Coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke — a public health issue

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Association of Chronic Disease Directors. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Adults are living longer, and diseases of the heart and circulatory vessels are prevalent in this growing population of older adults.1 Comorbid conditions along with cognition, sleep, physical balance and strength are factors that affect a person’s ability to function well and make disease management for people with coronary heart disease more challenging. Maintaining functional abilities is critical for older adults from the perspective of overall health status, heart health, and chronic disease management. Physical activity is key to preserving functional capacity and reducing frailty, which occurs more frequently in people with heart disease. High blood pressure is an under-recognized contributing factor to premature disability and institutionalization and also key to preserving functional capacity.
  
  Coronary-Stroke-Brief-508.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension Stroke
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  14 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f3539594eeca07c1a00181ade7b4d93de797e0b35b51dbbedf58246acc7388ef
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79269/cdc_79269_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.21 MB ]