Importance Prior studies have shown decreases in stroke mortality over time, but data on
validated stroke incidence and long-term trends by race are limited. Objective To study …

Atherosclerosis causes clinical disease through luminal narrowing or by precipitating
thrombi that obstruct blood flow to the heart (coronary heart disease), brain (ischemic …

Brain endothelial cells form a paracellular and transcellular barrier to many blood-borne
solutes via tight junctions (TJs) and scarce endocytotic vesicles. The blood-brain barrier …

Background Overviews are a new approach to summarising evidence and synthesising
results from related systematic reviews. Objectives To conduct an overview of Cochrane …

Background College or university is a critical period regarding unhealthy changes in eating
behaviours in students. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore which factors …

The racial disparity in hypertension and hypertension-related outcomes has been
recognized for decades with African Americans with greater risks than caucasians. Blood …

Background—No treatment strategies have been demonstrated to be beneficial for the
population for patients with heart failure (HF) and preserved ejection fraction (EF). Methods …

An association between processed and red meat consumption and total mortality has been
reported by epidemiological studies; however, there are many controversial reports …

Background The 2013 guidelines of the American College of Cardiology and the American
Heart Association (ACC–AHA) for the treatment of cholesterol expand the indications for …

The clinical syndrome comprising heart failure (HF) symptoms but with a left ventricular
ejection fraction (EF) that is not diminished, eg, HF with preserved EF, is increasingly the …