There is growing interest in using functional foods or nutraceuticals for the prevention and
treatment of hypertension or high blood pressure. Although numerous preventive and …

Globally, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death. Most concerning is the
rise in cardiovascular risk factors including obesity, diabetes and hypertension among youth …

Background and Purpose—Previous estimates of the number and prevalence of individuals
experiencing the effects of stroke in Canada are out of date and exclude critical population …

Background: Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Our
objectives were to examine the prevalence and incidence of diagnosed hypertension in …

Objective To determine the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among osteoarthritis (OA)
patients using population‐based administrative data from British Columbia, Canada …

Background Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CM) is defined as having a diagnosis of at
least two of stroke, heart disease, or diabetes, and is an emerging health concern, but the …

Objective: To describe clinical characteristics and evaluate processes of care and outcomes
at discharge in patients with ischemic stroke with and without preexisting dementia …

Background—Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women in high-
income Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Physical …

Objective To determine the unadjusted and adjusted effects of income on heart disease; its
main disease intermediary, high blood pressure; and its main behavioural risk factors …

Abstract Background The most recent Canadian population-level data on lipid levels are
from 1992. This study presents current estimates of Canadians with dyslipidemia, the …