| Literature DB >> 24014390 |
Melanie Nichols1, Nick Townsend, Peter Scarborough, Mike Rayner.
Abstract
This overview provides a Europe-wide update on the current burden of cardiovascular disease, and specifically of coronary heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular disease continues to cause a large proportion of deaths and disability in Europe, and places a substantial burden on the health care systems and economies of Europe. The overall picture, and the distribution of the burden, continues to evolve in a developing Europe. There have been major improvements in recent years on many measures of cardiovascular disease; however, these improvements have not been universal, and substantial inequalities persist.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Morbidity; Mortality; Treatment
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24014390 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht356
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Heart J ISSN: 0195-668X Impact factor: 29.983