Russia has higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality compared to other European
countries. The major CVD risk factors are age, male sex, and three conditions, namely …

Background Empirical evidence on the epidemiology of hypertension, diabetes and
hypercholesterolemia is limited in many countries in Central and Eastern Europe. We aimed …

Background: Insufficient knowledge on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and
unawareness of CVD and their complications limit effectiveness of CVD prevention. Thus …

Background and aim: To compare the cardiovascular health knowledge (CHK) of the adult
Polish population in the years 2003–2005 and 2013–2014, and to evaluate the CHK …

Background In the absence of evidence-based information, assessment of population
awareness and management of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia (treatable and …

Aim: This study aimed to investigate awareness of having hypertension, diabetes and
dyslipidaemia and their associated factors among US adults. Methods: Data from the …

Background There are several reasons for the gap between guidelines and routine practice
of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. Among these patient-related factors are interest …

Aim. To study association of arterial hypertension (AH) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in
real-world cardiology practice. This was the aim of the national PREMIERE Study. Material …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality. The majority of CVD risk
factors are modifiable and controllable so the knowledge of them might prevent circulatory …

Background Despite accessible diagnostics and treatment of hypertension, a high
proportion of patients worldwide remain unaware of their diagnosis, and even more remain …