…and peripheral embolization. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Western countries, and ultrasound studies are now performed in the majority of patients…

…of cardiovascular disease. It has been the number one killer in Western and high income countries for more than half a century, causing approximately 20…

…coronary risk factors may be absent. The condition is more prevalent in Japan and South Korea than in Western populations, and multiple vessel spasm during…

…of age. The overall prevalence in a Western population is 1.0% to 1.5%. The crude prevalence is lower in non Western countries, primarily…

…Industrialization and a Western lifestyle are strongly related to the development of hypertension. Developing and non Western countries rarely display the blood pressure trajectories and…

…elevated risk of developing aortic stenosis. The prevalence of bicuspid aortic valves is 1% to 2% in most Western populations. Individuals with bicuspid aortic valves…

…in reduced oxygen saturation are generally detected with neonatal pulse oximetry (POX) screening , which is routine in all Western countries. According to a Cochrane review…

…consensus report by MacFarlane et al it was noted that roughly 5% to 13% of all individuals in a Western population display early repolarization pattern…

…is the predominant cause, accounting for approximately 60% of HFrEF cases in Western populations [14] . Non ischemic etiologies encompass a highly heterogeneous group of disorders…

…cardiomyopathy is equally common among men and women. The prevalence in a Western population is approximately 0.2%. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is one of the most…