Treatment Cardiovascular Disease Treatment options depend on how your condition is presenting itself. Making certain lifestyle changes is vital to improving and potentially preventing cardiovascular disease. [irishheart.ie]

Completed April 2019 Recommended (sufficient evidence) Completed February 2019 Recommended (sufficient evidence) Completed December 2017 Recommended (strong evidence) Completed August 2017 Recommended (sufficient evidence) Completed August 2017 Pages Presentations [thecommunityguide.org]

The increasing sophistication of equipment has made it possible to examine the heart and the great vessels from 16 to 18 weeks of gestation onward and to determine whether defects are present. [britannica.com]

Congenital Heart Defects Different than other types of heart conditions, congenital heart defects are present at birth. These defects are not a disease, but rather an abnormality that occurs while a fetus is developing. [thedacare.org]

• Fatigue

  Some of the symptoms of heart failure: Shortness of breath Difficulty breathing when lying down Swelling in the legs, ankles, and feet General fatigue and weakness. [health.ny.gov]

  Symptoms of a heart attack in women include: Pain or discomfort in the chest, left arm, or back Unusually rapid heartbeat Shortness of breath Nausea or fatigue It is important to get help right away if any of these symptoms occur. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

  Symptoms of heart disease vary based on what condition you have and can include: chest pain pain, weakness or numb legs and/or arms breathlessness very fast or slow heartbeat, or palpitations feeling dizzy, lightheaded or faint fatigue swollen limbs. [bhf.org.uk]

  Blood moves through the heart and body at a slower rate, pressure increases in the heart, and the heart can’t supply enough blood and oxygen to the body’s cells, resulting in fatigue and shortness of breath. [thedacare.org]

  You have chest pain along with tiredness (fatigue) or shortness of breath. Your resting heart rate is usually faster than 100 beats per minute. You are a young man with erectile dysfunction. [urmc.rochester.edu]

• Headache

  […] onset of: numbness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body; confusion, difficulty speaking or understanding speech; difficulty seeing with one or both eyes; difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination; severe headache [who.int]

Additionally, there are a range of medicines and surgical treatments available for cardiovascular diseases. [www1.health.gov.au]

The programme aims to deliver the commitments set out in the Long Term Plan through: Improving and increasing early detection and treatment of CVD to help patients live longer, healthier lives. [england.nhs.uk]

Figure 10.1 Recommendations for the treatment of confirmed hypertension in people with diabetes. [care.diabetesjournals.org]

Cardiovascular Disease Treatments Treatments for cardiovascular diseases can differ by the type of condition. [webmd.com]

The overall prognosis for these individuals is in the worst-case scenario if uncontrolled and untreated individuals may die before the age of 20, but if one seeks a prudent diet with correct medical intervention, the individual may see an increased incidence [en.wikipedia.org]

People with diabetes are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke, than people who do not, and their prognosis is worse. If you have diabetes you can have a heart attack without realizing it. [world-heart-federation.org]

[…] and Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden 9Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Correspondence to: H Song huan{at}hi.is or huan.song{at}ki.se Accepted 12 March 2019 [bmj.com]

[…] and is presented in collaboration with the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health and the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. Follow the conference on Twitter at #EPILifestyle20. [scitechdaily.com]

Passive smoking and the risk of coronary heart disease—a meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies. N Engl J Med 1999;340: 920-6. 8. Stein R. Inflammation may impair heart as much as cholesterol, Washington Post, 6 janvier 2005. 9. [passeportsante.net]

DECODE, European Diabetes Epidemiology Group (August 1999). "Glucose tolerance and mortality: comparison of WHO and American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria. The DECODE study group. European Diabetes Epidemiology Group. [en.wikipedia.org]

Please refer to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) position statement “Diabetes and Hypertension” for a detailed review of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension (17). [care.diabetesjournals.org]

"Pathophysiology and treatment of atherosclerosis : Current view and future perspective on lipoprotein modification treatment". Netherlands Heart Journal. 25 (4): 231–242. doi:10.1007/s12471-017-0959-2. PMC 5355390. [en.wikipedia.org]

The ambitions complement the Long Term Plan and commit to a whole system approach to supporting England to be world leading in the prevention of CVD. [england.nhs.uk]

Two of the global targets directly focus on preventing and controlling CVDs. [who.int]

US Preventive Services Task Force (March 2009). "Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement". [en.wikipedia.org]

This marked reduction reflects advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of common cardiovascular conditions. [healthaffairs.org]

As part of that we talk about atherosclerosis, risk factors, end results of cardiovascular disease such as angina, strokes and myocardial infarction, primary prevention, secondary prevention and statins. [youtube.com]