Cardiovascular disease is a group of diseases of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, heart arrhythmias, and heart valve problems. Our Cardiovascular health program focuses on health of the heart and blood vessels to prevent cardiovascular events by lowering cardiovascular risk. The recommendations assist our patients to make healthy lifestyle choices such as
- Quit tobacco use, or reduce the amount smoked, or not start the habit
- make healthy food choices
- be physically active
- reduce body mass index, waist–hip ratio/waist circumference
- lower blood pressure
- lower blood cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol)
- control glycemia