Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2020 May;40(3):138-143.
doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000496.

Importance of Lifestyle Modification on Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: COUNSELING STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE PATIENT OUTCOMES

Barry A Franklin  1 , Jonathan Myers, Peter Kokkinos
Affiliations
Review

Importance of Lifestyle Modification on Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: COUNSELING STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE PATIENT OUTCOMES

Barry A Franklin et al. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2020 May.

Abstract

This commentary builds on the unhealthy lifestyle habits, population health, risk factors as harbingers of cardiovascular disease, current provider counseling practices, assessing patient readiness to change, and research-based interventions to facilitate behavior change (eg, the 5A's, motivational interviewing, and overcoming inertia with downscaled goals).

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Roberts WC. Quantitative extent of atherosclerotic plaque in the major epicardial coronary arteries in patients with fatal coronary heart disease, in coronary endarterectomy specimens, in aorta-coronary saphenous venous conduits, and means to prevent the plaques: a review after studying the coronary arteries for 50 years. Am J Cardiol. 2018;121:1413–1435.
    1. Mozaffarian D, Wilson PW, Kannel WB. Beyond established and novel risk factors: lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Circulation. 2008;117:3031–3038.
    1. Franklin BA, Cushman M. Recent advances in preventive cardiology and lifestyle medicine: a themed series. Circulation. 2011;123:2274–2283.
    1. Schroeder SA. Shattuck Lecture. We can do better—improving the health of the American people. N Engl J Med. 2007;357:1221–1228.
    1. Mokdad AH, Marks JS, Stroup DF, Gerberding JL. Actual causes of death in the United States, 2000. JAMA. 2004;291:1238–1245.

LinkOut - more resources