardiology proposed an international partnership with the European Society of Cardiology and the America
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