Risk Factors

Chronic Inflammation: A Common Pathway Linking Genetic and Environmental Cardiovascular Risk

Higher levels of chronic systemic inflammation were associated with smaller left ventricular volumes, compensatory increases in heart rate, and substantially…

2 weeks ago

Rising Prevalence of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Over the Past Two Decades

A systematic review and meta-analysis found that the prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) is increasing, particularly over the past…

1 month ago

Midlife Vascular Health Linked to Up to 12.6 More Dementia-Free Years

Maintaining optimal vascular health in midlife was associated with up to 12.6 additional years of life free from dementia between…

2 months ago

Shared and Region-Specific Dementia Risk Factors

Dementia risk factors vary substantially across countries, but they frequently cluster together in similar patterns worldwide, supporting both context-specific prevention…

3 months ago

Obesity’s Cardiovascular Risk Gap Is Narrowing in Older Adults—But Not in the Young

An international analysis of nearly 1 million adults found that the long-standing differences in blood pressure and non-HDL cholesterol between…

3 months ago

Global Burden of CVDs and Risk Factors 1990-2023

Data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 study showed that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of…

1 year ago

CVD Risk Factor’s Lifetime Effect Estimates

A global analysis of over 2 million individuals from 133 cohorts across 39 countries found that five classic risk factors—high…

1 year ago

Age on the Association of Risk Factors and Stroke

An international case–control study suggested that vascular risk factors influence stroke risk differently across age groups. The study enrolled age-…

1 year ago

Global Study of Stroke Risk Factors

A study revealed that stroke remains a major global health challenge, influenced by numerous risk factors that vary across regions…

1 year ago

Significance of CVD Risk Factors in Childhood and Adulthood

A longitudinal cohort study suggested that childhood risk factors contributed both directly and indirectly to adult cardiovascular disease (CVD), and…

2 years ago

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