Heart disease and stroke statistics—2018 update: a report from the American Heart Association

EJ Benjamin, SS Virani, CW Callaway… - circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise: JACC Health Promotion Series

GF Fletcher, C Landolfo, J Niebauer, C Ozemek… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Physical inactivity is one of the leading modifiable risk factors for global mortality, with an
estimated 20% to 30% increased risk of death compared with those who are physically …

Status of hypertension in China: results from the China hypertension survey, 2012–2015

Z Wang, Z Chen, L Zhang, X Wang, G Hao, Z Zhang… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Although the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) continues to increase in
developing countries, including China, recent data are lacking. A nationwide survey was …

Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to …

C Fitzmaurice, TF Akinyemiju, FH Al Lami… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The increasing burden due to cancer and other noncommunicable diseases
poses a threat to human development, which has resulted in global political commitments …

Burden of road traffic injuries related to delays in implementing safety belt laws in low-and lower-middle-income countries

A Martin, E Lagarde, LR Salmi - Traffic injury prevention, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Delayed implementation of effective road safety policies must be considered
when quantifying the avoidable part of the fatal and nonfatal injuries burden. We sought to …

Anticancer potential of quercetin: A comprehensive review

A Rauf, M Imran, IA Khan, M ur‐Rehman… - Phytotherapy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Diet plays a key role to maintaining healthy life. Many natural products present in our diet,
such as flavonoids, can prevent the progression of cancer. Quercetin, a distinctive bioactive …

The economic burden of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

A Gheorghe, U Griffiths, A Murphy, H Legido-Quigley… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background The evidence on the economic burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains scarce. We conducted a comprehensive …

Risk factors and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of precision medicine

N Fujiwara, SL Friedman, N Goossens, Y Hoshida - Journal of hepatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Patients who develop chronic fibrotic liver disease, caused by viral or metabolic aetiologies,
are at a high risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Even after complete HCC …

ESPEN guideline clinical nutrition in neurology

R Burgos, I Bretón, E Cereda, JC Desport, R Dziewas… - Clinical Nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
Neurological diseases are frequently associated with swallowing disorders and malnutrition.
Moreover, patients with neurological diseases are at increased risk of micronutrient …

Nutrition and cardiovascular health

R Casas, S Castro-Barquero, R Estruch… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Western countries,
representing almost 30% of all deaths worldwide. Evidence shows the effectiveness of …