Chronic diseases have become a focal point of public health worldwide with estimates of
trillions of dollars in annual health care cost and causing more than 36 million deaths a year …

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical emergency worldwide, a major
cause of which are bleeding peptic ulcers. Endoscopic treatment and acid suppression with …

Cardiac nuclear medicine, cardiac computed tomography (CT), interventional cardiology
procedures, and electrophysiology procedures are increasing in number and account for an …

Objective To examine the effects of extremely cold and hot temperatures on ischaemic heart
disease (IHD) mortality in five cities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou) in …

Outdoor and indoor air pollution poses a significant cardiovascular risk, and has been
associated with atherosclerosis, the main underlying pathology in many cardiovascular …

S124 Stroke June 2013 lower income countries. 15 For example, ischemic heart disease
mortality rates are slightly higher than stroke mortality rates in North America, Western and …

Background—Cardiovascular diseases are rising as a cause of death and disability in
China. To improve outcomes for patients with these conditions, the Chinese government …

Abstract Background The American Heart Association (AHA) recently developed definitions
of cardiovascular health for adults and children based on 7 cardiovascular disease risk …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in adults in
Argentina. Sodium reduction policies targeting processed foods were implemented in 2011 …

Background Earlier studies reported that Chinese subjects with heterozygous familial
hypercholesterolemia (heFH) living in Mainland China or in Western countries had lower …