Introduction Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US and national
prevalence of the proportion of individuals at high risk is unknown. The objective of this …

Background The potential impact of the 2016 United States Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) guidelines on statins for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular …

Background Both aortic knob width and metabolic syndrome are suggested to be related to
atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. However, the association between aortic knob …

Background Arteriosclerosis (arterial stiffening) is associated with future cardiovascular
events, with this effect postulated to be due to its effect on cardiac afterload, atherosclerosis …

The quest to optimize cardiometabolic health has created great interest in nonmedical
health variables in the population, community-based research and coordination, and …

Background: Comprehensive management of diabetes should include management of its
comorbid conditions, especially cardiovascular complications, which are the leading cause …

In recent decades, developed countries of the world have made progress in the treatment of
breast cancer, both because of the early detection of cancer and the use of modern methods …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality among cancer
survivors, but whether survivors receive routine cardiovascular monitoring and preventive …

Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the US Preventive Services
Task Force (USPSTF) cholesterol recommendations in a contemporary non-US cohort …

The US Preventive Services Task Force cholesterol guideline recommended statins for
fewer adults than the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association …