Cardiovascular disease strategies. A 2015 Cochrane Review found some evidence that interventions aiming to reduce more than one cardiovascular risk factor may have beneficial effects on blood pressure, body mass index and waist circumference; however, evidence was limited and the authors were unable to draw firm conclusions on the effects on cardiovascular events and mortality. For adults without a known diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, or cardiovascular disease, routine counseling to advise them to improve their diet and increase their physical activity has not been found to significantly alter behavior, and thus is not recommended. Another Cochrane review suggested that simply providing
The American Journal of Cardiology The American Journal of Cardiology The American Journal of Cardiology is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of cardiology and general cardiovascular disease. The editor-in-chief is William C. Roberts. It supersedes the "Transactions of the American College of Cardiology" which was published from 1951 to 1957 and the "Bulletin of the American College of Cardiology", but it should not be confused with the "Journal of the American College of Cardiology". The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the "Journal Citation Reports", the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 3.154, ranking it 43th out of 124