Promoting heart healthã¢â‚¬â€a European consensus. Background paper prepared by the Irish Presidency for a meeting in Cork, Ireland, February 2004

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-100

  Shelley, Emer ^a  

^a Department of Health and Children ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LOW FAT DIET; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 2342645457     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000125756.33795.5f     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Heart Health Task Force. Ireland's changing heart. Second report on implementation of the Cardiovascular Health Strategy. Dublin: Heart Health Task Force, 2003.
2. Keys A. Seven Countries. A multivariate analysis of death and coronary heart disease. London: Harvard University Press, 1980.
3. Sans S, Kesteloot H, Kromhout D. The burden of cardiovascular diseases mortality in Europe. Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology on Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity Statistics in Europe. Eur Heart J 1997; 18: 1231–1248.
4. Department of Health and Children, Dublin, using World Health Organization Health For All (HFA) Database. WHO/Europe, June 2003.
5. De Backer G, Ambrosiono E, Borch-Johnsen K, et al. Third Joint Task Force of European and other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice. European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Eur J Cardiovascular Prevention Rehabilitation 2003; 10 (Suppl 1):S1–S78.
6. Hemingway H, Marmot M. Evidence based cardiology: psychosocial factors in the aetiology and prognosis of coronary heart disease. Systematic review of prospective cohort studies. Br Med J 1999; 318: 1460–1467.
7. WHO/FAO Expert Consultation. Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases. Report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2003. WHO Technical Report Series, No. 916.
8. Doll R, Peto R, Wheatley K, Gray R, Sutherland I. Mortality in relation to smoking: 40 years' observations on male British doctors. Br Med J 1994; 309: 901–911.
9. Wald NJ, Hackshaw AK. Cigarette smoking: an epidemiological overview. Br Med Bull 1996; 52: 3–11.
10. Anderson P. Health challenges 2. Tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs. In: The evidence of health promotion effectiveness. Shaping public health in a new Europe. A report for the European Commission by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education. Part two. Evidence book. ECSC-EC-EAEC, Brussels/Luxembourg, 1999.
11. Scientific Committee on Tobacco or Health. Report of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco or Health. London: HMSO, 1998.
12. European Heart Network (EHN), Tobacco use: the dramatic effect on cardiovascular disease in the European Union and priorities for action. Brussels: European Heart Network, 1998.
13. Marmot M, Feeney A. Work and health: implications for individuals and society. In: Blane D, Brunner E., Wilkinson R, (Eds. ), Health and Social Organisation. London: Rutledge, 1996, pp. 235–254.
14. Royal Society of Medicine. Preventing the uptake of smoking in young people. Effective Health Care 1999; 5: 0965–0288.
15. Thomas R. School-based programmes for preventing smoking. (Systematic Review) In: Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Library. Issue 3. Oxford, 2004.
16. Moher M, Hey K, Lancaster T. Workplace interventions for smoking cessation (Systematic Review). In: Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Library. Issue 3. Oxford, 2004.
17. Balfour D, Benewitz N, Fagerstrom K, Kunze M, Keil U. Diagnosis and treatment of nicotine dependence with emphasis on nicotine replacement therapy. A status report. Eur Heart J 2000; 21: 438–445.
18. Silagy C, Ketteridge S. The effectiveness of physician advice to aid smoking cessation. (Systematic Review). In: Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Library. Issue 3. Oxford, 2004.
19. Rice VH, Stead LF. Nursing interventions for smoking cessation (Systematic Review). In: Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Library. Issue 3. Oxford, 2004.
20. Wilson K, Gibson N, Willan A, Cook D. Effect of smoking cessation on mortality after myocardial infarction: meta-analysis of cohort studies. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160: 939–944.
21. Ferro Luzzi A, James WPT. Working Party 1: final report. European diet and public health: the continuing challenge. In: Kafatos AG, Codrington CA,(Eds. ), Eurodiet reports and proceedings. Public Health Nutrition 2001; 4 (2A):275–292.
22. European Heart Network's Nutrition Expert Group. Food, nutrition and cardiovascular disease prevention in the European Region: challenges for the New Millennium. Brussels: European Heart Network, 2002.
23. Roberstson A, Tirado C, Lobstein T, et al. (Eds). Food and health in Europe: a new basis for action. Copenhagen: World Health Organization 2004. WHO Regional Publications, European Series, No. 96.
