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This second episode of a two-part Double Take miniseries on cardiovascular risk factors from the New England Journal of Medicine reviews lifestyle-modification strategies to support blood-pressure control, including strategies focused on diet, exercise, and smoking. It describes the challenges of smoking cessation and outlines interventions to help patients quit — another critical step in reducing cardiovascular disease.
For further reading, the following article, referenced in this video, is available at NEJM.org: Global Effect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates (The Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium, in the July 10, 2025, issue, nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415879 ).
Funding for this Double Take is provided by the Doris Duke Foundation, committed to building a creative, equitable, and sustainable future.
The New England Journal of Medicine is the world’s leading general medical journal. Continuously published for over 200 years, the Journal publishes peer-reviewed research along with interactive clinical content for physicians, educators, and the global medical community at NEJM.org.
This second episode of a two-part Double Take miniseries on cardiovascular risk factors from the New England Journal of Medicine reviews lifestyle-modification strategies to support blood-pressure control, including strategies focused on diet, exercise, and smoking. It describes the challenges of smoking cessation and outlines interventions to help patients quit — another critical step in reducing cardiovascular disease.
For further reading, the following article, referenced in this video, is available at NEJM.org: Global Effect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates (The Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium, in the July 10, 2025, issue, nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2415879 ).
Funding for this Double Take is provided by the Doris Duke Foundation, committed to building a creative, equitable, and sustainable future.
The New England Journal of Medicine is the world’s leading general medical journal. Continuously published for over 200 years, the Journal publishes peer-reviewed research along with interactive clinical content for physicians, educators, and the global medical community at NEJM.org.
