Volume 15 -

Issue 1 - 2020

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Original Research

Impact of Diabetes on Complications, Long Term Mortality and Recurrence in 608,890 Hospitalised Patients with Stroke

Weronika A. Szlachetka, Tiberiu A. Pana, Somsak Tiamkao, Allan B. Clark, Kannikar Kongbunkiat, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Joao H. Bettencourt-Silva, Narongrit Kasemap, Mamas A. Mamas, Phyo K. Myint
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06 Feb 2020

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High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Predictive Value for Cardiovascular Disease: A Nested Case Control from Isfahan Cohort Study (ICS)

Pooya Koosha, Hamidreza Roohafza, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Mehrbod Vakhshoori, Mohammad Talaei, Erfan Sheikhbahaei, Masoumeh Sadeghi
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06 Feb 2020

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Comparison of the Major Clinical Outcomes for the Use of Endeavor^® and Resolute Integrity^® Zotarolimus-Eluting Stents During a Three-Year Follow-up

Yong Hoon Kim, Ae-Young Her, Seung-Woon Rha, Byoung Geol Choi, Se Yeon Choi, Jae Kyeong Byun, Yoonjee Park, Dong Oh Kang, Won Young Jang, Woohyeun Kim, Cheol Ung Choi, Chang Gyu Park, Hong Seog Seo
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06 Feb 2020

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Long-Term Outcomes and Factors Associated with Mortality in Patients with Moderate to Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in Kenya

Mzee Ngunga, Abdulaziz Mansur Abeid, Jeilan Mohamed, Anders Barasa
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06 Feb 2020

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High Poverty and Hardship Financing Among Patients with Noncommunicable Diseases in Rural Haiti

Gene F. Kwan, Lily D. Yan, Benito D. Isaac, Kayleigh Bhangdia, Waking Jean-Baptiste, Densa Belony, Anirudh Gururaj, Louine Martineau, Serge Vertilus, Dufens Pierre-Louis, Darius L. Fenelon, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Emelia J. Benjamin, Gene Bukhman
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06 Feb 2020

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Association between Adherence to Guideline-Recommended Preventive Medications and In-Hospital Mortality among Non-Reperfused ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Academic Center in a Developing Country

Sylvi Irawati, Surya Dharma, Katja Taxis, Thang Nguyen, Nunung Nursyarofah, Bob Wilffert, Eelko Hak
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06 Feb 2020

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Patterns of Emergency Care for Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Patients with Chest Pain or Shortness of Breath at a Tanzanian Referral Hospital

Julian T. Hertz, Godfrey L. Kweka, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Alexander T. Limkakeng, Zak Loring, Gloria Temu, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Charles J. Gerardo, Francis M. Sakita
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06 Feb 2020

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High Burden of Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya

Rebecca Lumsden, Felix Barasa, Lawrence P. Park, Christian B. Ochieng, Joy M. Alera, Heather C. Millar, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb
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07 Feb 2020

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Biomass Fuel Use and Cardiac Function in Nepali Women

Jasleen Tiwana, Catherine Benziger, Laura Hooper, Karl Pope, Vijay Alurkar, Ramchandra Kafle, Tula R. Sijali, John R. Balmes, Joel D. Kaufman, Michael N. Bates
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07 Feb 2020

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Lipid Control Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: One Year Follow-Up of a Middle-Eastern Cohort

Bassam Atallah, Ramzi Khaddage, Ziad G. Sadik, Saad I. Mallah, Terrence J. Lee-St. John, Shamsah Alfardan, Mahmoud I. Traina, Wael Almahmeed
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10 Feb 2020

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Association of QTc Interval with Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases and Related Vascular Traits: A Prospective and Longitudinal Analysis

Chanjuan Deng, Jingya Niu, Liping Xuan, Wen Zhu, Huajie Dai, Zhiyun Zhao, Mian Li, Jieli Ju, Yu Xu, Yuhong Chen, Weiqing Wang, Guang Ning, Yufang Bi, Min Xu, Tiange Wang
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10 Feb 2020

