Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases
Top Cited Papers
- 4 December 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 104 (23) , 2855-2864
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hc4701.099488
Abstract
This two-part article provides an overview of the global burden of atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease. Part I initially discusses the epidemiological transition which has resulted in a decrease in deaths in childhood due to infections, with a concomitant increase in cardiovascular and other chronic diseases; and then provides estimates of the burden of cardiovascular (CV) diseases with specific focus on the developing countries. Next, we summarize key information on risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and indicate that their importance may have been underestimated. Then, we describe overarching factors influencing variations in CVD by ethnicity and region and the influence of urbanization. Part II of this article describes the burden of CV disease by specific region or ethnic group, the risk factors of importance, and possible strategies for prevention.Keywords
This publication has 44 references indexed in Scilit:
- The long-term effect of advice to eat more fish on blood pressure in men with coronary disease: results from the Diet and Reinfarction TrialJournal of Human Hypertension, 1999
- Ethnicity, Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease and Renal Diseases in South AfricaEthnicity & Health, 1996
- Risk factors for acute myocardial infarction in a Southern Chinese populationAnnals of Epidemiology, 1994
- Prevalence of Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the Japanese general population: the Hisayama studyDiabetologia, 1993
- Prevalence of coronary artery disease in Asian IndiansThe American Journal of Cardiology, 1992
- Electrocardiographic abnormalities and associated factors in Chinese living in Beijing and in Mauritius. The Mauritius Non-Communicable Disease Study Group.BMJ, 1992
- Variation in the magnitude of black-white differences in stroke mortality by community occupational structure.Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1991
- Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease: Part 2, short-term reductions in blood pressure: overview of randomised drug trials in their epidemiological contextPublished by Elsevier ,1990
- Ethnicity and Other Characteristics Predictive of Coronary Heart Disease in a Developing Community: Principal Results of the St James Survey, TrinidadInternational Journal of Epidemiology, 1989
- Epidemiology of coronary arterial disease in the ChineseInternational Journal of Cardiology, 1989