American Heart Month
Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity. Much research has been conducted to identify risk factors associated with incident cardiovascular disease onset and the underlying mechanisms linking these risk factors to cardiovascular disease. One of the most important risk factors is hypertension as it is common, contributes to a large cardiovascular disease burden, and is also modifiable.
In the United States, February has been designated to be American Heart Month. The purpose of this designation is to highlight the importance of cardiovascular prevention and the strategies that one can take to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease.
This web focus is on the increased cardiovascular risk associated with elevated blood pressure and various blood pressure phenotypes and hypertension-associated risk factors/markers such as diabetes, arterial stiffness, and endothelial function.