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Cardiovascular Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa Compared to High-Income Countries: An Epidemiological Perspective

Matthew Fomonyuy Yuyun, Karen Sliwa, Andre Pascal Kengne, Anna Olga Mocumbi, Gene Bukhman
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12 Feb 2020

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Incremental Prognostic Value of Anemia in Acute Coronary Syndrome from A Rural Hospital in India

Anjalee Chiwhane, Shreerang Burchundi, Gajendra Manakshe, Hemant Kulkarni
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12 Feb 2020

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Heart Rate Variability, HIV and the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural South Africa

Noortje G. Godijk, Alinda G. Vos, Vita W. Jongen, Robert Moraba, Hugo Tempelman, Diederick E. Grobbee, Roel A. Coutinho, Walter Devillé, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
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12 Feb 2020

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Cost-Effectiveness of Rheumatic Heart Disease Echocardiographic Screening in Brazil: Data from the PROVAR+ Study: Cost-effectiveness of RHD screening in Brazil

Jasper Ubels, Craig Sable, Andrea Z. Beaton, Maria Carmo P. Nunes, Kaciane K. B. Oliveira, Lara C. Castro, Isabella M. Teixeira, Gabriela Z. L. Ruiz, Letícia Maria M. Rabelo, Alison R. Tompsett, Antonio Luiz P. Ribeiro, Klas-Göran Sahlen, Bruno R. Nascimento, On behalf of the PROVAR+ (Programa de RastreamentO da VAlvopatia Reumática e Outras Doenças Cardiovasculares) investigators
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20 Feb 2020

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Xanthomas Can Be Misdiagnosed and Mistreated in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients: A Call for Increased Awareness Among Dermatologists and Health Care Practitioners

Fahad Alnouri, Faisal A. Al-Allaf, Mohammad Athar, Zainularifeen Abduljaleel, Moheeb Alabdullah, Dalal Alammari, Menwar Alanazi, Fahmi Alkaf, Abeer Allehyani, Mohammad A. Alotaiby, Abdullah Alshehri, Abdellatif Bouazzaoui, Hussam Karrar, Mohiuddin M. Taher
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28 Feb 2020

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Heterogeneity in Trajectories of Systolic Blood Pressure among Young Adults in Qingdao Port Cardiovascular Health Study

Haiqun Lin, Meiping Cui, Erica S. Spatz, Yongfei Wang, Jiapeng Lu, Jing Li, Shuxia Li, Chenxi Huang, Xiancheng Liu, Lixin Jiang, Harlan M. Krumholz, Xiao Xu
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02 Mar 2020

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Prevalence and Correlates of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Among Patients with Diabetes in Uganda: A Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Study

Richard Migisha, David Collins Agaba, Godfrey Katamba, Teddy Kwaga, Raymond Tumwesigye, Silvia Lopez Miranda, Anthony Muyingo, Mark J. Siedner
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02 Mar 2020

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Adding Coronary Calcium Score to Exercise Treadmill Test: An Alternative to Refine Coronary Artery Disease Risk Stratification in Patients with Intermediate Risk Chest Pain

Weiting Huang, Zijuan Huang, Natalie Si Ya Koh, Jien Sze Ho, Terrance Siang Jin Chua, Swee Yaw Tan
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03 Mar 2020

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Prevalence of Combined Lipid Abnormalities in Brazilian Adolescents and Its Association with Nutritional Status: Data from the Erica Study

Tatiana L. Kaestner, Jamylle A. D. Santos, Daiane C. Pazin, Cristina P. Baena, Marcia Olandoski, Gabriela A. Abreu, Maria Cristina C. Kuschnir, Katia V. Bloch, José R. Faria-Neto
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18 Mar 2020

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Early Stages of Obesity-related Heart Failure Are Associated with Natriuretic Peptide Deficiency and an Overall Lack of Neurohormonal Activation: The Copenhagen Heart Failure Risk Study

