Background and Purpose: Population-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease incidence
and mortality have not been shared equally by African Americans. The burden of …

Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we summarize evidence on the risk factor
psychological stress in the context of coronary heart disease (CHD) in humans and explore …

The master cytokine TGF-β mediates tissue fibrosis associated with inflammation and tissue
injury. TGF-β induces fibroblast activation and differentiation into myofibroblasts that secrete …

Self‐care is defined as a naturalistic decision‐making process addressing both the
prevention and management of chronic illness, with core elements of self‐care …

In the last decades, the development of new technologies applied to lipidomics has
revitalized the analysis of lipid profile alterations and the understanding of the underlying …

During the past ten years, an increasing number of controlled studies have assessed the
potential rehabilitative effects of music-based interventions, such as music listening, singing …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading global cause of death, accounting for 17.3
million deaths per year. Preventive treatment that reduces CVD by even a small percentage …

Overall hypertension prevalence has not changed in the United States in recent decades
although awareness, treatment, and control improved. However, hypertension epidemiology …

Metformin is the most commonly prescribed drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus. In recent years,
in addition to glucose lowering, several studies have presented evidence suggesting some …

Introduction: The prominent decline in US stroke death rates observed for more than 4
decades has slowed in recent years. CDC examined trends and patterns in recent stroke …