Schlaganfälle sind eine der häufigsten Ursachen für Behinderung und Pflegebedürftigkeit. Die Verbesserung der postakuten Versorgung kann Beeinträchtigungen mildern und Kosten senken. Sekundärprävention ist von hoher Bedeutung um Reinsulte zu vermeiden. Die subjektive Lebensqualität wird...

Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related conditions cause more than 40 percent of all deaths globally, and their substantialburden is rising, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Their burden extends well beyond health effects to include significanteconomic and societal...

Mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD), which had risen during the twentieth century in many countries, started declining in some countries during the 1960s. Once initial skepticism about the validity of the observed trends dissipated, researchers attempted to generate explanations...