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) …

Sex differences between women and men are often overlooked and underappreciated when
studying the cardiovascular system. It has been long assumed that men and women are …

Background: Recent evidence suggests that stroke is increasing as a cause of morbidity and
mortality in younger adults, where it carries particular significance for working individuals …

Objectives To determine the relationship between the reduction in salt intake that occurred
in England, and blood pressure (BP), as well as mortality from stroke and ischaemic heart …

Importance Overall stroke incidence is falling in high-income countries, but data on time
trends in incidence of young stroke (ie, stroke in individuals younger than 55 years) are …

Rapid, safe and effective arterial recanalisation to restore blood flow and improve functional
outcome remains the primary goal of hyperacute ischaemic stroke management. The benefit …

Background Studies have reported increasing incidence of ischemic stroke in adults
younger than 50 to 55 years. Information on temporal trends of other stroke subtypes and …

Objectives To study trends in stroke mortality rates, event rates, and case fatality, and to
explain the extent to which the reduction in stroke mortality rates was influenced by changes …

Although it is crucial to keep using the previous WHO clinical definition of stroke (rapidly
developing clinical signs of focal [or global] disturbance of cerebral function, lasting> 24 …

Background and Purpose: Data about variations in stroke incidence and subsequent major
adverse outcomes are essential to inform secondary prevention and prioritizing resources to …