Freja Stoltze Gaborit, Caroline Kistorp, Thomas Kümler, Christian Hassager, Niels Tønder, Kasper Iversen, Pia R. Kamstrup, Jens Faber, Lars Køber, Morten Schou
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25 Mar 2020

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WHF IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease

Luis Eduardo Echeverría, Rachel Marcus, Gabriel Novick, Sergio Sosa-Estani, Kate Ralston, Ezequiel Jose Zaidel, Colin Forsyth, Antonio Luiz P. Ribeiro, Iván Mendoza, Mariano Luis Falconi, Jorge Mitelman, Carlos A. Morillo, Ana Cristina Pereiro, María Jesús Pinazo, Roberto Salvatella, Felipe Martinez, Pablo Perel, Álvaro Sosa Liprandi, Daniel José Piñeiro, Gustavo Restrepo Molina
30 Mar 2020

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Association Between Abdominal Waist Circumference and Blood Pressure In Brazilian Adolescents With Normal Body Mass Index: Waist circumference and blood pressure in Adolescents

Daiane Cristina Pazin, Tatiana Lorena da Luz Kaestner, Márcia Olandoski, Cristina Pellegrino Baena, Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu, Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir, Katia Vergetti Bloch, José Rocha Faria-Neto
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03 Apr 2020

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Cardiac Rehabilitation in India: Results from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation’s Global Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Abraham Samuel Babu, Karam Turk-Adawi, Marta Supervia, Francisco Lopez Jimenez, Aashish Contractor, Sherry L. Grace
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03 Apr 2020

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Sex-Specific Incidence Rates and Risk Factors for Hypertension During 13 Years of Follow-up: The Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Samaneh Asgari, Seyyed Saeed Moazzeni, Fereidoun Azizi, Hengameh Abdi, Davood Khalili, Monir Sadat Hakemi, Farzad Hadaegh
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08 Apr 2020

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Establishment of a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry in Vietnam: Rationale and Methodology

Hoa T. T. Vu, Hoai T. T. Nguyen, Hung M. Pham, Loi D. Do, Quang N. Nguyen, Richard Norman, Rachel R. Huxley, Ngoc M. Pham, Crystal M. Y. Lee, Christopher M. Reid
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08 Apr 2020

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Anticoagulation Therapy by Age and Embolic Risk for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in Mexico, an Upper-Middle-Income Country: The CARMEN-AF Registry

Manlio F. Márquez, Manuel A. Baños-González, Milton E. Guevara-Valdivia, Jorge Vázquez-Acosta, Manuel O. de los Ríos Ibarra, Julio A. Aguilar-Linares, Marcelo Jiménez-Cruz, Norberto Matadamas-Hernández, Rocío Camacho-Casillas, Reynaldo Magaña-Magaña, Ulises Rojel-Martínez, Marco A. Alcocer-Gamba, Susano Lara-Vaca, Humberto Rodríguez-Reyes, Marco A. Islava-Gálvez, Lidia E. Betancourt-Hernández, Nicolás Reyes-Reyes, Miguel E. Beltrán-Gámez, Carlos Cantú-Brito, Alberto Z. Baños-Velasco, Pedro J. del Rivero Morfin, J. Antonio González-Hermosillo
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10 Apr 2020

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Determinants of Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in the Slums of Nairobi, Kenya

Frederick M. Wekesah, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Diederick E. Grobbee, Damazo Kadengye, Gershim Asiki, Catherine K. Kyobutungi
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10 Apr 2020

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Very Early Versus Early Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Decreased e-GFR after Successful Fibrinolytic Therapy

Mohamed Khalfallah, Randa Abdelmageed, Amany Allaithy
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16 Apr 2020

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Self-Reported Prevalence of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Relation to Socioeconomic and Educational Factors in Colombia: A Community-Based Study in 11 Departments

