Background As the nation's oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to
reducing death and disability from cardiovascular diseases and stroke, the AHA has focused …

Background and Purpose—Coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke are leading causes of
death and disability. Because they share major common risk factors, it would be expected …

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 …

Background Data on stroke epidemiology and availability of hospital-based stroke services
around the world are important for guiding policy decisions and healthcare planning. Aims …

Background and Purpose—Stroke recently declined from the third to the fourth leading
cause of death in the United States, its first rank transition among sources of American …

Aims This report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas Project updates and
expands upon the widely cited 2019 report in presenting cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Cardiovascular disease now ranks as the world's top cause of death, causing one third of all
deaths globally. Heart disease can no longer be seen as the problem of overworked and …

Background The American Heart Association developed criteria dubbed “Life's Simple 7”
defining ideal cardiovascular health: not smoking, regular physical activity, healthy diet …

Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) lead to 17.5
million deaths worldwide per year. Taking into account population ageing, CVD death rates …

A strategic goal of the American Heart Association (AHA) is to reduce heart disease, stroke,
and risk for both by 25%, 1 and Healthy People 2010 (HP2010) established 4 national goals …