Global Cardiovascular Disease Research Survey
Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 1 December 2007
Poornima Prabhakaran, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Arun Kumar Gottumukkala, J.S. Shrihari, Uma Snehi
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The fast-changing demographic profile in the world of CVDs and diabetes is revealed, with a sharp increase in the number of women over the age of 45 and a sharp decline in the numbers of men aged 45 and over.
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and diabetes are major public health problems worldwide. They accounted for 32% of the total deaths globally and contributed to 11% of the global burden of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) in the year 2005 ([1][1]). The fast-changing demographic profile in the
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