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Explaining the Decrease in U.S. Deaths from Coronary Disease, 1980–2000

B.J. Gersh
- 01 Jan 2008 - 
- Vol. 2008, pp 300-302
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Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years.

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TL;DR: The rapid increase in the prevalence and disease burden of elevated BMI highlights the need for continued focus on surveillance of BMI and identification, implementation, and evaluation of evidence‐based interventions to address this problem.
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ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation

TL;DR: This paper presents a Randomized Assessment of Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment of Intracoronary Stenting With Antithrombotic Regimen and Harmonizing Outcomes with RevasculariZatiON and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction.
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The global obesity pandemic: shaped by global drivers and local environments

TL;DR: Unlike other major causes of preventable death and disability, such as tobacco use, injuries, and infectious diseases, there are no exemplar populations in which the obesity epidemic has been reversed by public health measures, which increases the urgency for evidence-creating policy action, with a priority on reduction of the supply-side drivers.
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Defining and Setting National Goals for Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease Reduction The American Heart Association’s Strategic Impact Goal Through 2020 and Beyond

TL;DR: This document details the procedures and recommendations of the Goals and Metrics Committee of the Strategic Planning Task Force of the American Heart Association, which developed the 2020 Impact Goals, to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20% while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20%.
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among us children, adolescents, and adults, 1999-2002

TL;DR: The NHANES results indicate continuing disparities by sex and between racial/ethnic groups in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults and overweight among children, using the most recent national data of height and weight measurements.
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Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Part I: General Considerations, the Epidemiologic Transition, Risk Factors, and Impact of Urbanization

TL;DR: An overview of the global burden of atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease is provided and overarching factors influencing variations in CVD by ethnicity and region and the influence of urbanization are described.
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Explaining the Decrease in U.S. Deaths from Coronary Disease, 1980–2000

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors applied a previously validated statistical model, Impact, to data on the use and effectiveness of specific cardiac treatments and on changes in risk factors between 1980 and 2000 among U.S. adults 25 to 84 years old.
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