Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a daunting problem. It is a major public health issue
for several reasons: from its prevalence (20% of total mortality in the industrialized world) to …

Background Alcohol consumption is a major global risk factor for mortality and morbidity.
Much discussion has revolved around the diverse findings on the complex relationship …

Methods Throughout this article, we present statistics from a number of data sources chosen
with consideration of data quality, date of most recent update, and coverage of the European …

This executive summary provides the essential treatment algorithms for the resuscitation of
children and adults and highlights the main guideline changes since 2010. Detailed …

This article provides an update for 2015 on the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD),
with a particular focus on coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, across the countries of …

Aims Long-term disease progression following myocardial infarction (MI) is not well
understood. We examined the risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in patients …

Background Not all obese subjects have an adverse metabolic profile predisposing them to
developing type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. The BioSHaRE-EU Healthy Obese …

Sudden unexpected cardiac arrest (CA) is a catastrophic unexpected but potentially
reversible event that involves family, friends and society. In Europe cardiac arrest occurs in …

Background and objective Blood pressure (BP) is one of the four vital signals that provides
valuable medical information about the cardiovascular activity. In recent years, extensive …

This paper provides an update for 2014 on the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and
in particular coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, across the countries of Europe …