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OBJECTIVE: Awareness of diabetes as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) may enhance uptake of screening for diabetes and primary prevention of CVD. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The American Heart Association conducted an online survey in 50 countries. The main outcome of this study was the proportion of individuals in each country who recognized diabetes as a CVD risk factor. We also examined variation by sex, age, geographic region, and country-level economic development. RESULTS: Among 48,988 respondents, 15,747 (32.1%) identified diabetes as a major CVD risk factor. Awareness was similar among men and women, but increased with age, and was greater in high-income than in middle-income countries. CONCLUSIONS: Two-thirds of adults in surveyed countries did not recognize diabetes as a major CVD risk factor. Given the increasing global burden of diabetes and CVD, this finding underscores the need for concerted efforts to raise public health awareness.
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares , Diabetes Mellitus , Adulto , Masculino , Humanos , Femenino , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control , Países Desarrollados , Factores de Riesgo , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiología , RentaAsunto(s)
American Heart Association , Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud , Cardiopatías/epidemiología , Informe de Investigación , Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología , Interpretación Estadística de Datos , Cardiopatías/diagnóstico , Cardiopatías/prevención & control , Humanos , Accidente Cerebrovascular/diagnóstico , Accidente Cerebrovascular/prevención & control , Estados Unidos/epidemiologíaAsunto(s)
American Heart Association , Interpretación Estadística de Datos , Cardiopatías/epidemiología , Estilo de Vida , Informe de Investigación/tendencias , Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología , Cardiopatías/diagnóstico , Humanos , Accidente Cerebrovascular/diagnóstico , Estados Unidos/epidemiologíaAsunto(s)
American Heart Association , Cardiopatías/epidemiología , Informe de Investigación , Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología , Cardiopatías/diagnóstico , Cardiopatías/terapia , Humanos , Conducta de Reducción del Riesgo , Accidente Cerebrovascular/diagnóstico , Accidente Cerebrovascular/terapia , Estados Unidos/epidemiologíaAsunto(s)
Personal Administrativo , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control , Servicios de Salud Comunitaria/organización & administración , Personal de Salud , Política de Salud , Promoción de la Salud/métodos , Práctica de Salud Pública , American Heart Association , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología , Objetivos , Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud , Educación en Salud , Humanos , Estilo de Vida , Salud Laboral , Vigilancia de la Población , Prevención Primaria , Conducta de Reducción del Riesgo , Cese del Hábito de Fumar , Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/prevención & control , Estados Unidos , Poblaciones VulnerablesAsunto(s)
American Heart Association , Cardiopatías/epidemiología , Informe de Investigación/tendencias , Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Cardiopatías/etiología , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mortalidad/tendencias , Factores de Riesgo , Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología , Estados Unidos/epidemiología , Adulto JovenAsunto(s)
American Heart Association , Cardiopatías/epidemiología , Informe de Investigación/tendencias , Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Cardiopatías/etiología , Cardiopatías/prevención & control , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/prevención & control , Estados Unidos/epidemiología , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
PURPOSE: This study evaluated the consistency of cardiovascular health information in popular women's magazines against the American Heart Association's (AHA) guidelines for nutrition, physical activity, weight management, and smoking. DESIGN: Six issues of four publications, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Vogue, and Shape (24 total) were reviewed for inclusion. SETTING: Content analysis was performed by two independent raters on 162 articles (283 instances of priority-related information). MEASURES: Articles were rated using a questionnaire developed from the AHA-recommended priorities. ANALYSIS: Results are presented primarily in qualitative form, supplemented by analyses of variance and correlation significance tests when appropriate. RESULTS: Physical activity was the most common topic, followed by nutrition, weight management, and cigarette smoking. Information about weight management was less consistent than other areas. Although publications varied widely in the frequency of coverage, there was no significant difference among them in overall consistency of the information. No articles gave information directly contrary to the AHA recommendations. Limitations include the subjective nature of the content analysis and the limited number of publications and time period for review. CONCLUSION: Women are receiving information related to diet, exercise, weight management, and cigarette smoking in popular magazines. However, the information is variable to the extent that it is consistent with evidence-based prevention guidelines.
