Cardiovascular disease is a broad category of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, hypertensive heart disease, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease. It is a leading global cause of death and disability and is driven by a common set of …
Cardiovascular disease is a broad category of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, hypertensive heart disease, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease. It is a leading global cause of death and disability and is driven by a common set of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, among them hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet, frequently operating through the pathological process of atherosclerosis in which lipid accumulation, endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and oxidative stress narrow and stiffen arteries. Acute events such as myocardial infarction and stroke arise when vascular compromise interrupts blood supply, while chronic remodeling impairs cardiac and renal function. Because much of the burden is preventable, research emphasizes risk-factor identification, lifestyle and pharmacological intervention, and the mechanisms linking metabolic and inflammatory pathways to vascular injury. The subject matter examined in this area includes cardiovascular risk factors in relation to depressive symptoms and to HIV, candidate-gene regulation in human cardiovascular disease, cardioprotective and renal effects in L-NAME and high-fat-diet models, cardiovascular complications of menopause, effects of smoking and vaping, activity and exercise capacity in congenital heart disease, and knowledge and risk-factor prevalence across populations. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the mechanisms, risk factors, and management of cardiovascular disease.
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The 12 articles above have been cited 25 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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