Background The influence of marital status on the incidence of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and prognosis after CVD is inconclusive. We systematically reviewed the literature to …

The national burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to impose significant risk of
morbidity, mortality and increased costs. While traditional risk factors have been well …

Sharing health data for research purposes across international jurisdictions has been a
challenge due to privacy concerns. Two privacy enhancing technologies that can enable …

Several previous studies have found that women are more susceptible to psychosocial
burden than men. The study was aimed at analyzing the influence of having a …

Summary The Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
have seen a steep decline in cardiovascular mortality in recent decades. They are among …

Abstract Purpose of Review Research and clinical services addressing psychosocial
aspects of coronary heart disease (CHD) typically emphasize individuals, focusing less on …

Divorce is often considered a major and stressful life transition. Given that divorcees are
overrepresented in primary care and there is a association between individuals' physical …

Highlights•Women over age 40, from lower socio-economic status and those
widowed/divorced are at elevated risk.•Diabetes, hypertension, obesity and unhealthy diet …

Background Data on racial disparities in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and
major hemorrhage (HEM) after percutaneous coronary intervention are limited. Factors …

Our aim was to investigate the usefulness of machine learning approaches on linked
administrative health data at the population level in predicting older patients' one-year risk of …