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July 5, 2019Portuguese Journal of Nephrology & HypertensionOpen Access

Cardiovascular primary prevention – directed approach for individual features

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Why the study?

Despite CVD being largely preventable and primary prevention cost-effective, preventive strategies are poorly implemented, while obesity, diabetes mellitus, and other risk factors are increasing.

Population

Individuals targeted for cardiovascular primary prevention

Design

Review

Authors

TMT ManoSRSílvia Aguiar RosaPRPedro Rio

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Overview

Preventive approaches remain poorly implemented in CVD; leaves open how best to improve uptake at scale.

Structured PICO

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Population
Individuals targeted for cardiovascular primary prevention
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Intervention
Lifestyle changes (diet, weight, smoking, exercise) and targeted pharmacotherapy (lipid lowering, blood-pressure treatment, blood glucose control)

A narrative review emphasizing that primary cardiovascular prevention relies on lifestyle modifications and targeted pharmacotherapy, while highlighting the controversy of aspirin use and the need for better risk stratification.

Cite This Study

Mano et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fb02cf44fa9f079dd2928https://doi.org/10.32932/pjnh.2019.07.022
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