Despite major advances in the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease (CVD) in the past century, it remains a serious clinical and public health problem …

Background—Separate multivariable risk algorithms are commonly used to assess risk of
specific atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, ie, coronary heart disease …

Current epidemiologic predictions show that the world is heading for a vascular tsunami of
pandemic proportions. The number of people at high risk from cardiovascular disease is …

The natural history of the atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases is reviewed in terms of the
risk factor parameters in the Framingham Heart Study population over a period of 18 years …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the biggest causes of death worldwide.
In most people, CVD is the product of a number of causal risk factors. Several seemingly …

Within the last decade, cardiovascular medicine has seen a proliferation of algorithms,
functions, and scores that have been generated with the aim of accurately predicting the …

Although cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States,
cardiovascular disease mortality has decreased steadily during the past 2 decades. This …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is among the leading causes of death and disability
worldwide. Since its beginning, the Framingham study has been a leader in identifying CVD …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States.
Healthcare expenditures have been principally allocated toward treatment of CVD at the end …

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in both developed and
developing countries. While it is relatively easy to identify those who are obviously at high …