Million Hearts

ACP is a partner in the Million Hearts Campaign, a national initiative that aims to prevent a million heart attacks and strokes in five years. The campaign seeks to empower Americans to make healthy choices through the ABCS:

• Aspirin for people at risk
• Blood pressure control
• Cholesterol management
• Smoking cessation

The ABCS address the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. Learn more about The Million Hearts Campaign.

In 2015, The Million Hearts initiative announced a new Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model to calculate individualized heart attack and stroke risk scores for patients.

Related ACP Materials

Heart Attack and Stroke

• Heart Attack Patients Have High Risk for Stroke in First Month after Attack (Video)

More Materials on Heart Attack and Stroke

• Stroke After Heart Attack Patient Summary

Hypertension

• It's OK for Men with High Blood Pressure to Have a Drink or Two (Video)
• Prehypertensive Young Adults More Likely To Have Atherosclerosis Later (Video)
• How to Take Your Own Blood Pressure (Video)

More Materials on Hypertension

• Alcohol Consumption & Risk for Coronary Heart Disease among Men with Hypertension Patient Summary
• The Effects of Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Treatments on Severity of Coronary Artery Disease Patient Summary
• High-Normal Blood Pressure in Young Adults as a Risk for Atherosclerosis Later in Life Patient Summary

Smoking and Heart Disease and Stroke

• Best Proof Yet That Smoking Causes Death (Video)
• Most Effective Way to Quit Smoking (Video)
• It's Never Too Late to Quit Smoking

More Materials on Smoking and Heart Disease and Stroke

• The Effects of a Smoking Cessation Program on Long-Term Survival in Smokers with Mild Lung Disease Patient Summary
• Comparison of 3 Strategies to Quit Smoking Patient Summary
• The Relationship of Smoking Behavior and Death in Persons 40 to 70 Years of Age Patient Summary