Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related chronic dis-eases are now recognized as the
leading causes of death worldwide, with 80% of all CVD-related deaths now occurring in low …

The length of time for physicians to incorporate into their daily clinical care routines new
practice guidelines from such organizations as the American College of Cardiology and the …

Global burden of cardiovascular disease Page 1 EDITORIAL Global burden of
cardiovascular disease John E Sanderson, Bongani Mayosi, Salim Yusuf, Srinath Reddy …

PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER levels stratified by age and sex. Estimates of several summary
epidemiological measures are produced, including composite measures such as …

In this second part of a 2-part series on the global burden of cardiovascular disease, we
review the proven, effective approaches to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular …

Worldwide, the cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) contributing most to the total global burden
of disease in 2010 were ischemic heart disease (5.2% of all disability-adjusted life years …

The Global Heart/World Heart Federation 1990-2010 Global Atlas of Cardiovascular
Disease (CVD) charted the transition from a global burden of disease dominated by …

At the beginning of the 20th century, cardiovascular disease (CVD) was responsible for 10%
of all deaths worldwide; today, that figure has risen to 30%, with 80% occurring in …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and a major cause of disability
worldwide. In the United States, CVD accounted for 34.4 percent of the 2.4 million deaths in …

Cardiovascular diseases and stroke remain major threats to the public health of every nation
and are expected to increase over the next 10 years. Many of the key metrics in the 2010 …