© 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…
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…
© 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,…
© 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…
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…
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…
© 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…
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…
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…
Objects/devices Safety Prosthetic heart valve or annuloplasty ring Not considered contraindication Implanted cardiac pacemaker Generally not safe (except MR-compatible new ICDs) Cardiac closure and occluder devices MR safe Implanted cardioverter-defibrillator…
