Executive summary For the full version of this paper go To: Timmis A, Townsend N, Gale CP,
et al. European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019 [published …

Multifactorial risk factor modification and control, espe-cially interventions designed to
reduce total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking prevalence, overweight/obesity …

PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER levels stratified by age and sex. Estimates of several summary
epidemiological measures are produced, including composite measures such as …

“Normal” blood pressure,“normal” cholesterol, and “no” diabetes are terms that patients are
happy to hear at the end of their clinical visit because they consider these terms to be …

We at the US Department of Health and Human Services are committed to improving the
health of America. With the release of A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease …

Background Up to date data on incidence, mortality, and case-fatality for stroke are important
for setting the agenda for prevention and healthcare. Aims and/or hypothesis We aim to …

Heart disease and stroke are the first and third leading causes of death in the United
States*(1) and have maintained this ranking since 1921 and 1938, respectively (2). In 2006 …

Stroke is arguably the most feared cardiovascular event among healthy subjects and those
with cardiovascular disease. Recent studies document changes in the epidemiology of …

Despite the recent advances in medical science, the folk wisdom of" prevention is better than
cure" remains unequivocally true for stroke and other cerebrovascular disease. In this issue …

Importance Patterns of hypertension risk development over the adult lifespan and lifetime
risks for hypertension under the American Heart Association and American College of …