{"id":2451,"date":"2016-11-11T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/world-heart-federation-previews-global-roadmap-to-tackle-cholesterol\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:10:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:10:46","slug":"world-heart-federation-previews-global-roadmap-to-tackle-cholesterol","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/world-heart-federation-previews-global-roadmap-to-tackle-cholesterol\/","title":{"rendered":"World Heart Federation previews global \u2018Roadmap\u2019 to tackle cholesterol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The World Heart Federation\u2019s Cholesterol Roadmap is being previewed today at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Heart Association (AHA)<\/a> Scientific Sessions 2016 in New Orleans, USA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In the Roadmap the WHF calls for more awareness of healthier lifestyles and diet; increased screening and testing for cholesterol in communities; more effective initiation of statin treatment and adherence to drug treatments in primary and secondary prevention of CVD; better detection and treatment of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH); better physician education and support; and reform of drug availability and affordability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Cholesterol Roadmap forms part of a series produced by WHF to help meet targets set by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce premature deaths from non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), by 25% by 2025. Reducing the risk of cholesterol-related CVD has an essential role to play in achieving this goal. Previous WHF Roadmaps have focused on secondary prevention, hypertension (primary prevention), tobacco control, rheumatic heart disease and non-valvular atrial fibrillation, the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Heart Federation\u2019s Cholesterol Roadmap is being previewed today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2016 in New Orleans, USA. 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