Global epidemiology, health burden and effective interventions for elevated blood pressure and hypertension

B Zhou, P Perel, GA Mensah, M Ezzati - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
High blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for ischaemic heart disease,
stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease and dementia. Mean blood …

Primary stroke prevention worldwide: translating evidence into action

MO Owolabi, AG Thrift, A Mahal, M Ishida… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability
worldwide and its burden is increasing rapidly in low-income and middle-income countries …

Metabolomic profiles predict individual multidisease outcomes

T Buergel, J Steinfeldt, G Ruyoga, M Pietzner… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Risk stratification is critical for the early identification of high-risk individuals and disease
prevention. Here we explored the potential of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) …

Cardiovascular health after menopause transition, pregnancy disorders, and other gynaecologic conditions: a consensus document from European cardiologists …

AHEM Maas, G Rosano, R Cifkova… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Women undergo important changes in sex hormones throughout their lifetime that can
impact cardiovascular disease risk. Whereas the traditional cardiovascular risk factors …

The clinical characterization of the patient with primary psychosis aimed at personalization of management

M Maj, J van Os, M De Hert, W Gaebel… - World …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current management of patients with primary psychosis worldwide is often remarkably
stereotyped. In almost all cases an antipsychotic medication is prescribed, with second …

Objectives, design and main findings until 2020 from the Rotterdam Study

MA Ikram, G Brusselle, M Ghanbari… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Rotterdam Study is an ongoing prospective cohort study that started in 1990 in
the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The study aims to unravel etiology, preclinical …

The effect of intimate partner violence on the physical health and health-related behaviors of women: A systematic review of the literature

A Stubbs, C Szoeke - Trauma, violence, & abuse, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim: The long-term effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on physical health outcomes
and health-related behaviors are underresearched in comparison to the effects on mental …

Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission

VL Feigin, MO Owolabi, F Abd-Allah… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The burden of
disability after a stroke is also large, and is increasing at a faster pace in low-income and …

Microfluidic point-of-care (POC) devices in early diagnosis: A review of opportunities and challenges

SM Yang, S Lv, W Zhang, Y Cui - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The early diagnosis of infectious diseases is critical because it can greatly increase recovery
rates and prevent the spread of diseases such as COVID-19; however, in many areas with …

Cardiovascular disease and COVID-19: a consensus paper from the ESC working group on coronary pathophysiology & microcirculation, ESC working group on …

E Cenko, L Badimon, R Bugiardini… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The cardiovascular system is significantly affected in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).
Microvascular injury, endothelial dysfunction, and thrombosis resulting from viral infection or …