Cardiovascular disease (CVDs) is a term that covers any disease of the heart and circulatory system. According to WHO in 2016 around 17.9 million people died due to CVD’s. Primary and secondary prevention strategies could help to overcome this health burden. The article enlists primary and secondary prevention strategies laid down by WHO and American College of Cardiology to combat CVDs.
Cardiovascular events can be prevented by primary and secondary prevention strategies. Primary prevention strategies are those that can be implemented before the onset of cardiovascular symptoms. On the other-hand secondary strategies are those that can be implemented to ward-off a second cardiovascular attack. Following are some of the parameters which can commonly be adjusted for the primary and secondary prevention of CVD’s: CVD Prevention Strategy Parameters Modifications of Parameters …
