European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

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Association of blood pressure classification using the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines with the progression of coronary artery calcification	347
Diastolic dysfunction of left ventricle as a consequence of lipotoxic myocardial damage in epicardial obesity	283
Attainment of the 2019 ESC/EAS recommended LDL-C goal in Greek patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	142
Electrocardiogram characteristics of Black and Mixed-race young Brazilian football players: addressing the ‘African/Afro-Caribbean pattern’	110
Secondary prevention after an acute cardiovascular event: far from targets and large room for improvement	109
Refining prediction of stroke in sinus node dysfunction patients without atrial fibrillation using a P-combined score: a multi-centre study	108
Homocysteine, a predictor of cardiovascular adverse events in coronary artery disease	100
Cognitive impairment, health literacy, secondary prevention capacity and behaviours in acute coronary syndrome patients at early discharge: a prospective observational study	97
Assessment of left ventricular myocardial deformation according to Speckle-tracking echocardiography in the long-term period in patients with takotsubo syndrome	92
Stratifying the risk in chronic coronary syndromes: a ray of hope for ischaemia?	82
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in early rehabilitation of patients with postoperative complications after cardiovascular surgery	81
Favourable lifestyle reduces cardiovascular disease risks in hypertensive patients	72
Long-term physical activity time-in-target range in young adults with cardiovascular events in later life	66
Artificial intelligence and anaerobic threshold: the winner is human physiology	60
On the characterization of athlete’s heart using 3D echocardiography	58
Effectiveness of a preoperative breathing exercises intervention on patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review	55
Focus on cardiovascular risk factor control	53
Gender Differences in Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Sleep Apnoea Syndrome: A Real-World Data Analysis of a Nationwide Epidemiological Dataset	48
Autonomic cardiac control independently predicts incident hypertension and systolic blood pressure in a multi-ethnic population: The HELIUS study	47
Association between alcohol consumption and peripheral artery disease: two de novo prospective cohorts and a systematic review with meta-analysis	46
The mysterious lipoprotein(a): moving towards further understanding of its atherogenic role	44
Does risk factor control beat familial predisposition for myocardial infarction?	42
Day-to-day home blood pressure variability and risk of atrial fibrillation in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama Study	41
Progrostic impact of a pre-existing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	41
Clinical impact of transoesophageal echocardiography in acute brain ischaemia: who should we select?	39

Exploring the physiological determinants of marathon performance	38
Life"s simple 7 and the risk of stroke in Finnish men: a prospective cohort study	38
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: different angles to grasp its beauty	37
Willingness of non-participants of conventional cardiac rehabilitation to participate in cardiac telerehabilitation: results of semi-structured interviews	35
The role of histamine H2 receptor antagonist in heart failure: a potential game-changer?	35
Cardiac rehabilitation barriers in the Czech Republic: Determination of key barriers in East-Central Europe	34
Telemedicine and health care pathway of atrial fibrillation patient	34
What people really know about hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors. Recommendations vs reality	34
Blood pressure target attainment according to the recent ESC cardiovascular prevention guidelines	33
Bempedoic acid and PCSK9 inhibitor eligibility in a contemporary population with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	33
Changes in antihypertensive treatment in surviving patients SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection and its cardiovascular impact after one year of follow-up	33
An artificial intelligence model to predict 12-month mortality among patients with myocardial infarction	33
Successful perindopril/amlodipine+indapamide treatment as second line in uncontrolled hypertensive patients in line with european guidelines	32
SARS-CoV-2 associated cardiac abnormalities in elite athletes: results from the prospective, longitudinal COMMIT cohort	32
A conversational-based dietary assessment tool for cardiovascular patients	31
Shorter cardiac rehabilitation programs: taking time is taking effectiveness?	31
Flow mediated dilatation: searching high and low for a technique	31
Monitoring pulmonary arterial pressures during cardiac rehabilitation using the CardioMEMS device	30
Baseline carotid intima-media complex echogenicity associates with the 3-year progression of intima-media thickness	30
Cardiac practice during the second year of COVID-19 pandemic: are we going back to normal?	30
Reference ranges for functional and structural echocardiographic parameters in asian athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Israel's first national remote cardiac rehabilitation program - patient response and potential factors affecting successful completion	29
The impact of nonoptimal lipids on the progression of coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic young adults: results from the KOICA registry	29
Long-term follow-up of incident acute coronary syndrome: results from the French MONICA registries over the 2009-2017 period	28
SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Cardiorespiratory reference data in norwegian post-myocardial infarction patients	27
Temporal trends in myocardial infarction case fatality: methodological challenges and prevention targets	26
Prevalence of Physiological Electrocardiographic Findings in a Brazilian Cohort of Young Football Players: B-Pro Foot ECG Pilot Study	26
Role of Integrated yoga like posture, breathing exercise, music, sattvic diet and bhagwad geeta for quit smoking and cardiovascular prevention as compare to still active smokers	25
Heart rate recovery and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies	25
Heart rate variability and atrial fibrillation in the general population: a longitudinal and mendelian randomization study	25
Type D personality, cardiovascular risk factors and risk of recurrent major adverse cardiac events in outpatients with coronary heart disease	25
Heart rate recovery is improved after locomotor training in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury: implications for health and prevention	25
Manipulating rest interval length in sprint interval training alters post-exercise hypotension and within-session oxygen consumption	24
Patients with Minor Non-Disabling Stroke (MiNDS): results of a structured cardiovascular rehabilitation program	24
App-based intervention for cardiovascular and diabetes risk awareness and prevention	24
Modulation of sympathetic nervous system activity through various therapeutic approaches in patients with resistant hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	24
Outcomes from a digital cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme delivered in Ireland during COVID 19	23
The impact of the italian law mandating an automatic external defibrillation in all sports venues on sudden cardiac arrest survival	23
Home-based cardiac rehabilitation can reduce anxiety and depression in heart failure patients	23
Selenium deficiency is associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation in PREVEND: a prospective general population cohort	23
How well can wearables in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease represent their exercise capacity?	23
Factors associated with hospital arrival time of acute stroke patients in rural India	23
A new angle on atrial fibrillation risk prediction; the role of P-wave axis in future AF	23
Tricuspid valve repair versus a conservative approach in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation undergoing mitral valve surgery. A systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Comparing novel oral anticoagulants to vitamin k antagonists in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Predictors of poor exercise self-efficacy improvements after cardiac rehabilitation	22
Physical activity and psychological status of hypertensive and healthy individuals: in the era of COVID-19	22
Unmasking the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis in the real world: first insights from the phase 2 of the AC-TIVE study, an italian nationwide survey	22
Fear of movement (kinesiophobia) after cardiac hospitalization: predictors and impact on participation in cardiac rehabilitation	21

Admission HbA1c and post-MI prognosis in patients without known diabetes: a meta analysis	21
Triglycerides, polymorphisms and the risk of acute coronary syndrome in the Czech population	20
Participation in cardiac telerehabilitation	20
Determination of hypertriglyceridemic gene score in patients with familial dysbetalipoproteinemia	20
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity of HFrEF patients is strongly associated with age, but not with functional capacity (6MWT), ejection fraction, NYHA, NT-proBNP, sex or BMI	20
The initial validation of indonesian version of heartqoL: a short health-related quality of life questionnaire for post-myocardial infarction patients	20
Unexplained exercise-related dyspnea in type 2 diabetes predicts pulmonary arterial hypertension during exercise	20
High glycemic variability attenuates diastolic function in diabetic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	20
Use of traditional medicine and control of hypertension in 12 Sub-Saharan African countries: the EIGHT cross-sectional study	20
Treatment of iron deficiency anemia after cardiac surgery	20
Global magnitude and temporal trend of infective endocarditis, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study	19
The effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation development in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery	19
Editors’ introduction: focus on cardiovascular rehabilitation	19
High heart rate amplifies the risk of cardiovascular mortality associated with elevated uric acid	19
Post-treatment level of LDL cholesterol and all-cause mortality in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: evidence from real-world setting	19
Heat exposure after the rainy season is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular emergency	19
Is it possible to refine cardiovascular risk scores in people living with HIV?	18
The impact of coffee subtypes on incident cardiovascular disease, arrhythmias, and mortality: long-term outcomes from the UK Biobank	18
Sex-specific associations of ceramides with cardiopulmonary fitness in the general population	18
Acute heart failure: does etiology matter?	18
Pictorial information about subclinical atherosclerosis reduces the CVD risk: Results from the VIPVIZA RCT	18
Letter to the editor regarding ‘Menopause modulates the circulating metabolome: evidence from a prospective cohort study’	18
Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Covid Era: Is it a safe option?	17
