Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease and Health Promotion
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 5411
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally and a major contributor to disability, including premature mortality. More than 17 million people die from CVDs each year, principally due to ischemic heart disease and stroke. There are many behavioral, environmental, social, and cardio-metabolic risk factors for CVDs, and some of them can be controlled, such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels, smoking, diabetes, overweight or obesity, lack of physical activity, unhealthy diet, alcohol use, and stress. Others cannot be controlled, and these include age, gender, family history, and race. The burden of CVDs and the CVD burden attributable to modifiable risk factors continue to increase globally. However, mortality rates from CVDs have been declining in highly developed countries, such as the United States of America, Australia, and Northern as well as Western Europe, with approximately two-thirds of the decline attributable to changes in risk factors and one-third due to evidence-based treatments. Therefore, the main goal of clinical and population preventative strategies should be a reduction in CVD morbidity and mortality, with the estimation of CVD risk and the promotion of healthy lifestyles as the most important ones. In addition, the implementation of therapeutic strategies is very important and also responsible for the reduction in CVD deaths.
Dr. Isidora Vujcic
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- risk factors
- epidemiology
- burden
- prevention
- mortality
- health promotion
- diabetes mellitus
- diet
- cardiovascular health
- health behaviors
- education
- physical activity
- alcohol use
- weight loss
- stress
