KNOW your ABCS is part of the CDC program called 1 Million Hearts. The idea is to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes in five years (2011-2016):
◦Appropriate Aspirin Therapy
◦Blood Pressure Control
◦Cholesterol Management
◦Smoking Cessation
Nice idea, but there's no way to determine the success or failure of the program. I take a low dose aspirin every day, my blood pressure is already lower than normal, my cholesterol could be better but it's not bad enough for a statin, and I've never smoked. Will I count if I'm still alive in 2016? I wonder how much money is going into this program? Also, what are doctors for if the mega-gov-dept CDC is telling you what to do?
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
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