Effect of home-based prehabilitation on objectively measured physical activity in patients undergoing elective major cardiac and non-cardiac surgery. Data from a randomized controlled trial	17
Health education: the effects of an educational program on the health of hypertensive patients with low educational level	17
Influence of phospholipase A2 and paraoxonase activity on endothelial function changes in various forms of coronary artery disease	17
Editorial comments: focus on cardiac rehabilitation and prevention	17
Expanding the potential benefits of colchicine for preventing postpericardiotomy syndrome and atrial fibrillation complications after cardiac surgery: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	17
Standardized comparison of cardiovascular risk factors prevalence in Spanish women and men living with HIV and in the general population	17
Prevention of stroke and dementia in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation	16
Burden of dementia in atrial fibrillation hospitalizations- analysis of national inpatient sample 2016-2018	16
Sleep disturbances as a cause of cardio-metabolic diseases: adding another piece to the puzzle	16
What change in BMI is required to improve cardiovascular outcomes in childhood and adolescent obesity lifestyle interventions: a meta-regression	16
Gender differences in risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in population with sleep disorders in Russia / Siberia: population-based study MONICA-psychosocial	16
Health-related quality of life among cardiovascular patients enrolled in adult cardiology clinic in a tertiary hospital	16
Primary care physician services and the frequency of comorbidities in patients with acute myocardial infarction	16
COVID-19 pandemic and cardiovascular disease: the double sentence	16
Association of apolipoprotein levels with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality	16
The effects of preventive counseling with remote support via e-mail on illness perception in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation	15
The association of lipoprotein(a) and coronary artery calcium in asymptomatic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Predictors of rhythm disorders following cardiac surgery	15
Cost-effectiveness of a cardiovascular polypill strategy (aspirin, atorvastatin, ramipril) for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease based on real life improvement in risk factor control	15
Control of cardiovascular risk factors in a vascular retinopathy population and its long-term impact	15
The effects of smoking and alcoholism in acute coronary syndrome	15
Galectin-3 is inversely associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in the general population	15
Validation of frailty assessment batteries in relation to prognosis in older patients with cardiovascular disease	14
Effectiveness of rehabilitation in post-COVID compared with post-cardiosurgery patients. A single Center experience	14
Prognostic value of peripheral endothelial function on major adverse cardiovascular events above traditional risk factors	14
Should we redifine Hypertensive response in stress test to better predict cardiovascular risk?	14
Post cardiac surgery Mediastinitis : Risk factors and therapeutic management	14
Letter to the Editor	14
Editors’ presentation: focus on cardiovascular risk assessment	14
Maximizing the effects of physical activity on cardiovascular health: a matter of time?	14
Corrigendum to: Athletes with valvular heart disease and competitive sports a position statement of the Sport Cardiology Section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. [Eur J	14
Muscle oxygenation assessment during talk test to determine the anaerobic threshold in individuals with cardiovascular disease	14
The impact of lipid profile in acute coronary syndrome: young patient vs old patient	14
Incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest according to age and sex: a surprising stability	14
Factors associated with the practice of minimal counseling by medical residents	14
Heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: molecular predictors for risk assessment of adverse events	13
Focus on population science	13
The Southern European Atlantic diet and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a European multicohort study	13
Higher consumption of red and processed meat is associated with adverse cardiovascular magnetic resonance morpho-functional phenotypes: A study of 19,408 UK Biobank participants	13
Influence of the method of calculating the Ve / VCO2 slope on its value in a cohort of 700 successive Cardiopulmonary exercise testing	13
There is a silver lining: carbon footprint reduction by holding Preventive Cardiology conference 2020 virtually	13
Ramadan and blood pressure: importance of chronotherapy	13
Evaluation of a bidirectional causal association between cardiovascular diseases and pneumonia: a Mendelian randomization study	13
Editor comment: Focus on arterial hypertension and coronary artery disease	12
Focus on sport cardiology and exercise	12
Reference values of aerobic fitness in the contemporary paediatric population	12
COVID-19 era in long-term cardiac rehabilitation programs: how did physical activity and sedentary time change compared to previous years?	12
Distinguishing left ventricular hypertrophy from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in adolescents: a longitudinal observation study	12
Association of Life’s Essential 8 with incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in cancer patients: the Kailuan prospective cohort study	12
Cardiovascular outcomes in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
