| Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) |
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Cardiovascular Disease (CDV) is generally due to reduced blood flow to the heart, brain or body, caused by atheroma or thrombosis. It is increasingly common after the age of 60, but rare below the age of 30. In England in 2007, CDV led to nearly 159,000 deaths (accounting for nearly 34% of all deaths in England).
Most CVD deaths are preventable. However, despite recent improvements, death rates in the UK from CVD are relatively high compared with other developed countries. There is also considerable variation within the UK itself- geographically, ethnically and socially. The government believes that changes in CVD risk factors can be brought about by intervening at the population and individual level. In more than 90% of CVD cases, the risk of a first heart attack is related to nine potentially modifiable risk factors. These include smoking/ tobacco use, poor diet, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, insufficient physical activity, overweight/ obesity, diabetes, psychological stress and excess alcohol consumption. NICE also recommends reduced consumption of salt, saturated fats and transfats.
It is clear that in order to prevent CVD, lifestyle choices need to be carefully monitored. Cellma facilitates this necessity with its customized cardiology assessments. It also possesses full graphical representation capabilities, for representing and evaluating both patient and service details. NICE guidance can help national and local organizations within the public sector meet government indicators and targets to reduce health inequalities and improve health.
Cellma functions in direct collaboration with NICE guidance. On an organizational level, Cellma’s reporting servies, which encompass dashboards, detailed SQL reports and ‘ad-hoc’ reporting, can help commissioners, local authorities and policy makers to monitor their target settings. Additionally, Cellma makes it possible to measure the effects of implementing new policies , and standardizing important clinical or administrative processes across a wide geographical area. For more information: Prevention of cardiovascular disease.For further information or to set up a demonstration please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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| Last Updated ( Monday, 07 February 2011 ) |
