Opinion - Reducing cardiovascular risk: too little, too late, too short-term

David GrayUniversity Hospital, Nottingham, UKVascular diseases in general, and cardiovascular disease in particular, are diseases of mass destruction, killing more people in the Western world (and increasingly in the developing world) than world wars. Each year, coronary heart disease kills over hal...

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Main Author: David Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2005-04-01
Series:Vascular Health and Risk Management
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/opinion---reducing-cardiovascular-risk-too-little-too-late-too-short-t-peer-reviewed-article-VHRM
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Summary:David GrayUniversity Hospital, Nottingham, UKVascular diseases in general, and cardiovascular disease in particular, are diseases of mass destruction, killing more people in the Western world (and increasingly in the developing world) than world wars. Each year, coronary heart disease kills over half a million Americans and over 100 000 British citizens each year, often prematurely (WHO online).
ISSN:1178-2048