Lifestyle & CVD Literature selection

Looking for a quick reading option on the latest update in preventive cardiology?

EACPR literature review in the field of lifestyle and cardiovascular disease
Volume 22, November 2011

Joep Perk

Discover our revised format now including comments from EACPR sections' members!

Here we present the EACPR literature review in the field of lifestyle and cardiovascular disease, a quick reading option for the latest update in preventive cardiology.

Children’s breakfast: skipping breakfast may lead to obesity among children
Diabetes mellitus: over the past decades the prevalence of diabetes type II has doubled.
Saltrestricting legislation needed: introducing legislation to reduce dietary salt intake could prevent thousands of heart disease cases
… and: kids may help to diminish CVD risk for parents! An innovative approach from Brasil.

Wishing you a pleasant read
Prof. Joep Perk, EACPR Lifestyle & CVD Literature Editor

Comments by the EACPR Sections
Is residential rehabilitation better (or as good as) ambulatory rehabilitation? Medium term effects of cardiac rehabilitation in Germany: systematic review and meta-analysis of results from national and international trials Oskar Mittag, Susanne Schramm, Stephan Böhmen, Angelika Hüppe,Thorsten Meyer, Heiner Raspe EJCPR, August 2011 18: 587-693 Read the comment by Paul Dendale Can we use internet for rehabilitation? Randomized trial of an internet-based computer-tailored expert system for physical activity in patients with heart disease Robert D Reid, et al. EJCPR Published online September 8, 2011, doi: 10.1177/1741826711422988 Read the comment by Paul Dendale Athletes’ view on screening: more appreciation than scepticism Cardiovascular pre-participation screening does not distress professional football players EE Solberg, TH Bjørnstad, TE Andersen, and Ø Ekeberg European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation published online 25 May 2011, DOI: 10.1177/1741826711410818 Read the comment by Hein Heidbuchel The most important meal of the day? Breakfast skipping and change in body mass index in young children S P P Tin, S Y Ho, K H Mak, K L Wan, T H Lam. International Journal of Obesity (2011) 35, 899–906 Read the comment by Paul Leeson Aerobic or resistance exercise in metabolic syndrome – the STRRIDE-AT/RT trial Comparison of Aerobic Versus Resistance Exercise Training Effects on Metabolic Syndrome (from the Studies of a Targeted Risk Reduction Intervention Through Defined Exercise - STRRIDE-AT/RT) Bateman LA, et al. American Journal of Cardiology; 2011: Volume 108, Issue 6 , 838-844 Read the comment by Paul Leeson Introducing legislation to reduce trans fats and salt intake could prevent thousands of heart disease cases Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of cardiovascular disease prevention in whole populations: modelling study Barton P, et al. BMJ 2011; 343:d4044 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d4044 Read the comment by Monique Verschuren Over the past decades the prevalence of diabetes type II has doubled. National, regional, and global trends in fasting plasma glucose and diabetes prevalence since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 370 country-years and 2·7 million participants Goodarz Danaei et al. The Lancet; 2011: Volume 378, Issue 9785, 31 - 40 Read the comment by Susana Sans
Recommended Articles
Blood Pressure Cardiac Rehabilitation Children	CVD Risk Diabetes Diet, Nutrition, Obesity	Physical Activity Smoking Varia

Blood pressure

Effects of a multifaceted educational program on blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients: the Austrian herz.leben project
J Hypertens 2011; 29: 2024–2030

Prognostic Role of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement in Patients With Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
Arch Intern Med 2011; 171: 1090–1098

Blood pressure re-screening for healthy adults: what is the best measure and interval?
J Hum Hypertens 2011; Advance online publication

Children

Long-term impact of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence on morbidity and premature mortality in adulthood: systematic review
Int J Obes 2011; 35: 891–898; doi:10.1038/ijo.2010.222

Socioeconomic Differences in Cardiometabolic Factors: Social Causation or Health-related Selection? Evidence From the Whitehall II Cohort Study, 1991–2004
Am J Epidemiol 2011; Advance online publication

CVD Risk

AHA Policy Statement
Value of Primordial and Primary Prevention for Cardiovascular Disease
Circulation 2011; Advance online publication

Educating children reduces their parents’ risk for CVD
ESC Press Release 29 August 2011, European Society of Cardiology Congress; Paris, France

Influence of Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging in Primary Prevention
Arch Intern Med 2011; Advance online publication

Adherence to a Low-Risk, Healthy Lifestyle and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Among Women
JAMA 2011; 306: 62–69

Diabetes

Effect of intensive glucose lowering treatment on all cause mortality, cardiovascular death, and microvascular events in type 2 diabetes: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
BMJ 2011; 343: d4169

Red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis
Am J Clin Nutr 2011; Advance online publication

Diet, Nutrition, Obesity

F as in fat: How obesity threatens American's future
Trust for America's Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2011

Longitudinal Association between Animal and Vegetable Protein Intake and Obesity among Men in the United States: The Chicago Western Electric Study
J Am Diet Assoc 2011; 111: 1150–1155

Cardiovascular consequences of famine in the young
Eur Heart J 2011; Advance online publication

Sodium and Potassium Intake and Mortality Among US Adults
Arch Intern Med 2011; 171: 1183–1191

Chocolate consumption and cardiometabolic disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ 2011; 343:d4488

Physical activity

Dose Response Between Physical Activity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Circulation; Advance online publication

Smoking

Relationships of Cotinine and Self-Reported Cigarette Smoking With Hemoglobin A1c in the U.S.
Diabetes Care 2011; Advance online publication

Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in women compared with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Lancet 2011; Advance online publication

Disclaimer: The scientific content of these articles is not generated by the ESC. The references were selected for educational purposes only.

This selection of scientific news is provided to you by the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) Updated every 6 to 8 weeks, it is scientifically independent from any commercial or industrial interests and reflects the EACPR engagement in preventive cardiology.