TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES A1 - Benziger, Catherine P. A1 - Moran, Andrew E. A1 - Roth, Gregory A. A2 - Fuster, Valentin A2 - Harrington, Robert A. A2 - Narula, Jagat A2 - Eapen, Zubin J. PY - 2017 T2 - Hurst's The Heart, 14e AB - Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most common cause of premature death in the world. Although there has been a steady decrease in mortality rates for CVDs beginning in the last third of the 20th century in high-income countries, many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not benefited from this favorable trend. As a result, more than 17 million people died from CVDs in 2013, and as a consequence of the large populations in many LMICs, nearly 70% of CVD deaths occurred in LMICs and 50% were in women. CVDs account for 50% of all noncommunicable disease (NCD) deaths in the world each year, and represent a significant threat to human welfare and sustainable development. CVDs are the leading cause of death in every region of the world, with the exceptions of sub-Saharan Africa—where infectious diseases are still the leading cause of death—and South Korea and Japan, where cancers cause more deaths. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/14 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161722940 ER -