Atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease (ASCVD) incidence and mortality rates are
declining in many countries in Europe, but it is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality …

1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date
comprehensive set of recommendations in a single document for clinicians caring for adult …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

As early as the 1920s, and subsequently in the 1959 Build and Blood Pressure Study (S1. 5-
1) of almost 5 million adults insured between 1934 and 1954, a strong direct relationship …

Aims The expression of GADD153 (growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible gene 153), an
apoptosis-regulated gene, increases during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. How …

Purpose—The aim of this guideline is to provide a synopsis of best clinical practices in the
rehabilitative care of adults recovering from stroke. Methods—Writing group members were …

Stroke is a heterogeneous syndrome, and determining risk factors and treatment depends
on the specific pathogenesis of stroke. Risk factors for stroke can be categorized as …

Background Combination antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin may reduce the
rate of recurrent stroke during the first 3 months after a minor ischemic stroke or transient …

Sleep apnea is highly prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease. These disordered
breathing events are associated with a profile of perturbations that include intermittent …