PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sinclair, Heather Q.
ED  - Yacoub, Magdi
TI  - Global Perspectives on Cardiovascular Health
DP  - 2010 Mar 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 12--13
VI  - 9
IP  - 6
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/6/12.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/6/12.full
AB  - Despite advances in cardiovascular (CV) research, global disparities concerning life expectancy, health care resource allocation, and clinical implementation remain. In 2005, the global rate of death from CV causes was 3.3 times greater than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Additionally, four-fifths of all CV events occur in developing countries [Sanz G & Fuster V. Nature Clin Practice Cardiovasc Med 2009]. Due to the magnitude of the problem, biomedical research in developing countries is essential. This article discusses the global challenges of CV disease.