The following measures were recommended by the Working Group on Hypercholesterolemia
and Other Dyslipidemias in light of the new scientific evidence that became available since …

During the 1970s, 2 Danish investigators, Bang and Dyerberg, on being informed that the
Greenland Eskimos had a low prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) set out to study the …

The diagnosis of mild hypertension and the treatment of hypertension require accurate
measurement of blood pressure. Blood pressure readings are altered by various factors that …

The Canadian Heart Health Surveys are cross-sectional, population-based cardiovascular
disease risk factor surveys that took place in each of the 10 Canadian provinces between …

The present study of primary prevention in white men aged 40 to 64 years attempts to
investigate whether a β-blocker given as initial antihypertensive treatment would lower total …

A case-control study of diet and stomach cancer was conducted during 1979–1982 in Toronto,
Winnipeg, and St John's, Canada. Two hundred forty-six histologically verified cancer …

This study was performed to determine the blood pressure measuring techniques and
accuracy of sphygmomanometers used by physicians in ambulatory care clinics on the Avalon …

Twenty-two cross-sectional studies involving 130000 persons from 8 different countries
have reported their findings on the association between coffee consumption and cholesterol …

There are gender-specific differences in the significance of cardiovascular risk factors, as
well as in the symptoms and in the diagnostic approach of cardiovascular events. From the …

Objective This study aims to systematically review available evidence from prospective
cohort studies to identify intrapersonal, social environmental and physical environmental …