TY - JOUR
T1 - A Global Perspective on Cardiovascular Disease in Vulnerable Populations
AU - Yeates, Karen
AU - Lohfeld, Lynne
AU - Sleeth, Jessica
AU - Morales, Fernando
AU - Rajkotia, Yogesh
AU - Ogedegbe, Olugbenga
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Canadian Cardiovascular Society.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major contributor to the growing public health epidemic in chronic diseases. Much of the disease and disability burden from CVDs are in people younger than the age of 70 years in low- and middle-income countries, formerly "the developing world." The risk of CVD is heavily influenced by environmental conditions and lifestyle variables. In this article we review the scope of the CVD problem in low- and middle-income countries, including economic factors, risk factors, at-risk groups, and explanatory frameworks that hypothesize the multifactorial drivers. Finally, we discuss current and potential interventions to reduce the burden of CVD in vulnerable populations including research needed to evaluate and implement promising solutions for those most at risk.
AB - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major contributor to the growing public health epidemic in chronic diseases. Much of the disease and disability burden from CVDs are in people younger than the age of 70 years in low- and middle-income countries, formerly "the developing world." The risk of CVD is heavily influenced by environmental conditions and lifestyle variables. In this article we review the scope of the CVD problem in low- and middle-income countries, including economic factors, risk factors, at-risk groups, and explanatory frameworks that hypothesize the multifactorial drivers. Finally, we discuss current and potential interventions to reduce the burden of CVD in vulnerable populations including research needed to evaluate and implement promising solutions for those most at risk.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.06.035
DO - 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.06.035
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26321432
AN - SCOPUS:84940727746
SN - 0828-282X
VL - 31
SP - 1081
EP - 1093
JO - Canadian Journal of Cardiology
JF - Canadian Journal of Cardiology
IS - 9
ER -