Heart failure (HF) is a major public health problem affecting more than five million Americans
and more than 23 million patients worldwide. The epidemiology of HF is evolving. Data …

Background The relationship between incident congestive heart failure (CHF) and ethnicity
as well as racial/ethnic differences in the mechanisms leading to CHF have not been …

Purpose To quantify the impact of bariatric surgery on cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and
on cardiac structure and function. Data sources Three major databases (PubMed, Medline …

Background—Contemporary data are lacking on the prognostic importance of heart failure
(HF) after myocardial infarction (MI). We evaluated the prognostic impact of HF post MI …

occur over time during TZD treatment. Patients with type 2 diabetes who have significant
underlying asymptomatic heart disease may also be prescribed these drugs, even though …

Background Exposure to road traffic noise has been linked to cardiometabolic
complications, such as elevated blood pressure and glucose dysregulation. However …

Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome characterized by high mortality, frequent hospitalization,
reduced quality of life, and a complex therapeutic regimen. Knowledge about HF is …

A transthoracic echocardiogram is recommended in patients with suspected heart failure, to
improve diagnostic accuracy, and in patients with a new diagnosis of heart failure, to assess …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disease of the lung
associated with progressive airflow limitation and punctuated by episodes of acute …

Many prospective cohort studies have demonstrated that hypertension is a strong risk factor
for total mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Heart disease includes coronary heart …