Can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries?
Ischaemic heart disease, the largest cause of death worldwide, is rapidly becoming a major threat in low- and middle-income countries. Experience in a variety of populations has demonstrated that lowering certain risk factors, such as hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia, reduces illness and death...
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| description | Ischaemic heart disease, the largest cause of death worldwide, is rapidly becoming a major threat in low- and middle-income countries. Experience in a variety of populations has demonstrated that lowering certain risk factors, such as hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia, reduces illness and deaths from cardiovascular diseases. A dual approach is recommended: screening and intervening in cases of relatively high risk, while fostering population-wide preventive activities. This is both feasible and affordable. Now is the time to make such efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ee7af27060843b8b6407a563dc709b92024-03-02T10:39:23ZengThe World Health OrganizationBulletin of the World Health Organization0042-9686791098098210.1590/S0042-96862001001000012S0042-96862001001000012Can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries?Claude Lenfant0National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteIschaemic heart disease, the largest cause of death worldwide, is rapidly becoming a major threat in low- and middle-income countries. Experience in a variety of populations has demonstrated that lowering certain risk factors, such as hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia, reduces illness and deaths from cardiovascular diseases. A dual approach is recommended: screening and intervening in cases of relatively high risk, while fostering population-wide preventive activities. This is both feasible and affordable. Now is the time to make such efforts.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001001000012&lng=en&tlng=enenfermedades cardiovascularesenfermedades cardiovascularesisquemia miocárdicafactores de riesgoprevención primariapaíses en desarrollo |
| spellingShingle | Claude Lenfant Can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries? Bulletin of the World Health Organization enfermedades cardiovasculares enfermedades cardiovasculares isquemia miocárdica factores de riesgo prevención primaria países en desarrollo |
| title | Can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries? |
| title_full | Can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries? |
| title_fullStr | Can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries? |
| title_short | Can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries? |
| title_sort | can we prevent cardiovascular diseases in low and middle income countries |
| topic | enfermedades cardiovasculares enfermedades cardiovasculares isquemia miocárdica factores de riesgo prevención primaria países en desarrollo |
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