TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiovascular Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
AU - Huffman, Mark D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The American Heart Association has defined cardiovascular health (CVH) through 7 metrics, including 3 health behaviors (tobacco use, diet, and physical activity) and 4 health factors (body weight, blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and blood glucose). Although the American Heart Association has championed the measurement, monitoring, and messaging of CVH through its goal to improve the CVH of all Americans by 20% by 2020, the current state of CVH in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has not been well documented. In this review, the author discuss (1) definition of CVH, (2) methods of measuring and monitoring CVH in LMICs, (3) recent trends in CVH metrics in LMICs, and (4) strategies to improve CVH in LMICs.
AB - The American Heart Association has defined cardiovascular health (CVH) through 7 metrics, including 3 health behaviors (tobacco use, diet, and physical activity) and 4 health factors (body weight, blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and blood glucose). Although the American Heart Association has championed the measurement, monitoring, and messaging of CVH through its goal to improve the CVH of all Americans by 20% by 2020, the current state of CVH in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has not been well documented. In this review, the author discuss (1) definition of CVH, (2) methods of measuring and monitoring CVH in LMICs, (3) recent trends in CVH metrics in LMICs, and (4) strategies to improve CVH in LMICs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2014.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2014.05.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 25445166
AN - SCOPUS:84927587202
SN - 0146-2806
VL - 39
SP - 399
EP - 419
JO - Current problems in cardiology
JF - Current problems in cardiology
IS - 11
ER -