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Published on: April 18, 2013
Minnesota, a good place for your heart: trends in cardiovascular disease
1Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S. Second St., Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. luepk001@umn.edu
Abstract:
In an evaluation of causes of these positive trends, a significant portion in the early years (1970-1990) was due to a decline in the new events of heart attack and stroke. Primary prevention through risk factor reduction predominated. However, in the more recent years, heart disease improvement tilted towards the beneficial effects of treatment and rehabilitation of those who are afflicted. Today, there is a balance between prevention of disease and effective treatment of it with both contributing to the improved situation we observe.
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