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Red Alert for Women’s Hearts

Recommendations to improve the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of Cardio Vascular Diseases in women.

NEWS FROM THE COUNTRIES

From Sweden - January, 2010

Summary Of ACCF/AHA 2009

Summary of ACCF/AHA 2009 Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults (JACC 2009; 54: 1364-1405) issued on September 29, 2009

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Focus on Science

Physician And Pharmacist Collaboration To Improve Blood Pressure Control

Studies have demonstrated that blood pressure control can be improved when clinical pharmacists assist with patient management.

Subclinical Atherosclerosis And Inflammatory Markers: The Influence On The Global CV Risk

There is great interest in identifying asymptomatic individuals at risk, who would be candidates for more intensive, evidence-based medical interventions aimed at preventing death and disability from coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke.

Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Continuing Evolution

The clinical approach to cardiovascular disease has changed dramatically in the past few decades. That is in part due to the increased knowledge of the epidemiology of related risk factors and to a larger availability of qualified biomarkers for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease. Several papers appeared recently which focus on specific issues regarding the impact and explanation for these changes.

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HealthEurope.org!

Women suffer for heart disease in term of prevalence of deaths and of disability more than men. In view of this, there is a clear case for EU to step up action to tackle heart disease and stroke in the two genders with particular attention to women.

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Further Lessons To Understand Better Statins And Cell-Dependent Effects In The Brain

Reports on the effectiveness of the use of statins in Alzheimer’s disease, though controversial, could encourage researchers to understand better the effects of statins on the brain, which are less well understood than their effects on other target organs, rather than justify a discontinuation of the research.

Nutrition And Noncommunicable Diseases

HEALTHY FOOD AND HEALTHY CHOICES: A NEW EUROPEAN PROFILE APPROACH (Atherosclerosis Supplements 2009; 10 (4): 1-11)

Bridging Adipobiology And Cardiometabolic Diseases

A report from the 2nd International Symposium on Adipobiology and Adipopharmacology (ISAA), 23-25 October 2009, Varna, Bulgaria

Influenza And Cardiovascular Diseases

An assessment of the context-specific situation of cardiovascular complications directly or indirectly determined by influenza appears urgent and cost-effective.  

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