Epidemiology and prevention of stroke: a worldwide perspective

EV Kuklina, X Tong, MG George… - Expert review of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews how epidemiological studies during the last 5 years have advanced our
knowledge in addressing the global stroke epidemic. The specific objectives were to review …

The emerging epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome in china

J Shen, A Goyal, L Sperling - Cardiology research and practice, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
China is one of the fastest developing countries in the world. Rapid economic progress has
resulted in changes to both diet and physical activity. New found prosperity, increased urban …

Effects of extreme temperatures on years of life lost for cardiovascular deaths: a time series study in Brisbane, Australia

C Huang, AG Barnett, X Wang… - … Cardiovascular Quality and …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Extreme temperatures are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD)
deaths. Previous studies have investigated the relative CVD mortality risk of temperature, but …

[HTML][HTML] Genome‐wide association study validation identifies novel loci for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

X Chen, S Li, Y Yang, X Yang, Y Liu, W Hu, L Jin… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background: Genetic variants influencing lipid levels and risk of coronary artery disease
(CAD) have been identified by recent genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) …

In-home solid fuel use and cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional analysis of the Shanghai Putuo study

MS Lee, J Hang, F Zhang, H Dai, L Su… - Environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Background Although recent research evidence suggests an association between
household air pollution from solid fuel use, such as coal or biomass, and cardiovascular …

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia among adults in Beijing, China

L Cai, L Zhang, A Liu, S Li, P Wang - Journal of atherosclerosis and …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Aim: The present study aimed to determine the up-to-date prevalence, awareness,
treatment, and control of dyslipidemia, and their distribution and related influencing factors in …

[PDF][PDF] 提高急性冠脉综合征的认识与诊治

项美香, 马宏, 王建安 - 2012 - researchgate.net
急性冠脉综合征(acutecoronarysyndrome, ACS) 是冠心病的危重状态, 以冠状动脉粥样硬化斑
块破裂或糜烂, 继发完全或不完全闭塞性血栓形成为病理基础, 以胸痛为主要表现的一组临床 …

Projected impact of urbanization on cardiovascular disease in China

F Chan, S Adamo, P Coxson, L Goldman, D Gu… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Objectives The Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Policy Model-China, a national
scale cardiovascular disease computer simulation model, was used to project future impact …

State of global health–hypertension burden and control

T Hedner, SE Kjeldsen, K Narkiewicz - Blood Pressure, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Epidemiological estimates (1, 2) indicate that more than a quarter of the adult world
population are hypertensive: an approximate one billion people with diagnosed and …

[PDF][PDF] Relación costo-utilidad de la disminución del consumo de sal y su efecto en la incidencia de enfermedades cardiovasculares en Argentina

D Ferrante, J Konfino, R Mejía… - … de Salud Pública, 2012 - SciELO Public Health
OBJETIVO: Estimar la relación costo-utilidad de una intervención dirigida a reducir el
consumo de sal en la dieta de personas mayores de 35 años en Argentina. MÉTODOS: La …