s-VCAM-1 is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and hypokinetic non-dilated cardiomyopathy	12
Response to ‘Letter to the Editor’ by Rognstadet al.	12
Use of new paediatric VO2max reference equations to evaluate aerobic fitness in overweight or obese children with congenital heart disease	12
Exercise intensity is associated with progression of coronary artery calcification in middle-aged and older athletes: findings from the MARC-2 study	12
The underutilization of preventive cardiovascular measures in patients with cancer: an analysis of the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–22	12
Type 2 diabetes mellitus in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: the hazardous intersection of cardiometabolic and genetic risk	12
Associations of markers of arterial stiffness and remodeling with new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus	12

Glimepiride use is associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic heart failure: a prospective cohort study	12
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: shedding new light on a rare but deadly condition	12
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in congenital heart disease: towards serial testing as part of long-term follow-up	11
Acute heart failure: is ACTION-ICU useful?	11
Is the SMART risk prediction model ready for real-world implementation? A validation study in a routine care setting of approximately 380 000 individuals	11
Factors associated with poor tensional control in the elderly	11
Factors of cardiometabolic risk in various phenotypes of overweight and obesity among young adults	11
Comparison of cardiovascular outcomes and cardiometabolic risk factors between patients with type 2 diabetes treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor	11
Cardiovascular health is the essential but overlooked aspect in the management of cancer survivors	11
Exposure to air pollution and renal function - an underestimated threat?	11
Mitral valve dysfunction among sudden death victims	11
Optical coherent tomography for the diagnostic of non-obstructive coronary artery myocardial infarction	11
Patient"s awareness of recommended LDL-C goals in primary prevention and observed achievement	11
Women-specific risk factors and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in UK Biobank	10
Incidental coronary calcium in cancer patients treated with anthracycline and/or trastuzumab	10
Mediterranean diet and epicardial adipose tissue in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with ablation: a substudy of the ‘PREDIMAR’ trial	10
High disease activity is associated with higher blood pressure in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis patients, post-hoc analyses of IMPROVED study	10
Usefulness of cardiometabolic index for the estimation of diabetes risk among general population in rural China: a community-based study	10
Validation and comparison of cardiovascular risk prediction equations in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes	10
Coping strategies for stress in medical students with type D personality	10
Inflammation and cardiovascular disease: new epidemiologic data and their potential implications for anti-cytokine therapy	10
High-intensity interval training: a simplified exercise programme in Phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation	10
Vegetarianism, microbiota, and cardiovascular health: looking back, and forward	10
Increased expression of inactive rhomboid protein 2 in circulating monocytes after acute myocardial infarction	10
Dyslipidaemia management in the cardiac rehabilitation clinic of a tertiary referral centre; analysis of the impact of new ESC guidance on LDL-C target achievement	10
Diabetes and cardiovascular risk: the ever-evolving scenario	10
Flexible addition of risk modifiers on top of SCORE2 to improve long-term risk prediction in healthy individuals	10
Editor comment: focus on cardiovascular epidemiology and risk stratification	10
Sex and age as predictors of health-related quality of life change in Phase II cardiac rehabilitation	10
Peripheral atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm as a new risk factors of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with stable CAD receiving long-term antithrombotic therapy	10
Obesity paradox in HFrEF hospitalizations: analysis of national inpatient sample 2016-2018	10
Influence of frailty syndrome on compliance with therapeutic recommendations by elderly patients with hypertension	10
The DASH diet is associated with a lower risk of heart failure: a cohort study	10
High visit-to-visit cholesterol variability predicts heart failure and adverse cardiovascular events: a population-based cohort study	9
Effects of physical exercise on health-related quality of life in coronary heart disease patients. a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Impact of neighbourhood socio-economic status on cardiovascular risk factors in a French urban population	9
Trends in population attributable fraction of modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases across three decades	9
The future of cardiovascular prevention: between fiction and reality	9
Lower aldosterone concentrations are associated with a smaller and thinner heart in the general population. The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP)	9
COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world	9
Have we reached equality in pre-hospital management for women and men with STEMI?	9
Return to diving after COVID-19	9
Measuring lipoprotein(a): do it without ifs and buts	9
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights from extracellular volume mapping	9
Cardiovascular health, genetic predisposition, and lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes	9
