title: Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
abstract: One of the tasks of primary health care is the prevention of disease. Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death, and there are several sets of guidelines dealing with both primary and secondary prevention. The article overviews the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the strategies for primary prevention.
authors.affiliation: Solvangur Health Center of Hafnarfjördur, Iceland. emilsig@hgsolvangur.is
authors.forename: Emil L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Sigurdsson
authors.forename: Gudmundur
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thorgeirsson
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors