Hypertension control programs in occupational settings.
Year: 1980
Type: article
Abstract: a modest investment ought to yield a great benefit, if indeed an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Cardiovascular disease, including 600,000 heart attack deaths and 60,000 stroke deaths, was the leading cause of death and disability in the nation in 1976 (1). In that year, these cardiovascular diseases consumed, in direct and indirect costs, some $50 billion or 20 percent of all health-related expenditures. Although the causes of the major cardiovascular diseases-heart attack and stroke are not entirely understood, certain conditions or characteristics are known to increase the likelihood of their occurrence. The major known risk factors are a family history of premature vascular disease, smoking, hyperlipidemia (high blood fats), and hypertension. Of these, hypertension has the strongest association with subsequent cardiovascular catastrophes, such as heart attack and stroke, and is most responsive to available interventions.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: M Alderman, L W Green, B S Flynn
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2417737452