… As the CVD epidemic matures in developing countries, the greater disease burden will shift
… prevalence and burden in developed and developing countries Cardiovascular disease is …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. The rate
of CHD and CHD death varies across racial groups, with higher rates among black men and …

… major cardiovascular diseases in 2003. Overall, the death rate was twofold greater for blacks
than for whites for each five-year age group for ages 20–64. For coronary heart disease, 17 …

… 1 These projected changes in the United States’ age distribution translate into a
significant burden in morbidity, mortality, and costs related to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). …

… of delayed degenerative diseases Cardiovascular diseases (… deaths among those with disease
and delay primary events. Age-… The lipid profile appears to have a greater impact on CHD …

… Lipids and cardiovascular disease risk. Observational data suggest that a greater burden
of atherogenic lipids (measured here in the INTERHEART study by apolipoprotein [Apo] B/…

… Developing countries now experience a much greater burden of cardiovascular disease …
in cardiovascular disease burden over the next few years. Cardiovascular disease prevention …

… and economic burden of cardiovascular disease provide a … to prevent and control
cardiovascular disease worldwide—and … burden of cardiovascular disease and other chronic …

… prolonged QT interval of greater than 500 ms or increases of greater than 60 ms due to …
In the general population, the risk of cardiovascular mortality and sudden cardiac death …

… The prevalence of CHD by ECG was 6 times greater among Chinese migrants to Mauritius
(… the prevalence of hypertension and smoking was greater in Beijing. Therefore, although the …