Alberico L. Catapano

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

2020 · Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper reviews the magnitude of total CVD burden, including 13 underlying …

2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: <i>lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk</i>

2019 · European Heart Journal

The ESC/EAS Guidelines represent the views of the ESC and EAS, and were produced after careful consideration of the scientific and medical knowledge, and the evidence available at the time of their publication. The ESC …

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2021 · The Lancet Neurology

BACKGROUND: Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are important for evidence-based stroke care planning and resource allocation. The Global …

2016 European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

2016 · European Heart Journal

ABI : ankle–brachial (blood pressure) index ABPM : ambulatory blood pressure monitoring ACCORD : Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes ACE-I : angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ACS : acute coronary syndromes ADVANCE : Action in …