Paul A. Camacho, Diego Gomez-Arbelaez, Johanna Otero, Silvia González-Gómez, Dora I. Molina, Gregorio Sanchez, Edgar Arcos, Claudia Narvaez, Henry García, Maritza Pérez, Eric Hernandez-Triana, Myriam Duran, Carlos Cure, Aristides Sotomayor, Alvaro Rico, Fresia Cotes, Sumathy Rangarajan, Salim Yusuf, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo
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21 Apr 2020

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Myocardial Involvement in Chagas Disease and Insulin Resistance: A Non-Metabolic Model of Cardiomyopathy

Luis E. Echeverría, Lyda Z. Rojas, Luis A. López, Oscar L. Rueda-Ochoa, Sergio Alejandro Gómez-Ochoa, Carlos A. Morillo
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24 Apr 2020

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A Systematic Review of the Spectrum of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Sub-Saharan Africa

Matthew F. Yuyun, Aimé Bonny, G. André Ng, Karen Sliwa, Andre Pascal Kengne, Ashley Chin, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Marcus Ngantcha, Olujimi A. Ajijola, Gene Bukhman
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08 May 2020

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Meta-Analysis of the Incidence, Prevalence, and Correlates of Atrial Fibrillation in Rheumatic Heart Disease

Jean Jacques Noubiap, Ulrich Flore Nyaga, Aude Laetitia Ndoadoumgue, Jan René Nkeck, Anderson Ngouo, Jean Joel Bigna
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18 May 2020

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Moving Safely to Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Is More Pressing, Dates or Data?

José Pablo Werba, Fabrizio Veglia
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20 May 2020

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Self-Reported Changes in Risk Behaviours of Cardiovascular Diseases among School Adolescents in Nepal: Application of an Integrated Experiential Learning Approach

Rita Thapa, Raj Kumar Subedi, Gorakh Regmi, Radhika Thapaliya, Abhinav Vaidya, Benu B. Karki
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21 May 2020

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Health Education about Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Community-Based Cluster Randomized Trial

Kaciane K. B. Oliveira, Bruno R. Nascimento, Andrea Z. Beaton, Maria Carmo P. Nunes, José Luiz P. Silva, Lara C. Rabelo, Márcia M. Barbosa, Cássio M. Oliveira, Mariana D. Mata, Waydder Antônio A. Costa, Augusto F. Pereira, Craig A. Sable, Antonio L. P. Ribeiro, On behalf of the PROVAR investigators
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17 Jun 2020

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Gambia: A Systematic Review

Robin Koller, Charles Agyemang
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17 Jun 2020

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Impact of China’s Low Centralized Medicine Procurement Prices on the Cost-Effectiveness of Statins for the Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Miao Wang, Jing Liu, Brandon K. Bellows, Yue Qi, Jiayi Sun, Jun Liu, Andrew E. Moran, Dong Zhao
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25 Jun 2020

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Management of Cardiovascular Disease Patients With Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 in Limited Resource Settings

Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Pablo Perel, Ambuj Roy, Kavita Singh, Lana Raspail, José Rocha Faria-Neto, Samuel S. Gidding, Dike Ojji, Ferdous Hakim, L. Kristin Newby, Janina Stępińska, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Modou Jobe, Sarah Kraus, Eduardo Chuquiure-Valenzuela, Daniel Piñeiro, Kay-Tee Khaw, Ehete Bahiru, Amitava Banerjee, Jagat Narula, Karen Sliwa
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01 Jul 2020

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The Gender-Based Differences in Vulnerability to Ambient Air Pollution and Cerebrovascular Disease Mortality: Evidences Based on 26781 Deaths

Guangcong Liu, Baijun Sun, Lianzheng Yu, Jianping Chen, Bing Han, Yizhuo Li, Jie Chen
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08 Jul 2020

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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension in Nigeria: Data from a Nationwide Survey 2017

