Abstract
The history of epidemiology and progress in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in various parts of the world were described in presentations by six speakers. In the area of research, emphasis was placed upon the need for more extensive studies including the study of CVD in women as well as examination of not only the three major risk factors of elevated cholesterol, elevated blood pressure and cigarette smoking but also of obesity, diabetes, hematostatic factors, psychosocial factors, physical inactivity, genetic factors, gene-environment interactions, etc.
The population strategy and high-risk strategy were described for CVD prevention, but the cost of the high-risk strategy is relatively high, and the efficacy and usefulness of the more economical population strategy were stressed. J Epidemiol, 1996 ; 6 : S215-S218.
