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T Strasser

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PubMed1976

Community cardiovascular disease control programmes.

A comprehensive approach to the control of cardiovascular diseases on community level is a new venture. There is not yet enough experience in any country with this approach. However, the attempts to develop new approaches are fully justified, since the present stress on hospital care and treatment of the patients has only little changed the incidence of cardiovascular diseases among our populations.

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PubMed1972

The self-measurement of blood pressure: an experiment with office workers at their place of work.

One hundred office workers measured their own blood pressure at their place of work twice a day for 3 weeks. No technical difficulties or adverse psychological reactions were observed. Of 85 answers to a questionnaire, 64 indicated a preference for self-measurement to measurements made by a physician or nurse. Variations of blood pressure showed no relationship to the actual pressure. A preference for the digits 0 and 5 was observed.

Adult↗
PubMed1970

Classification of hyperlipidaemias and hyperlipoproteinaemias.

Many studies of atherosclerosis have indicated hyperlipidaemia as a predisposing factor to vascular disease. The relationship holds even for mild degrees of hyperlipidaemia, a fact that underlines the importance of this category of disorders. Both primary and secondary hyperlipidaemias represent such a variety of abnormalities that an internationally acceptable provisional classification is highly desirable in order to facilitate communication between scientists with different backgrounds.The present memorandum presents such a classification; it briefly describes the criteria for diagnosis of the main types of hyperlipidaemia as well as the methods of their determination. Because lipoproteins offer more information than analysis of plasma lipids (most of the plasma lipids being bound to various proteins), the classification is based on lipoprotein analyses by electrophoresis and ultracentrifugation. Simpler methods, however, such as the observation of plasma and measurements of cholesterol and triglycerides, are used to the fullest possible extent in determining the lipoprotein patterns.

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[Physical activity and coronary heart disease prevention].

Numerous reports indicate that physical inactivity is one of the coronary risk factors; however, proof that exercise has a protective effect is still elusive. Nevertheless, to continue the existing controversy on the prophylactic value of physical activity seems to be inappropriate. On the one hand, a controlled trial is not feasible; on the other hand, physical activity is a physiological function that should be promoted anyway, regardless whether irrefutable evidence of its value in the prevention of coronary heart disease is available. Activity starting in childhood and continuing throughout life is a safe approach. In more general terms, habitual physical activity should be re-introduced into the pattern of life of contemporary society.

Coronary Disease↗