Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide; High blood pressure, high cholesterol, dietary hazards and air pollution are the leading causes of cardiovascular disease worldwide
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to a new special issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).
The issue analyzes 18 specific cardiovascular conditions and 15 risk factors in 21 global regions to provide a broad view of the global burden of cardiovascular disease.While CVD rates are high globally, Central Asia and Eastern Europe were estimated to have the highest CVD mortality rates. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, dietary risks, and air pollution were the leading causes of CVD worldwide.
The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Collaboration is a partnership between JACC, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Serving as an update to
«We need to continue to shed light on the current state of cardiovascular health around the world.Cardiovascular health has a huge impact on our quality of life and the health care system as a whole,» said Gregory A. Roth, MD, MPH, senior author of the paper and associate professor in the Division of Cardiology and director of the Program in Cardiovascular Health Metrics at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. «More than 80% of cardiovascular diseases are preventable. With this update, we are measuring some alarming global trends and reviewing current interventions that can help countries make good, evidence-based decisions for their health systems.»
This special report evaluated deaths using vital record and sample data and produced estimates for the top 15 environmental factors (air pollution, household air pollution, lead exposure, low temperature, high temperature), metabolic (systolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, body mass index)., fasting plasma glucose, renal dysfunction) and behavioral (diet, smoking, secondhand smoke, alcohol consumption, physical activity) cardiovascular disease risks.
CVD mortality rates are broken down by location, along with age, sex, and time categories since 1990. The report also looked at disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL), and years lived with disability (YLD).
«It’s really exciting to see this multi-year Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Collaboration culminate in a dedicated edition of the journal to inform the global cardiovascular community,» said Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, author of the paper, director of Mount Sinai Heart, chief physician of Mount Sinai Hospital, and editor-in-chief of JACC. «This issue focuses on both modifiable risk factors and global rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality in 21 regions around the world.»
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