The aim of this review is to summarize the incidence, prevalence, trend in mortality, and
general prognosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) and a related condition, acute coronary …

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 …

Background Current projections of the scale of the coming dementia epidemic assume that
the age-and sex-specific prevalence of dementia will not vary over time, and that population …

Abstract Purpose of Review The last 2–3 decades have witnessed a decline in age-
standardized cardiovascular mortality rates in high-income regions, whereas this has only …

Background The Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor study 2013 (GBD
2013) is the first of a series of annual updates of the GBD. Risk factor quantification …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the …

The ageing of European populations presents health, long-term care, and welfare systems
with new challenges. Although reports of ageing as a fundamental threat to the welfare state …

Background Non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention strategies now prioritise four
major risk factors: food, tobacco, alcohol and physical activity. Dietary salt intake remains …

This document details the procedures and recommendations of the Goals and Metrics
Committee of the Strategic Planning Task Force of the American Heart Association, which …

Background Mortality from coronary heart disease in the United States has decreased
substantially in recent decades. We conducted a study to determine how much of this …