A Change of Heart: How the People of Framingham, Massachusetts, Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (883 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375412751 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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They neither paid nor were paid for this monitoring; if cause for concern arose, personal physicians were notified. Ray OlsonCopyright © American Library Association. Some of the best chapters of this book, which faintly exudes authorized-history propriety (Levy is the study's current director, Brink a journalist and perhaps responsible for the book's high readability), are about that facilitated research. All rights reserved. From Booklist When a cerebral hemorrhage killed President Franklin D. Increasingly, causes of concern did arise, for the data gathered were correlated with the volunteers' health and longevity to ascertain the conditions of heart disease. Eventually, the Framingham study, by freely sharing its data with clinical researchers, sped identification of the causes of heart disease and the development of eff
Framingham boredom A. Sivertsen The book describes the large and very important Framingham study, that has provided much of the detailed knowledge we now have about the connection between lifestyle and heart and circulatory disease.The topic itself is an interesting one. The results of the study are so ingrained in everyday knowledge that most people are not aware that there is actually a source of this information. But there was a time where the connection between bacon and heart attacks came as a complete surprise.Unfortunately, this book is very poorly written, and does . Norman said A Change of Heart (Framingham Heart Study). What my cardiologist ordered to appreciate how one can best care for himself to live a longer life. Easy and very very interesting read. Great history pertaining to heart disease and it causes. May knock some sense into those with a foolish lifestyle.. The people of Framingham have indeed made a difference Americans everywhere owe a huge debt of gratitude to the citizens of Framingham, Massachusetts who for more than 50 years have voluntarily participated in the groundbreaking Framingham Heart Study. When the study was conceived back in 19The people of Framingham have indeed made a difference Paul Tognetti Americans everywhere owe a huge debt of gratitude to the citizens of Framingham, Massachusetts who for more than 50 years have voluntarily participated in the groundbreaking Framingham Heart Study. When the study was conceived back in 1948 very little was known about cardiovascular disease. "A Change of Heart: How The People of Framingham, Massachusetts Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease" examines the history of the Framingham Heart Study, its methodology and most importantly introduces the reader to some of those who were. 8 very little was known about cardiovascular disease. "A Change of Heart: How The People of Framingham, Massachusetts Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease" examines the history of the Framingham Heart Study, its methodology and most importantly introduces the reader to some of those who were
It is a fascinating, clear-eyed assessment of the achievements and challenges of the Framingham Heart Study to date, and of its continuing importance.. The study asked 5,209 citizens of Framingham, Massachusetts–who overate, smoked, and suffered heart attacks and strokes to the same extent as the rest of the United States–to undergo biennial physicals, blood tests, and detailed interviews concerning their behavior. It is principally because of the Heart Study that this understanding of what was once deemed a “silent killer” today seems intuitive.The Framingham Heart Study was launched not long after Franklin Delano Roosevelt succumbed to a massive stroke, the result of runaway blood pressure, at a time when cardiologists in the United States numbered fewer than 400 and heart disease was the nation’s number- one cause of death. The results changed the course of medical history.Written by the Study’s current director and a national health reporter, A Change of Heart is the first account of this heroic cooperation between the U.S. Public Health Service and th
Daniel Levy, M.D., is the director of the Framingham Heart Study.Susan Brink is a senior writers for U.S. News & World Report.