Aims This report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas Project updates and
expands upon the widely cited 2019 report in presenting cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

This Review presents data describing the health burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
within and across the WHO European Region. CVD remains the most common cause of …

Background: In the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), computed
tomography (CT) is an accurate, noninvasive alternative to invasive coronary angiography …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arterial wall, characterized by the
formation of plaques containing lipid, connective tissue and immune cells in the intima of …

Designated as an emerging epidemic in 1997, heart failure (HF) remains a major clinical
and public health problem. This review focuses on the most recent studies identified by …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory molecules post-transcriptionally suppressing
mRNA activity. Many miRNAs in various organisms have been cloned but many unknown …

Background: Early detection of coronary atherosclerosis using coronary computed
tomography angiography (CCTA), in addition to coronary artery calcification (CAC) scoring …

Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC/EACTS Guidelines fully into account
when exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the …

Background Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and intravascular ultrasound are promising
imaging modalities to identify non-obstructive plaques likely to cause coronary-related …

Women undergo important changes in sex hormones throughout their lifetime that can
impact cardiovascular disease risk. Whereas the traditional cardiovascular risk factors …