Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and a major
barrier to sustainable human development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are
the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper reviews …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are
the leading cause of global mortality and a major contributor to disability. This paper reviews …

Objective To estimate the burden of ischemic heart disease (IHD) stratified by gender, age,
geographic location, and social-demographic status for 21 regions across the world from …

Aims Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide
and is linked with a regional economic burden. We analysed and compared global trends as …

Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many
regions of the world. Objectives: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated …

Background and aims In order to find the exact strategies in the prevention of cardiovascular
diseases (CVD), it is necessary to assess their risk factors systematically. Here, we used the …

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 …

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

Abstract Purpose of Review The last 2–3 decades have witnessed a decline in age-
standardized cardiovascular mortality rates in high-income regions, whereas this has only …