CARDIAC POPULATION HEALTH

Cardiovascular disease is the most deadly chronic disease, accounting for one of every three deaths in the United States. Over $503 billion is spent annually on cardiovascular disease. Approximately 75 million Americans have high blood pressure. Decades of research and practice have demonstrated that public health and clinical strategies can greatly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The key interventions are referred to as the “ABCS”: aspirin, blood pressure control, cholesterol reduction, and smoking cessation. Under this umbrella, activities that can improve heart health include reducing uncontrolled blood pressure and cholesterol, decreasing sodium and trans-fat intake, eliminating smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke, increasing aspirin use to prevent and reduce the severity of heart attacks and strokes, and lifestyle interventions to modify risk factors such as obesity.

CARDIAC POPULATION HEALTH

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