Many features of the environment have been found to exert an important influence on
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, progression, and severity. Changes in the environment …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) from cardiac arrest is a major international public health
problem accounting for an estimated 15%–20% of all deaths. Although resuscitation rates …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) generally refers to an unexpected death from a cardiovascular
cause in a person with or without preexisting heart disease. The specificity of this definition …

One of the novel interesting topics in the study of cardiovascular disease is the role of the
oxidation system, since inflammation and oxidative stress are known to lead to …

Circadian rhythms are daily cycles of physiology and behaviour that are driven by an
endogenous oscillator with a period of approximately (circa-) one day (diem). Exemplified in …

Background The risk of sudden death from cardiac causes in the general population peaks
from 6 am to noon and has a nadir from midnight to 6 am Obstructive sleep apnea is highly …

Background and Purpose—Acute myocardial infarction and sudden death display a
circadian rhythm, with a higher risk between 6 am and noon. Some reports suggest that …

Background Heart disease causes 45% of the deaths that occur among US firefighters while
they are on duty. We examined duty-specific risks of death from coronary heart disease …

The functional organization of the cardiovascular system shows clear circadian rhythmicity.
These and other circadian rhythms at all levels of organization are orchestrated by a central …

ContextHypertensive patients are often given a calcium antagonist to reduce cardiovascular
disease risk, but the benefit compared with other drug classes is controversial. ObjectiveTo …