Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in China. To develop effective
and timely strategies to cope with the challenges of CVD epidemics, we need to understand …

The past two to three decades have seen a steady increase in the prevalence of
hypertension in China, largely owing to increased life expectancy and lifestyle changes …

Background The lifetime risk of stroke has been calculated in a limited number of selected
populations. We sought to estimate the lifetime risk of stroke at the regional, country, and …

Timely stroke diagnosis and intervention are necessary considering its high prevalence.
Previous studies have mainly focused on stroke prediction with balanced data. Thus, this …

This narrative overview of stroke epidemiology shows dramatic changes in stroke incidence,
prevalence, mortality, disability, and the understanding of risk factors and primary stroke …

Background Timely and accurate outcome prediction plays a critical role in guiding clinical
decisions for hypertensive ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke patients admitted to the ICU …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has increasing challenges for human health with an
increasingly aging population worldwide, imposing a significant obstacle to the goal of …

Background and Purpose—Risk assessment is essential for the primary prevention of
stroke. However, the current available tools derived from Chinese populations are …

Background The most recent updated hypertension guidelines recommend individuals with
systolic blood pressure (SBP)/diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 130–139/80–89 mmHg and …

Lifetime risk (LTR) provides an absolute risk assessment during the remainder of one's life.
Few studies have focused on the LTRs of stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) …