Prevention of cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular morbid events have served as the clinical marker for the presence of cardiovascular disease. These markers include not only death from cardiovascular causes but also symptoms of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), neurological deficits of cerebrovascular disease, claudication in the lower extremities from peripheral vascular disease, renal failure from kidney vascular disease, and dyspnea, fatigue or rhythm disturbances related to myocardial disease. These clinical syndromes are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world and consume a large fraction of our health care expenditures.
Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research