Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a daunting problem. It is a major public health issue
for several reasons: from its prevalence (20% of total mortality in the industrialized world) to …

Background The current paradigm for cardiovascular disease (CVD) emphasises absolute
risk assessment to guide treatment decisions in primary prevention. Although the derivation …

Systolic interarm differences in blood pressure have been associated with all-cause
mortality and cardiovascular disease. We undertook individual participant data meta …

An extensive, in-depth study of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) seems to be of crucial
importance in the research of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in order to prevent (or reduce) …

Background Our objectives were to critically appraise and summarise the current evidence
for the effectiveness of using cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scoring (total risk …

Objective To systematically review whether the provision of information on cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk to healthcare professionals and patients impacts their decision-making …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of multifactorial interventions carried out in the
community setting to decrease cardiovascular risk in healthy patients. Methods Systematic …

Objectives Total knee replacement can be a successful operation for pain relief. However,
10–34% of patients experience chronic postsurgical pain. Our aim was to synthesise …

Background: Lifestyle behavior modification can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease,
one of the leading causes of death worldwide, by up to 80%. We hypothesized that a …

Pathological studies of the coronary arteries in children and young adults have shown that
atherosclerosis can be observed from childhood. In autopsy cases of children, the greater …