Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Novel Mechanisms and Risk Factors
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2024) | Viewed by 1496
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Kallithea, Athens, Greece
3. Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
Interests: CVD epidemiology; nutrition; public health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
One out of two NCD-related deaths are related to CVD, accounting for 17.9 million people in 2018 alone. This rate is expected to increase five-fold by 2030. In Europe, age-standardized CVD mortality rates present a promising decline in many countries. However, from a public health perspective, the fact that the absolute number of CVD deaths remains high (principally in low/middle-income countries) and the fact that CVD remains the most common cause of death within the region suggest that CVD prevention still requires more attention. CVD also remains at the top of the morbidity ranking; in 2017, there were 19.9 million new cases of CVD in the 54 European Society of Cardiology member countries, with a small decline in the age-standardized incidence of CVD over the last 27 years. Major risk factors on the pathogenesis and precipitation of CVD include many cardiometabolic disorders from hypertension and dyslipidaemia to obesity and diabetes, while upcoming factors such as Lp(a), prediabetes, and liver fibrosis are highly discussed as well. Nevertheless, the connection of CVD with non-CVD conditions is another highly discussed pathophysicological route. For this, particular emphasis has been given to the role of psycho-social and cognition-related determinants, such as social isolation, chronic life stress, anxiety, hostility, depression, dementia, and others. This Special Issues aims to explore advances in the early prevention and risk assessment of heart disease with a specific focus on novel markers.
Dr. Matina Kouvari
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heart disease
- coronary artery disease
- risk factors
- emerging factors
- primary prevention
