A Change of Heart: How the People of Framingham, Massachusetts, Helped Unravel the Mysteries of Cardiovascular Disease

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The findings of the Framingham Heart Study–begun in 1948–have been nothing short of revolutionary. Over time, they’ve provided conclusive evidence that cardiovascular disease is largely the results of measurable and modifiable risk factors, and that individuals can gain keep an eye on over their heart health by looking carefully at their diet and way of life and changing their intake of saturated fat, cholesterol, and tobacco smoke; losing weight or becoming physically active; and regulating their levels of stress and blood pressure. It is principally on account of the Heart Study that this understanding of what used to be once deemed a “silent killer” today seems intuitive.

The Framingham Heart Study used to be launched not long after Franklin Delano Roosevelt succumbed to an enormous stroke, the results of runaway blood pressure, at a time when cardiologists in the USA numbered fewer than 400 and heart disease used to be the nation’s number- one cause of death. 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 USA–to undergo biennial physicals, blood tests, and detailed interviews concerning their behavior. 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 the people of Framingham. This is a fascinating, clear-eyed assessment of the achievements and challenges of the Framingham Heart Study to date, and of its continuing importance.

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