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Bibliometría , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control , Información de Salud al Consumidor/normas , Publicaciones Periódicas como Asunto , Salud de la Mujer , Adolescente , Adulto , American Heart Association , Femenino , Guías como Asunto , Humanos , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Estados UnidosAsunto(s)
American Heart Association , Cardiopatías/epidemiología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Complicaciones de la Diabetes/epidemiología , Femenino , Cardiopatías/complicaciones , Cardiopatías/economía , Cardiopatías/genética , Humanos , Hipercolesterolemia/complicaciones , Hipercolesterolemia/epidemiología , Hipertensión/complicaciones , Hipertensión/economía , Hipertensión/epidemiología , Hipertensión/genética , Incidencia , Fallo Renal Crónico/epidemiología , Masculino , Síndrome Metabólico/epidemiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Actividad Motora , Sobrepeso/epidemiología , Prevalencia , Fumar/efectos adversos , Fumar/epidemiología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/economía , Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/genética , Estados Unidos/epidemiología , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Early-career academic cardiologists, who many believe are an important component of the future of cardiovascular care, face myriad challenges. The Early Career Section Academic Working Group of the American College of Cardiology, with senior leadership support, assessed the progress of this cohort from 2013 to 2016 with a global perspective. Data consisted of accessing National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute public information, data from the American Heart Association and international organizations, and a membership-wide survey. Although the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute increased funding of career development grants, only a small number of early-career American College of Cardiology members have benefited as funding of the entire cohort has decreased. Personal motivation, institutional support, and collaborators continued to be positive influential factors. Surprisingly, mentoring ceased to correlate positively with obtaining external grants. The totality of findings suggests that the status of early-career academic cardiologists remains challenging; therefore, the authors recommend a set of attainable solutions.
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Cardiólogos/educación , Cardiología/educación , Selección de Profesión , Mentores/educación , Cardiólogos/economía , Cardiólogos/tendencias , Cardiología/economía , Cardiología/tendencias , Humanos , Apoyo a la Investigación como Asunto/economía , Apoyo a la Investigación como Asunto/tendenciasRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: A 1.5-day interactive forum was convened to discuss critical issues in the acquisition, analysis, and sharing of data in the field of cardiovascular and stroke science. The discussion will serve as the foundation for the American Heart Association's (AHA's) near-term and future strategies in the Big Data area. The concepts evolving from this forum may also inform other fields of medicine and science. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 47 participants representing stakeholders from 7 domains (patients, basic scientists, clinical investigators, population researchers, clinicians and healthcare system administrators, industry, and regulatory authorities) participated in the conference. Presentation topics included updates on data as viewed from conventional medical and nonmedical sources, building and using Big Data repositories, articulation of the goals of data sharing, and principles of responsible data sharing. Facilitated breakout sessions were conducted to examine what each of the 7 stakeholder domains wants from Big Data under ideal circumstances and the possible roles that the AHA might play in meeting their needs. Important areas that are high priorities for further study regarding Big Data include a description of the methodology of how to acquire and analyze findings, validation of the veracity of discoveries from such research, and integration into investigative and clinical care aspects of future cardiovascular and stroke medicine. Potential roles that the AHA might consider include facilitating a standards discussion (eg, tools, methodology, and appropriate data use), providing education (eg, healthcare providers, patients, investigators), and helping build an interoperable digital ecosystem in cardiovascular and stroke science. CONCLUSION: There was a consensus across stakeholder domains that Big Data holds great promise for revolutionizing the way cardiovascular and stroke research is conducted and clinical care is delivered; however, there is a clear need for the creation of a vision of how to use it to achieve the desired goals. Potential roles for the AHA center around facilitating a discussion of standards, providing education, and helping establish a cardiovascular digital ecosystem. This ecosystem should be interoperable and needs to interface with the rapidly growing digital object environment of the modern-day healthcare system.