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Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Density Around the Globe
Turk-Adawi, K; Supervia, M; Lopez-Jimenez, F; Pesah, E; Ding, R; Britto, RR; Bjarnason-Wehrens, B; Derman, W; Abreu, A; Babu, AS; Santos, CA; Jong, SKBackground: Despite the epidemic of cardiovascular disease and the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), availability is known to be insufficient, although this is not quantified. This study ascertained CR availability, volumes and its drivers, and density. Methods: A survey was administered to CR programs globally. Cardiac associations and local champions facilitated program identification. Factors associat...
Seasonality of cardiovascular risk factors: an analysis including over 230 000 ...
Marti-Soler, H; Gubelmann, C; Aeschbacher, S; Alves, L; Bobak, M; Bongard, V; Clays, E; de Gaetano, G; Di Castelnuovo, A; Elosua, R; Ferrieres, JObjective To assess the seasonality of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in a large set of population-based studies. Methods Cross-sectional data from 24 population-based studies from 15 countries, with a total sample size of 237 979 subjects. CVRFs included Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference; systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure; total, high (HDL) and low (LDL) density lipoprotein chol...