Epidemiology of acute coronary syndrome and heart failure in Latin America

摘要: Cardiovascular disease is the principle cause of death in Latin America. Data from World Health Organization indicate that region currently experiencing a large-scale epidemic cardiovascular disease. This could be attributable to demographic and lifestyle changes inherent epidemiologic transition: one consequence increased life-expectancy longer exposure risk factors, which results higher probability adverse events. America regions world with highest burden particularly overweight, dyslipidemia diabetes mellitus. These factors will have significant impact on incidence coronary events heart failure near future. In addition, infectious conditions, especially Chagas rheumatic fever, affect large sections population region. Unless preventive measures are introduced next three four decades, number deaths due increase by more than 200%. available mortality patients acute syndrome greater developed countries. Among possible explain this finding underuse therapies been shown effective conservative later use surgical percutaneous interventions. America, occurs younger subjects rest most frequently related ischemic However, close hypertension as second common cause. There an urgent need for well-designed studies guide implementation appropriate treatment.