Background The benefits of blood pressure lowering treatment for prevention of
cardiovascular disease are well established. However, the extent to which these effects …

Background Recent hypertension guidelines have reversed previous recommendations for
lower blood pressure targets in high-risk patients, such as those with cardiovascular …

Importance Lowering blood pressure (BP) is widely used to reduce vascular risk in
individuals with diabetes. Objective To determine the associations between BP–lowering …

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 …

Background Radiotherapy for breast cancer often involves some incidental exposure of the
heart to ionizing radiation. The effect of this exposure on the subsequent risk of ischemic …

Background The effects of pharmacological blood pressure lowering at normal or high-
normal blood pressure ranges in people with or without pre-existing cardiovascular disease …

Background Large-scale and contemporary population-based studies of heart failure
incidence are needed to inform resource planning and research prioritisation but current …

Background If carotid artery narrowing remains asymptomatic (ie, has caused no recent
stroke or other neurological symptoms), successful carotid endarterectomy (CEA) reduces …

Background Peripheral artery disease is a major cardiovascular disease that affected 202
million people worldwide in 2010. In the past decade, new epidemiological data on …

Background Estimation of the epidemiological burden of carotid atherosclerosis can serve
as a basis for prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. We aimed to provide …