Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Atherosclerosis, the formation of fibrofatty lesions in the artery wall, causes much morbidity
and mortality worldwide, including most myocardial infarctions and many strokes, as well as …

Complex diseases, such as coronary artery disease (CAD), are often multifactorial, caused
by multiple underlying pathological mechanisms. Here, to study the multifactorial nature of …

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 …

Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for
cardiovascular disease incidence and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear …

Background: With advances in antiretroviral therapy, most deaths in people with HIV are
now attributable to noncommunicable illnesses, especially cardiovascular disease. We …

Despite advancements in prevention and treatment, sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a
leading cause of mortality and is responsible for approximately half of all deaths from …

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 …

Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many
regions of the world. Objectives: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated …

If the control of infectious diseases was the public health success story of the first half of the
20th century, then the decline in mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke has been …