Preventing Cardiovascular Disease

Preventing cardiovascular disease in women.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the primary cause of death in women for almost a century, and more women than men have died of CVD every year since 1984. Although CVD incidence can be reduced by adherence to a heart-healthy lifestyle and detection and treatment of major risk factors, preventive recommendations have not been consistently or optimally applied to women. The American Heart As...

Preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.

Influenza vaccines for preventing cardiovascular disease.

BACKGROUND This is an update of the original review published in 2008. The risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes is increased with influenza-like infection, and vaccination against influenza may improve cardiovascular outcomes. OBJECTIVES To assess the potential benefits of influenza vaccination for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. SEARCH METHODS We searched the...

Benefit–Risk Assessment of Fish Oil in Preventing Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a preventable disease, which combines two general processes: chronic vascular inflammation and acute thrombosis. Both are amplified with positive feedback signals by n-6 eicosanoids derived from food-based n-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids (n-6 HUFA). This amplification is lessened by competing actions of n-3 HUFA. Death results from fatal interactions of the va...

Predicting and preventing cardiovascular disease in HIV-infected patients.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of non-HIV-related death in HIV-infected persons. The risk of CVD in HIV-infected persons appears to reflect the contribution of a number of factors, including non-HIV-related (traditional) cardiovascular risk factors, chronic inflammation associated with HIV infection, and metabolic adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy. Traditional CVD ris...