BackgroundRecent studies suggest that coronary heart disease (CHD) may frequently occur in the absence of traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. However, it is unclear whether this could reflect missed clinical diagnoses or subthreshold nonoptimal risk factor exposure preceding CHD, and whether similar patterns are observed for heart failure (HF) or stroke.ObjectivesThe purpose of this… Continue reading Very High Prevalence of Nonoptimally Controlled Traditional #Risk Factors at the Onset of #Cardiovascular Disease
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Share onGlobal Effect of #Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates
Five risk factors account for approximately 50% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease. How the presence or absence of classic risk factors affects lifetime estimates of cardiovascular disease and death from any cause remains unclear.MethodsWe harmonized individual-level data from 2,078,948 participants across 133 cohorts, 39 countries, and 6 continents. Lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease… Continue reading Share onGlobal Effect of #Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates
The unlikelihood effect: When knowing more creates the perception of less.
People face increasingly detailed information related to a range of risky decisions. To aid individuals in thinking through such risks, various forms of policy and health messaging often enumerate their causes. Whereas some prior literature suggests that adding information about causes of an outcome increases its perceived likelihood, we identify a novel mechanism through which… Continue reading The unlikelihood effect: When knowing more creates the perception of less.
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