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For example, one study in women suggests that maintaining a desirable body weight, eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, not smoking and consuming a moderate amount of alcohol could account for an 84% reduction in risk. Unfortunately, only 3% of the women in the study were in that category.1
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This information has fueled significant interest in communicating prevention strategies because aggressive risk factor management has been clearly shown to:2
• Improve patient survival
• Reduce recurrent cardiovascular events
• Reduce the need for interventional procedures
• Improve the quality of life
Given this, there are two main thrusts to prevent cardiovascular disease:
• Primary Prevention— Prevent the first event in patients without known coronary or other atherosclerotic vascular diseases
• Secondary Prevention— Prevent an event in patients with pre-existing atherosclerotic disease
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