Cardiovascular disease in Australia cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure (hypertension) causes stress to the heart and its function that leads to heart disease. Males experience heart disease caused by hypertension than women. One in five Australians with high blood pressure suffers from heart disease (Nichols, 2014). A key step to prevent any type of heart disease is addressing the risk factors. Such as not smoking or use of drugs, regular exercising, have healthy diet, maintain healthy weight and have regular health screening to check up on blood pressure. These lifestyle changes reduces the risk of developing heart disease (Wood & Gordon, 2011). Prescribed medications
European Society of Cardiology medical meeting in Europe. The ESC currently comprises 56 National Cardiac Societies, from across Europe and the Mediterranean region, 6 Associations, 15 Working Groups and 7 Councils, covering different sub-specialties of cardiology. Activities reach far beyond the boundaries of Europe, however, and nearly 90,000 members come from all over the world. The ESC also maintains close ties to 56 National Cardiac Societies and 41 Affiliated Cardiac Societies worldwide. Recently, additional infrastructures were developed within associations addressing the special interests and needs of female specialists, and young physicians, such as Young Electrophysiologists. The ESC produces Clinical Practice Guidelines for the cardiology