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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Cardiovascular epidemiology"”.
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An epidemiological study of coronary heart disease and its risk factors in Scotland: The Scottish Heart Health Study
… Organisation and followed an initial of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit. The aims of the study were to establish the levels of coronary risk factors in Scotland, to determine the extent to which these risks factors explained the geographical variation in coronary heart disease, and their …
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Population-based prediction of atrial fibrillation
… dementia and mortality, a major objective of cardiovascular epidemiology today is the development of tools for prediction and prevention of AF and its consequences. Although AF has traditionally been considered a non-heritable disease, a familial component to AF has recently been established …
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Neighborhood environment and physical activity
Introduction Insufficient levels of physical activity are one of the top contributors to global mortality, and it is an important public health priority to increase the proportion of physically active people in the population. The interest in environmental determinants of physical activity has been …
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Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors and Hypertension in a Community-Based Suburban Population in Nepal
Background: The epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors and the CVD risk profile, in the Nepalese population is not fully understood. Almost a third of the adult Nepalese population is estimated to be hypertensive, but there is still lack of information on the associations of …
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Blood Pressure, Arterial Stiffness and Cardiovascular Risk Prediction
… is an important, unmet need to improve current cardiovascular (CV) disease risk prediction algorithms, allowing better stratification models for disease prevention and, ultimately, a personalised medicine approach. This is particularly important for ‘moderate risk’ individuals, where relatively …
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The Prevalence of Comorbid Chronic Disease in Virginia's Adult Patient Population during the Years 2001 and 2004
… inpatient population from 2001 to 2004. Chronic cardiovascular disease (CCV), chronic liver disease (CLV), chronic renal disease (CRN), chronic pulmonary disease (COP), and cerebrovascular degeneration (CCE) comorbidities all increased in diagnoses prevalence (0.3% -1.8%), while comorbid cancer …