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Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common of all causes of death. In men aged 45–64 years, up to 37% of deaths are attributed to CHD (207). In the U.S.A., the epidemic of CHD has been on the wane since the mid-60’s and on the balance of evidence, it seems unlikely that this could be due to changes in reporting. There has been a sharp decline in cigarette smoking, a shift in diet from animal to vegetable fats, an increased interest in exercise and more frequent treatment of hypertension in the U.S.A. However, the relationship between the decline in cardiovascular mortality and change in life styles are far from clear (63). The largest decline occurred in black women and it is unlikely that they are the greatest beneficiaries of health education or hypertension treatment. Neither are they likely to be the most avid joggers! In England and Wales, despite an early hint of a decline in the incidence, the mortality figures have remained disappointingly constant (199).
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Patel, C. (1985). A Behavioral Approach to Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. In: Gentry, W.D., Benson, H., de Wolff, C.J. (eds) Behavioral Medicine: Work, Stress and Health. NATO Science Series D: (closed), vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5179-2_14
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