Search Tag: CVD risk factors
2024 18 Mar
A groundbreaking study reveals many individuals enduring extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face conditions predisposing them to heart disease, the leading cause of global mortality. The findings are published in Nature Human Behavior. In the most extensive analysis to date examining the intersection of poverty...Read more
2019 26 Aug
How can we get the most common, costly, and modifiable cardiovascular risk factor under control? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death with an upward trend beyond 30% and a tripling in costs between 2010 and 2030, placing a significant economic burden on public healthcare services. 1,2,3 The most common risk factor...Read more