Caution should be taken in prescribing statins for primary prevention among people at low cardiovascular risk.
Only limited evidence showed that primary prevention with statins may be cost effective and improve patient quality of life.
In these trials of primary prevention, the reduction in non-vascular deaths accounted for almost all (91%) of the deaths prevented.
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This op-ed was aimed at consumers, who have every right to know the real data, the real risks and benefit of primary prevention with potent statins.
But aspirin is also prescribed as a primary prevention technique - for those without cardiovascular disease but who may be considered at risk of these conditions.
The initial government analysis had found that 229 cases, representing 8.7% of all de novo ICD implants for primary prevention between 2003 and 2010, did not warrant coverage.
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"The healthcare system really needs to pay attention much more than it has in the past to primary prevention among older adults, to improve the health of individuals and help them maintain it, " says Prohaska.
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Furthermore, landmark studies such as the Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (LRC-CPPT) and the Scandanavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) showed that lowering LDL cholesterol has the direct result of reducing cardiovascular (CV) deaths.
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Levy writes that the concurrent decline in mortality from cardiovascular disease is likely the result of advances in both prevention and treatment, but only advances in primary prevention can explain the trend found in the autopsy studies.
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According to Dr. Sana Al-Khatib, lead researcher of the study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, ICDs often are recommended as a primary prevention tactic for patients who are at high risk for a cardiac arrest or life-threatening arrhythmia, but who have not yet suffered from these symptoms.
The Trust would be the primary provider of prevention priorities for all Americans, irrespective of insurance status, and would connect back to the medical system through an electronic health record.
Fortunately, a significant portion of Obamacare is dedicated toward reducing the impact of this big problem by promoting prevention and public health and rebuilding our primary care system.
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The Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) serves as the primary link between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and Tribal governments.
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Obamacare promotes the creation of patient centered medical homes, a move toward prevention and wellness, and rebuilding of our primary care system.
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Women with post-primary education are five times more likely than illiterate women to be educated on HIV prevention.
Women with post primary education are five times more likely than illiterate women to be educated on HIV prevention.
Move forward with restoring our community health centers, provide resources for the prevention and public health fund, establish the Ready Reserve Corps, and rebuild our primary care system.
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