title: The Million Hearts initiative: applying the ABCS of healthy hearts in North Carolina.
abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. The goal of the national Million Hearts initiative is to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017 by promoting evidence-based preventive care and treatments for CVD. North Carolina has ongoing services and investments that will contribute to the success of this initiative.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. simpson@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massing
authors.forename: Ross J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009657:North Carolina; D058996:Quality Improvement; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D001241:Aspirin