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February 15, 2012 - Revised: 02.01.22

February is American Heart Month

Cardiovascular disease includes all the diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels including coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease can lead to myocardial infarctions and strokes.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States (Grainger, 2021).
Around 655,000 Americans die of heart disease per year (American Heart Month, 2021). This is about one in every four deaths (American Heart Month, 2021).
In the US, an estimated 805,000 people have a myocardial infarction (American Heart Month, 2021).
In the United States, approximately half of the adult population has high blood pressure (5 Surprising Facts About High Blood Pressure | cdc.gov, 2020)
High blood pressure is often asymptomatic and therefore many are unaware that they even have this condition.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure increases a person’s risk for heart disease and cerebrovascular accidents.
There may be a link between high blood pressure and a higher risk for dementia (5 Surprising Facts About High Blood Pressure | cdc.gov, 2020).

The month of February has been designated American Heart Month. It is opportune time for educating about the importance of heart health, recognizing the signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease, and controlling modifiable risk factors.

Risk factors
While there are some nonmodifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease that we can’t control such as age, family history, and ethnicity, we do have control over modifiable risk factors such as lack of exercise, smoking, and poor/unhealthy diet.

Signs and Symptoms
One of the major complications of coronary heart disease is an acute myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack. It is important for everyone to understand the warning signs and symptoms of a possible myocardial infarction so treatment can be obtained as soon as possible. Early treatment can assist in reducing the amount of damage the heart muscle may sustain.

Screening
The Medicare-covered preventive screening tests used for cardiovascular disease are the cardiovascular disease screening tests. The cardiovascular disease screening tests measure cholesterol. lipid, and triglyceride levels. The results of these tests help determine whether the patient is at a higher risk for cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarctions and cerebrovascular accidents.

Treatment/Prevention
Cardiovascular disease may be preventable with regular screening and follow-up care. You can promote the health of your Medicare beneficiaries.

Encourage your patients to schedule annual wellness visits and health screenings. Medicare covers Cardiovascular Disease Screening Tests. Discuss this Medicare covered benefits with your patients and encourage them to enroll.
Talk to your patients about heart health including risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Discuss with your patients about the warning signs and symptoms of a myocardial infarction and what they should do if they experience these signs or symptoms.
Educate your patients on healthy habits such as exercising, eating a well-balanced diet including foods that are low in salt, fat, and cholesterol, lowering stress levels, controlling weight (or losing weight if needed), and getting enough sleep.
Discuss with your patients about possible physical activity restrictions and limitations following a myocardial infarction.
Encourage your patients to refrain from or to limit use of alcohol. Discuss with your patients the link between alcohol use and risk for cardiovascular disease.
Discuss with your patient about cardiac rehabilitation and encourage them to enroll if applicable.
If your patients are currently on cardiovascular, antihypertensive, and/or cholesterol-lowering medications, review the importance of regularly taking medications. Address any questions they may have regarding the medications prescribed.
Monitor your patients’ blood pressure levels. Manage and treat accordingly. Educate your patients about the relationship between elevated blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
Monitor your patients’ blood glucose levels. Manage and treat accordingly. Educate your patients about the relationship between elevated blood glucose levels and cardiovascular disease.
Monitor your patients’ cholesterol levels. Manage and treat accordingly. Educate your patients about the relationship between elevated cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease.
Encourage your patients to quit smoking. Instruct your patients on the effects of smoking and the link between smoking and risk for cardiovascular disease. Medicare covers counseling to prevent tobacco use for those patients that qualify. Discuss this Medicare covered benefit with your patients and encourage them to enroll.
Medicare covers Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Cardiovascular Disease and Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity for those patients that qualify. Discuss these Medicare covered benefits with your patients and encourage them to enroll if applicable.

To learn more about Medicare-covered services, visit CMS Preventive Services:

For More Information:

References

5 surprising facts about high blood pressure | cdc.gov. (2020, November 9). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
American Heart Month. (2021, February 2). Department of Homeland Security.
Grainger, C. (2021, January 28). American Heart Month 2022: Important Things to Consider. DNA Weekly.
Know your risk for heart disease | cdc.gov. (2019, December 9). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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