Top Cardiologist Dr. Valentin Fuster on a Mission
to
Promote a Full “Circle of Health” Around the Globe
Newswise, December 29, 2015— Leading cardiologist Valentin
Fuster, MD, PhD, has developed a free mobile application called “Circle of
Health” to empower individuals around the globe to take action to
comprehensively assess and enhance their daily overall heart health.
Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of mortality in the world. Dr.
Fuster has created “Circle of Health” for the daily promotion of cardiovascular
health worldwide and to reduce the epidemics of coronary artery disease, heart
attack, and stroke.
The now internationally available mobile app was developed in
English and Spanish by Fundación Pro CNIC in Spain, in collaboration with Dr.
Fuster and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Overall, cardiovascular diseases are acquired and largely
preventable. The vast majority arise due to one or more of six risk factors
that can be prevented or reduced with daily lifestyle and behavior
modifications. These six risk factors are: high cholesterol and diabetes
(chemical), obesity and high blood pressure (physical), and smoking and lack of
exercise (behavioral).
“These abnormal risk factors account for 90 percent of heart
attacks and strokes,” says Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai
Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, General Director of
the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), and past
president of the American Heart Association and World Heart Federation.
“Each
person needs to pay close attention to these six risk factors and maintain them
daily to remain heart healthy and reduce their chances of atherosclerosis,
heart attack or stroke.”
“If you want to have good cardiovascular health, you must know
what risk factors you have,” adds Dr. Fuster.
“Simply downloading the new
‘Circle of Health’ mobile app right on your smartphone or tablet can help you.”
Using the mobile app, users learn directly from Dr. Fuster
about the six variable risk factors, how to prevent or better manage them, and
how to live a healthier and longer life. It assists adults on how to properly
measure, prevent, fight, and reduce their risk factors.
The mobile app, developed Fundación Pro CNIC and Icahn School
of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York in collaboration with Wake App Health,
has a unique, multimedia and interactive circular format which creatively
incorporates video, audio, and educational graphics.
It works by
comprehensively evaluating your health with an initial questionnaire to assess
and measure your baseline cardiovascular health, empowering you with health
information and prevention heath tips you need to succeed, and weekly and
monthly motivation to establish good habits, reduce bad habits, and providing
you with challenges to get more physically activated to improve your health.
“This mobile app is for those people who want to improve their
health and lifestyle habits including diet, exercise, and others—and it’s also
a very useful tool for those that have or have had any heart attack, stroke, or
artery disease to gain knowledge on how to reduce their chances of a future
event,” says Dr. Fuster.
“Knowledge is power and you have to make a commitment to take
care of your heart and yourself. It’s that simple,” says Dr. Fuster.
“Cardiovascular
disease can be prevented and you are capable of doing so. You now have the
ability for no cost to have a tool in your hand that will help you to follow a
healthy lifestyle and protect your heart from the ravages of heart disease.”
Currently, there are more than 6 billion people in the world
with mobile phones, and nearly 2 billion with smartphones. Given the growing
popularity of smartphones and tablets and the mutually growing global threat of
cardiovascular diseases, Dr. Fuster believes there is no better way to reach
people than via their mobile devices to prevent and reduce the risk factors of
heart disease.
“Preventing and managing your heart disease should be as
simple as reaching into your pocket or briefcase for a little motivation and support
from your mobile device,” says Dr. Fuster.
“Together you and your mobile device
can work together to maintain your own daily ‘Circle of Health’. Don’t wait any
longer and start your journey with the ‘Circle of Health’ today.”
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai gratefully
acknowledges Sesame Workshop for making available the Sesame Street characters
and content from its Healthy Habits for Life programs for use in educating
children and their families in connection with this Project.
To download Circle of Health, visit www.thecircleofhealth.org, the
Apple iTunes Store www.itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-circle-of-health/id991821078 or
Android www.play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wakeapphealth.thecircleofhealth.
About Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system
committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research,
and advancing biomedical education.
Structured around seven hospital campuses
and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory
network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services—from community-based
facilities to tertiary and quaternary care.
The System includes approximately 6,100 primary and specialty care physicians; 12 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 140 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers.
The System includes approximately 6,100 primary and specialty care physicians; 12 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 140 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers.
Physicians are affiliated
with the renowned Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is ranked
among the highest in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding per
investigator.
The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked as one of the nation’s top 10
hospitals in Geriatrics, Cardiology/Heart Surgery and Gastroenterology, and is
in the top 25 in five other specialties in the 2015-2016 “Best Hospitals” issue
of U.S. News & World Report. Mount Sinai’s Kravis Children’s Hospital also
is ranked in seven out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World
Report.
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 11th
nationally for Ophthalmolgy, while Mount Sinai Beth Israel is ranked
regionally.
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