Journal article
The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology, Vol.10(2_suppl), pp.S5-S13
06/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/114698
PMID: 21762852
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) today is responsible for approximately one-third of deaths worldwide, and that figure will surely increase in both developing and developed countries as risk factors for the disease — primarily dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking — continue to increase. Although these risk factors are modifiable, to date there is a relative paucity of measures to prevent or control them, particularly in developing countries. A population strategy combined with a high-risk strategy for CVD prevention could greatly reduce the burden of disease in the coming decades. Many initiatives are working, but many more are needed. This chapter provides background on the global burden of CVD and provides the context for the subsequent chapters addressing nurses' roles in reversing the bleak predictions for the ravages of CVD if risk factors are left unchecked in the coming decades.
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- Title
- The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
- Creators
- Christi Deaton - Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester and Central Manchester Foundation Trust; Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom mcdeaton@manchester.ac.ukErika Sivaraja Froelicher - Professor, School of Nursing and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, United StatesLai Ha Wu - Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong KongCamille Ho - Heart Program Manager, Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Hong KongKawkab Shishani - Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, United StatesTiny Jaarsma - Professor, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköpings University, Norrköping, Sweden
- Publication Details
- European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology, Vol.10(2_suppl), pp.S5-S13
- Academic Unit
- Nursing, College of; Medical Education and Clinical Science, Department of
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; London, England
- Identifiers
- 99900547688201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article