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 …

Background and Purpose— Silent brain infarcts and white matter lesions are associated with
an increased risk of subsequent stroke in minor stroke patients. In healthy elderly people, …

Background— Few studies have quantified the relation between carotid plaques and stroke
in asymptomatic patients, and limited data exist on the importance of location of plaques or …

Background and Purpose— Several measures of atherosclerosis predict the risk of stroke.
However, a comparison between various measures of atherosclerosis is lacking, and limited …

Objective: To estimate the incidence, survival, and lifetime risk of stroke in the elderly
population. Methods: The authors conducted a study in 7721 participants from the population …

Background and Purpose—We determined the contribution of common carotid intima-media
thickness (IMT) in the prediction of future coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular …

Aims To assess the yield of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) with a hand-held single-lead
electrocardiogram (ECG) device during influenza vaccination in primary care in the …

Background Comorbidity is a major public health issue, which challenges health care configured
around single diseases. Aim To provide an overview of frequent disease combinations …

Background and Purpose— Coronary calcification as detected by electron-beam CT measures
the atherosclerotic plaque burden and has been reported to predict coronary events. …

Background Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) are the number one cause of death. Selective
prevention of CMDs by general practitioners (GPs) could help reduce the burden of CMDs. …