title: [Cardiovascular disease prevention. Strategy of the French Federation of Cardiology].
abstract: In French, the main cause of morbidity and mortality is cardiovascular disease (37% of all deaths). Atherosclerosis affecting the coronary arteries, responsible for ever 100,000 cases of myocardial infarction a year, is the principal cause. High blood cholesterol, hypertension, cigarette smoking and diabetes are known causative factors. They must be detected and treated early, as soon as 20 years if possible and even earlier in high risk families. The results of clinical trials have demonstrated the beneficial effects of lowering blood cholesterol on the prevention of cardiovascular disease. The French Federation of Cardiology has started a campaign to educate the general population, the medical establishment and the public authorities. Its theme is 1989 was the value of detecting abnormalities of lipid metabolism and the notion of a moderate daily lipid diet (not more than 30% of total calorie intake with an equilibrium between saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats). This campaign forms the basis of an essential policy of cardiovascular disease prevention which in the long term should be beneficial to the while population and contribute to the reduction of the costs of health care.
authors.affiliation: Clinique cardiologique de l'Hôpital Necker, Paris.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vacheron
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002309:Cardiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical
vernacular_title: La prévention des maladies cardio-vasculaires. Stratégie de la Fédération française de cardiologie.