[Lifestyle intervention for the prevention of cardiovascular disease].
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: The high cardiovascular disease prevalence in western countries is largely attributable to the contemporary lifestyle. Interventions in the area of nutrition and physical activity have been shown to be effective in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Successful implementation of lifestyle intervention programmes may be just as effective as drug treatment. In combination with drug treatment, intervention in the area of nutrition and physical activity is the recommended treatment for patients at a high risk of cardiovascular disease. Addition of new drugs to those presently available is associated with low absolute risk reductions and high costs, particularly in the presence of successful lifestyle interventions.
Source: PubMed
Authors: M R Fokkema, F A J Muskiet, J J van Doormaal
Institution: University Medical Center Groningen
Language: Dutch
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2394905758