Global Differences in Atherosclerosis

作者: Philip A. Poole-Wilson

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84628-715-2_29

关键词: Rheumatic feverDiseaseDeveloping countryDemographyStomach cancerCoronary heart diseaseStrokeDeveloped countryEthnic group

摘要: Cardiovascular disease causes one third of the deaths in world. Eighty percent these are developing countries. In developed countries death from infectious diseases has diminished as cardiovascular increased. The proportion due to coronary heart and stroke varies between countries. The risk factors for known. Deaths can be largely accounted by nine factors. These common across world regardless geography, ethnicity, gender. The origins many relate social, economic, fiscal, political circumstances. Global institutions allocate insufficient funds prevention disease. Informing public patients will put pressure on politicians respond increasing global attrition disease.

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