Circulation journal introduces new series on preventive cardiology, lifestyle interventions

Today, Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association launches a year-long themed series that will focus on the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The series highlights the importance of preventive strategies as a first-line strategy in the fight against CVD and the impact of behavioral and complementary interventions in reducing the CVD burden.

"Preventive Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine" will feature monthly review papers by leading cardiology experts exploring new insights in preventive cardiology, lifestyle interventions and cardiac rehabilitation.

The reviews will provide special focus on:

• Traditional prevention strategies
• Improving compliance
• Lifestyle medicine
• Cardioprotective drug and dietary recommendations
• Cardiorespiratory fitness/physical activity
• Education of healthcare providers
• The environment in which people live
• Strategies for reaching underserved ethnic groups and the economically disadvantaged
• Childhood interventions
• Alternative therapies
• Public policy interventions

The series is a call to action in support of the American Heart Association's 2020 Impact Goal: "to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and strokes by 20 percent."

SOURCE American Heart Association / American Stroke Association