BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a strongly emerging problem in developing countries. The documentation and prediction of CVD patterns are important for policy makers if actions are to be taken to curb this problem. We aimed to document the current CVD patterns in Malawi, and associate these patterns to the theory of epidemiologic transition as a means of predicting future CVD pattern...

BACKGROUND Circulatory diseases (CD) are the major cause of death in Brazil, being cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) predominant. In developed countries ischemic heart diseases (IHD) predominate. OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to investigate the ratio between cerebrovascular diseases/ischemic heart diseases (CVD/IHD) in males and females who were 30 years of age and older. ME...

Over the past decade, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as the single most important cause of death worldwide. In 2010, CVD caused an estimated 16 million deaths and led to 293 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) lost—accounting for approximately 30% of all deaths and 11% of all DALYs lost that year. Like many high-income countries (HICs) during the past century, now lowand mi...

The obesity epidemic has emerged over the past few decades and is thought to be a result of both genetic and environmental factors. A newly identified factor, the gut microbiota, which is a bacterial ecosystem residing within the gastrointestinal tract of humans, has now been implicated in the obesity epidemic. Importantly, this bacterial community is impacted by external environmental factors ...