Augustine N. Odili, Babangida S. Chori, Benjamin Danladi, Peter C. Nwakile, Innocent C. Okoye, Umar Abdullah, Maxwell N. Nwegbu, Kefas Zawaya, Ime Essien, Kabiru Sada, John O. Ogedengbe, Akinyemi Aje, Godsent C. Isiguzo
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10 Jul 2020

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Evaluation of Mortality in Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Outcomes in Digital Electrocardiography (CODE) Study

Gabriela M. M. Paixão, Luis Gustavo S. Silva, Paulo R. Gomes, Emilly M. Lima, Milton P. F. Ferreira, Derick M. Oliveira, Manoel H. Ribeiro, Antonio H. Ribeiro, Jamil S. Nascimento, Jéssica A. Canazart, Leonardo B. Ribeiro, Emelia J. Benjamin, Peter W. Macfarlane, Milena S. Marcolino, Antonio L. Ribeiro
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28 Jul 2020

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Inclusion in the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines of Non-Vitamin K Anticoagulants for Treatment of Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Step Towards Reducing the Burden of Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality

Ezequiel J. Zaidel, Xinyi Leng, Abiodun Moshood Adeoye, Ferdous Hakim, Biraj Karmacharya, Asim Katbeh, Lis Neubeck, Stephanie Partridge, Pablo Perel, Mark D. Huffman, Mariachiara Di Cesare
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06 Aug 2020

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A Global Analysis of Associations between Fine Particle Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Feasibility Study on Data Linkage

Min Zhao, Gerard Hoek, Maciej Strak, Diederick E. Grobbee, Ian Graham, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Ilonca Vaartjes
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06 Aug 2020

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Low Cardiovascular Disease Awareness in Chilean Women: Insights from the ESCI Project

Paola Varleta, Mónica Acevedo, Carolina Casas-Cordero, Amalia Berríos, Carlos Navarrete
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12 Aug 2020

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Mediterranean-Style Diet for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cochrane Review

Karen Rees, Andrea Takeda, Nicole Martin, Leila Ellis, Dilini Wijesekara, Abhinav Vepa, Archik Das, Louise Hartley, Saverio Stranges
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12 Aug 2020

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The Association and Predictive Ability of ECG Abnormalities with Cardiovascular Diseases: A Prospective Analysis

Jingya Niu, Chanjuan Deng, Ruizhi Zheng, Min Xu, Jieli Lu, Tiange Wang, Zhiyun Zhao, Yuhong Chen, Shuangyuan Wang, Meng Dai, Yu Xu, Weiqing Wang, Guang Ning, Yufang Bi, Mian Li
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01 Sep 2020

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Integrating the Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Heart Disease into Country Health Systems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jessica Abrams, David A. Watkins, Leila H. Abdullahi, Liesl J. Zühlke, Mark E. Engel
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14 Sep 2020

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Review

Expert Consensus Document

Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Diseases. Consensus Report

M. Sanz, A. Marco del Castillo, S. Jepsen, J. R. Gonzalez-Juanatey, F. D’Aiuto, P Bouchard, I. Chapple, T. Dietrich, I. Gotsman, F. Graziani, D. Herrera, B. Loos, P. Madianos, J. B. Michel, P. Perel, B. Pieske, L. Shapira, M. Schechter, M. Tonetti, C. Vlachopoulos, G. Wimmer
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03 Feb 2020

15(1):1

Letter to the Editor

Editorial

Brief report

World Heart Federation Briefing on Prevention: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Low-Income Countries

Friedrich Thienemann, Fausto Pinto, Diederick E. Grobbee, Michael Boehm, Nooshin Bazargani, Junbo Ge, Karen Sliwa

Special Collection: COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Diseases
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09 Apr 2020

15(1):31

Correction

Editorial viewpoint

Implementing Fixed Dose Combination Medications for the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases

Ruth Webster, Adrianna Murphy, Helen Bygrave, Éimhín Ansbro, Diederick E. Grobbee, Pablo Perel
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19 Aug 2020

15(1):57

Invited Editorials

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