Global burden of cardiovascular disease and stroke: hypertension at the core

Can J Cardiol. 2015 May;31(5):569-71. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.01.009. Epub 2015 Jan 22.

Authors

Daniel T Lackland¹, Michael A Weber²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Translational Neurology and Population Studies, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Electronic address: Lackland@musc.edu.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York, USA.

PMID: 25795106
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.01.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases / economics*
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / therapy
Female
Global Health / economics*
Health Expenditures*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment
Stroke / economics*
Stroke / epidemiology
Stroke / therapy