Past American
Heart Association president Gordon Tomaselli and AHA spokesman Russell Luepker
are quoted in a USA Today article entitled “Heart disease in men can be
fought head-on.” The article reminds us that although the rate of death from
cardiovascular disease declined by 31% from 1998 to 2008, the disease is still
the leading cause of death in the United States – the No. 1 killer of both men
and women.
The story
points out that men often suffer from the disease at a younger age than women
because they tend to have higher blood pressure, higher cholesterol and they
are more likely to be smokers. Also, men are less likely to be treated for
high blood pressure than women and a lot of them don't manage their blood
pressure as well as women do. However, more women die of heart disease than
men.
Says
Dr.Tomaselli, a cardiologist: "If you have known risk factors for heart
disease — diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol – you need to get
them under control.” This is the plain-spoken, practical advice the American
Heart Association is always eager to share.
Dr. Tomaselli
was interviewed for this article many months ago, while he was still president
of the American Heart Association. Dr. Donna Arnett succeeded him on July 1.
Source:
Heart disease in men can be fought head-on by Nanci Hellmich, USA
Today. June 27, 2012. Posted July 8, 2012.
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