Abstract
This overview provides a Europe-wide update on the current burden of cardiovascular disease, and specifically of coronary heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular disease continues to cause a large proportion of deaths and disability in Europe, and places a substantial burden on the health care systems and economies of Europe. The overall picture, and the distribution of the burden, continues to evolve in a developing Europe. There have been major improvements in recent years on many measures of cardiovascular disease; however, these improvements have not been universal, and substantial inequalities persist.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3028-3034 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | European Heart Journal |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 39 |
| Early online date | 7 Sept 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality
- Coronary Disease/mortality
- Cost of Illness
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Europe/epidemiology
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Sex Distribution
- Stroke/mortality
