title: [Cardiovascular prevention - 2016].
abstract: Cardiovascular diseases are the main causes of premature death worldwide despite the fact that cardiovascular mortality decreased significantly in the last few decades in financially developed countries. This reduction is partly due to the modern medical and revascularisation treatments, and partly because of the effectiveness of prevention strategies such as lowering blood pressure and cholesterol level, as well as successful strategies against smoking. However, this positive trend is undermined by the striking growth in obesity and in type 2 diabetes mellitus, which could also be successfully controlled by lifestyle changes. This summary is based on an overview of the recent (2016) European Guideline for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases. Here the authors describe preventive strategies and goals to be achieved, the most important lifestyle suggestions, and the secondary prevention medical treatment for patients with already established cardiovascular disease. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(38), 1526-1531.
authors.affiliation: I. Belgyógyászati Osztály, Egyesített Szent István és Szent László Kórház Budapest, Nagyvárad tér 1., 1097.
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vértes
authors.affiliation: I. Belgyógyászati Klinika, Kardiológiai Prevenciós és Rehabilitációs Tanszék, Pécsi Tudományegyetem Pécs.
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szabados
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D008019:Life Style; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000592:standards*
keywords: cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascularis betegségek; lifestyle changes; prevenciós stratégiák; prevention strategies; secunder prevention; szekunder prevenció; életmódváltás