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Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update

Year: 2013

Type: article

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.

Source: European Heart Journal

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht356

Authors: Melanie Nichols, Nick Townsend, Peter Scarborough, Mike Rayner

Institutions: Deakin University, British Heart Foundation, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Systems and Public Health

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: British Heart Foundation, University of Oxford, European Commission, Executive Agency for Health and Consumers