The “Million Hearts” Initiative — Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes
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Each year, more than 2 million Americans have a heart attack or stroke, and more than 800,000 of them die; cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and the largest cause of lower life expectancy among blacks. Related medical costs and productivity losses approach $450 billion annually, and inflation-adjusted direct medical costs are projected to triple over the next two decades if present trends continue.1 To reduce this burden, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), other federal, state, and local government agencies, and a broad range of private-sector partners are today launching a . . .
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Several trials have demonstrated significant blood-pressure-lowering effects of sodium restriction among patients taking anti-hypertensive drugs, often with large blood pressure responses.
“several trials have demonstrated significant BPlowering effects of sodium restriction among patients taking anti-hypertensive drugs, often with large BP responses.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]”
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- Authors
- Frieden, T. R., & Berwick, D. M.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2011-09-29
- Volume
- 365
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- e27
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W1990089750
- Cited by
- 310
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 36.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Keywords
- Million Hearts initiative, myocardial infarction prevention, stroke prevention, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular disease burden, health policy, health care costs, productivity loss
- MeSH terms
- Health Promotion, Humans, Myocardial Infarction, Risk Factors, United States, United States Dept. of Health and Human Services, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Stroke, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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