24. Sjostrom M, Stockley L. Working Group 3: final report. Toward public health nutrition strategies in the European Union to implement food based dietary guidelines and to enhance healthier lifestyles. In: Kafatos AG, Codrington CA,(Eds. ), Eurodiet reports and proceedings. Public Health Nutrition 2001; 4 (2A):307–324.
25. James WPT. The dietary challenge for the European Union. In: Kafatos AG, Codrington CA,(Eds. ), Eurodiet reports and proceedings. Public Health Nutrition 2001; 4 (2A): 341–351.
26. Morris JN, Heady JA, Raffle PAB, Roberts CG, Parks JW. Coronary heart disease and physical activity of work. Lancet 1953; ii: 1053–1057.
27. Powell KE, Thompson PD, Caspersen CJ, Kendrick CS. Physical activity and the incidence of coronary heart disease. Ann Rev Public Health 1987; 8: 253–287.
28. Berlin JA, Colditz GA. A meta-analysis of physical activity in the prevention of coronary heart disease. Am J Epid 1990; 132: 612–628.
29. Vouri IM. Health benefits of physical activity with special reference to interaction with diet. In: Ferro Luzzi A, Gibney M, Sjostrom M,(Eds. ), Nutrition and diet for healthy lifestyles in Europe: the EURODIET evidence. Public Health Nutrition 2001; 4 (2B):517–528.
30. Blair SN. Effects of physical activity on cardiovascular disease independent of risk factors. In: Leon AS, (Ed. ), Physical activity and cardiovascular health. A national consensus. Human Kinetics, Champaign, Ill, 1997, pp. 127–136.
31. Lee CD, Folsom AR, Blair SN. Physical activity and stroke risk: a meta-analysis 2003. Stroke 2003; 34: 2475–2481.
32. Paffenbarger RS Jr, Kampert JB, Lee I-M, Hyder RT, Leung RW, Wing AL. Changes in physical activity and other life-way patterns influencing longevity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1994; 26: 857–865.
33. Paffenbarger RS Jr, Hyde RT, Wing AL, Steinmetz CH. A natural history of athleticism and cardiovascular health. JAMA 1984; 252: 491–495.
34. The European Heart Network's Expert Group on Physical Activity. Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention in the European Union. Brussels: European Heart Network, 1999.
35. Thompson PD, Crouse SF, Goodpaster B, et al. The acute versus the chronic response to exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001; 33 (Suppl 6):S438–S445.
36. National Institutes of Health. Leon AS,(Ed. ), Physical activity and cardiovascular health. A National Consensus. Human Kinetics, Champaign, Ill, 1997.
37. DeSouza CA, Shapiro LF, Clevenger CM, et al. Regular aerobic exercise prevents and restores age-related declines in endothelium-dependent vasodilation in healthy men. Circulation 2000; 102: 1351–1357.
38. Billman GE. Aerobic exercise conditioning: a non-pharmacological anti-arrhythmic intervention. J Appl Physiol 2002; 92: 446–454.
39. Haskell WL. Health consequences of physical activity: understanding the challenges regarding dose-response. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1994; 26: 649–660.
40. Kohl HW III, Powell KE. Physical activity, physical fitness and sudden cardiac death. Epidemiol Rev 1992; 14: 37–58.
41. Lissau I, Overpeck MD, Ruan WJ, Due P, Holstein BE, Hediger ML and the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Obesity Working Group. Body mass index and overweight in adolescents in 13 European countries, Israel, and the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004; 158: 27–33.
42. World Health Organization. Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic. WHO: Geneva, 2000.
43. Eurodiet Core Report. Nutrition & diet for healthy lifestyles in Europe: science & policy implications. In: Kafatos AG, Codrington CA,(Eds. ), Eurodiet reports and proceedings. Public Health Nutrition 2001; 4 (2A):265–273.
44. Rose G. The strategy of preventive medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.
45. Kemm J. Health impact assessment: a tool for healthy public policy. Health Promotion International 2001; 16: 79–85.
46. Williams C. Report of the European Heart Network's Eurodata conference. Measuring the burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe: steps towards establishing comparable data. Meeting hosted by the Netherlands Heart Foundation, funded by the European Commission, May 1994.
47. EUROASPIRE. A European Society of Cardiology survey of secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: principal results. EUROASPIRE Study Group. European Action on Secondary Prevention through Intervention to Reduce Events. Eur Heart J 1997; 18: 1569–1582.
48. Council Conclusions of 2 December 2002 on obesity. (2203/C 11/02). OJ 17.1.2003 C11/3
49. Balfe R, Malliori M (hosts). Stroke a preventable catastrophe. The need for European action. http://www.efna.net/index.htm, http://www.eurohealth.ie, http://www.eshonline.org