An indian clinician outlook on hypertension care during Covid-19 pandemic	9
Erratum to: Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports in patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions: Part 1: Supraventricular	9
A novel non-invasive estimate of biological age: can an echocardiogram measure the patient’s age?	9
Corrigendum to: The promise and challenge of telerehabilitation in cardiac rehabilitation	9
Erratum to: Incidence of 12 common cardiovascular diseases and subsequent mortality risk in the general population	9
Embracing the unknown: risk stratification in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction with the EPYC score	9
Improving risk stratification in people with previous manifestations of cardiovascular disease: one size does not fit all in secondary prevention	9
Can coronary artery calcium predict the risk of major cardiovascular events from radiotherapy?	9
Age-standardized prevalence of social determinants of health and associated race-ethnic disparities in stroke survivors	9
Predictive performance of established cardiovascular risk scores in the prediabetic population: external validation using the UK Biobank data set	9
How native T1 and T2 mapping is influenced by sex and training load? Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in young elite athletes and less active individuals	9
Improving residual risk stratification of cardiovascular events using carotid ultrasonography	9
Serum uric acid significantly improves the accuracy of cardiovascular risk score models	9
Interpreting the observed sex differences in hypertensive heart disease burden	9
miRNAs: new biomarkers of cardiac rehabilitation response?	9
Association of cumulative remnant cholesterol with incident adverse cardiovascular events in the elderly: another piece in the puzzle	9
Smoking threats beyond being a smoker: a burden on children and adolescents’ healthy living	9
Editorial comments: focus on metabolic disorders	9
Sleep quality and sleep disorders in patients with acute coronary syndrome	9
Lifestyle recommendations as treatment for arterial hypertension: a time to review	9
Dysrhythmic profile of inotropic therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome	8
Risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with premature ASCVD: A study from approximately 1 million young adults	8
The WALK HOP program: a French innovative multicentric home-based cardiac rehabilitation initiative	8
Handy EKG: a low-cost 3-lead electrocardiograph for primary care	8
DAHNA-An integrated innovative mobile application for the screening and management of the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk	8
Cannabis use and risk of atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease: a two-sample mendelian randomization study	8
For lifestyle recommendations, better be rich and well educated	8
Cardiac rehabilitation in older populations - never too late to rehabilitate	8
Are there gender differences in diagnostic and therapeutic sports cardiology care? Data from one sports cardiology centre	8
One size does not fit all - translating absolute accelerometry to relative individual physical activity intensity for health	8
Social networks as a predictor of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality: 10-year observation of the Polish HAPIEE cohort	8
Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase 3 - Who are those who continue down the path?	8
Measurement of small, dense lipoproteins. Usefulness of the Tg/HDL index compared to direct LDL measurement	8
Cardiopreventive effect of Klotho protein on oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis during cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury	8
Medication use by insurance coverage in subjects with coronary heart disease in the Southern Cone of Latin America	8
Enhancement of left ventricular compliance in twin pregnancy	8
Exposure to air pollution - trigger for acute coronary syndromes. Longitude study in two cohorts of industrial and non-industrial cities	8
Outcomes of a cardiac screening program: are those referred worse off?	8
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of centre-based cardiac rehabilitation	8
Stress echocardiography and left atrial strain as a method to assess the likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing anticancer therapy as a manifestation of cardiotoxicity	8
Cardiac hemodynamic responses to exercise training in patients with coronary heart disease	8
Effect of preventive training in cardiac transcriptoma in rats with pulmonary hypertension	8
Effect of hybrid cardiac rehabilitation using a smart device: a randomized controlled trial	8
Hypertension awareness and control in CHD patients from 27 countries. Preliminary results of the ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V survey	7
Retrospective cohort study at two centers, systolic blood pressure response during exercise testing	7
Differences in 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation using SCORE and SCORE2 risk prediction tools: a moderate risk country population analysis	7
Sustained inflammation and high cortisol reactivity following an coronary event	7
Multi-organ sonographic assessment of congestion has incremental prognostic value in outpatients with heart failure irrespective of left ventricular ejection fraction	7
Comparison of radial artery occlusion occurrence (RAO) between compression band device and manually applied gauze compression after transradial coronary procedure, a PROBE study	7
Secondary prevention of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) in the Moroccan population. Survey of Risk Factor (SURF) CHD II Morocco	7