Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a major cause of mortality in the world, although great
variability exists in the death rates in different regions of the world. In the developed …

This paper addresses a fundamental question in evidence based policy making—can
scientists and policy makers work together? It first provides a scenario outlining the different …

Coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemic stroke, diabetes, and some specific cancers, which
until recently were common only in high-income countries, are now becoming the dominant …

Background Strong evidence shows that physical inactivity increases the risk of many
adverse health conditions, including major non-communicable diseases such as coronary …

Figure 59. Electrocardiogram; atrial fibrillation compared with normal sinus rhythm. Atrial
fibrillation (top) and normal sinus rhythm (bottom). The purple arrow indicates a P wave …

Essential antioxidants were determined in plasma of middle-aged men representing 16
European study populations, which differed sixfold in age-specific mortality from ischemic …

Background—Coronary heart disease (CHD) is markedly more common in men than in
women. In both sexes, CHD risk increases with age, but the increase is sharper in women …

Background Dietary plant sterols, especially sitostanol, reduce serum cholesterol by
inhibiting cholesterol absorption. Soluble sitostanol may be more effective than a less …

Background In the late 1960s, coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality among Finnish men
was the highest in the world. From 1972 to 2007, risk factor surveys have been carried out to …

Background Body weight is closely related to several known cardiovascular risk factors, but
it may also have an independent effect on the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). In this …