This review is adapted from Gaziano JM. Global burden of heart disease. In: Braunwald E, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia ...

Deaths from cardiovascular disease have surged among adults ages 25 to 64 living in rural areas, a new study shows.

Background: Obesity is a known contributor to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and increases the risk of subsequent mortality. To fully understand the burden of obesity, accurate ...

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An estimated 17.9 million lives are lost each year due to heart disease. Doctors have suggested that lifestyle factors apart ...

Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for premature mortality and several non-communicable diseases. The purpose of this study was to estimate the global burden associated ... for all-cause ...

In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 61 per cent of all deaths -- 35 million -- and 49 per cent of the global burden ... the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and ...

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) About 70 per cent, worth $8.1 trillion, of the hidden costs in the global agrifood ...

In addition to the loss of life, cardiovascular diseases also have a significant economic burden and although many cases are preventable by avoiding known risk factors, the risk of these diseases ...

Elizabeth Cooney became STAT’s cardiovascular reporter in April with one fundamental question in mind: Why do we have so much cardiovascular and metabolic disease, and how can we do better?

The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease  is increasing in India. Researchers at The George ...

Since the DevE countries account for more than 80% of the world's population, global rates of CVD are largely driven by rates in these countries. In this section, we summarize global and regional ...