Developing countries like India are facing a double burden of communicable and non-
communicable diseases. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in India …

The worldwide epidemic of obesity continues unabated. Obesity is notoriously difficult to
treat, and, thus, prevention is critical. A new paradigm for prevention, which evolved from the …

Objectives: To describe the characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of active infective
endocarditis (IE) in Europe. Design: Prospective survey of medical practices in Europe …

Objective: The primary objective of this review is to examine the demographic and nutrition
transition in India in relation to its contribution to the emerging epidemic of chronic non …

Background and Purpose—Despite increasing burden of stroke in developing countries,
population-based data are rare. Through the Trivandrum Stroke Registry, we intend to …

Reliable statistics related to the prevalence, incidence and mortality of hypertension and
stroke are not available from Asia. The data may be in national or institutional reports or …

Background—In the absence of previous international comparisons, we sought to
systematically evaluate, across time and participant age, the sex ratio in angina prevalence …

During the last century, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has burgeoned from a relatively minor
disease worldwide to a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. By 2020 it is projected that …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension
among elderly individuals in Bangladesh and India. METHOD: A community-based sample …

Background There are no recent data on prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in
Indians. The last community based study from Kerala, the most advanced Indian state in …