Journal article
Cardiovascular disease in the Americas: the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors
Abstract
This first article of the Series about Cardiovascular Disease in the Americas summarizes the epidemiology of CVD and its risk factors, and population-level strategies in place aimed at CVD prevention. While age-standardized CVD incidence and CV mortality rates have been decreasing across in the Americas since 1990, the annual number of CVD cases and related deaths have increased due to population growth and ageing. The burden of CVD is also …
Authors
Joseph P; Lanas F; Roth G; Lopez-Jaramillo P; Lonn E; Miller V; Mente A; Leong D; Schwalm J-D; Yusuf S
Journal
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Vol. 42, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2025
DOI
10.1016/j.lana.2024.100960
ISSN
2667-193X