Blood Cholesterol: Preventable Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
Total CV risk (SCORE) % LDL-C levels <70 mg/dL <1.8 mmol/L 70 to <100 mg/dL 1.8 to < 2.5 mmol/L 100 to <155 mg/dL 2.5 to <4.0 mmol/L 155 to <190 mg/dL…
Inactivity: Preventable Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_6 Physical Inactivity: Preventable Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Evangelista Rocha1 (1) Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public…
Burden of Non-Communicable, Chronic Diseases
The DALY metric was founded on the principles that: (1) everyone in the world has right to best life expectancy, and (2) differences in the rating of a death or…
of Primordial and Primary Prevention for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Global Perspective
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_3 Value of Primordial and Primary Prevention for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Global Perspective Armin Barekatain1 , Sandra Weiss2 and William S. Weintraub3 (1) Internal Medicine,…
Factors in Childhood and Youth
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_11 Risk Factors in Childhood and Youth Joep Perk1 (1) School of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, 391 82 Kalmar, Sweden…
Disease Worldwide: A Global Challenge
Fig. 1 Percent decrease in the number of deaths from coronary heart disease attributed to changes in treatment and risk factors in different populations. (Adapted from Di Chiara and Vanuzzo…
and Cardiovascular Health: Global Challenges and Opportunities
Fig. 1 The socio-ecological model showing the complex interplay amongst multiple levels of factors that influence public health problems. Figure adapted from: Dahlberg LL, Krug EG. Violence – a global…
A Primary Health Care Approach
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jadelson Andrade, Fausto Pinto and Donna Arnett (eds.)Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-22357-5_10 Diabetes: A Primary Health Care Approach Meltem Zeytinoglu1 and Elbert S. Huang2 (1) Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chicago, IL, USA (2) Medicine University…
Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Anatomic Pitfall/Variance
Fig. 1.1 Schematic illustration of anatomy of the right atrium. The right atrium (RA) is composed of the appendage (arrow head), venous component, and the vestibule. The venous component is…
CT Technical Overviews
Fig. 21.1 ECG leads attachment. The number and preferred location of leads depend on the scanner type and design. ECG leads should be attached outside scan range to avoid artifact…
