Reprinted from American College of Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death.Urgent action needed for a heart-healthy world
WASHINGTON (December 11, 2023) – A world free of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease every year, says the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report published today. According to the book, Journal of the American College of Cardiology. This report provides updated health estimates of global, regional and national CVD burden and trends from 1990 to 2022 by analyzing the impact of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors across 21 global regions. ing.
The findings from this study will help countries improve their public health efforts to prevent cardiovascular disease by highlighting the global action needed to disseminate information and implement health programs, particularly in hard-to-reach countries. It reflects the urgent need to establish a strategy. While the incidence of cardiovascular disease is high worldwide, the regions of Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East are estimated to have the highest mortality rates from cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, dietary risks and air pollution remain the main causes.
“Cardiovascular disease is a persistent challenge that causes a huge number of preventable premature deaths,” said lead author of the paper, associate professor in the department of cardiology and director of the cardiovascular program. said Gregory A. Ross, MD, MPH. Health indicators from the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. “There are many inexpensive and effective treatments. We know which risk factors need to be identified and treated. There are simple, healthy choices people can make to improve their health. This atlas provides detailed information on each country’s position on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.”
“Cardiovascular disease is a persistent challenge that causes a huge number of preventable premature deaths,” said Gregory A. Ross, MD, MPH.
The paper specifically mentions 18 cardiovascular diseases and provides estimates for 15 main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases: environment (air pollution, household air pollution, lead exposure, low temperature, high temperature); metabolic (systolic blood pressure, LDL-C, body weight) indices, fasting plasma glucose, renal dysfunction) and behavior (diet, smoking, second-hand smoke, alcohol use, physical activity).
“We formed the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Collaboration three years ago to help bring cutting-edge research to the forefront of the global cardiovascular community,” said the paper’s authors. said Valentin Fuster, MD, Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Disease. Mount Sinai Faster Heart Hospital, Physician-in-Chief of Mount Sinai Hospital, JACC Editor-in-Chief. “We are pleased to publish this 2023 Yearbook as a dedicated issue of the journal to inform the reality of CVD risk and inspire strategies for a heart-healthy world.”
Key points from the report:
- Ischemic heart disease remains the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality worldwide, with an age-standardized mortality rate of 108.8 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke.
- High systolic blood pressure accounts for the largest contribution to age-attributable standardized CVD disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), at 2,564.9 per 100,000 people worldwide.
- Among behavioral risks, dietary risks were the main contributors to age-standardized CVD DALYs, while ambient particulate matter pollution was the largest contributor to environmental risks.
- Between 2015 and 2022, age-standardized CVD mortality rates increased in 27 of 204 locations.
- Global deaths from CVD will increase from 12.4 million in 1990 to 19.8 million in 2022, reflecting global population growth and aging and the impact of preventable metabolic, environmental, and behavioral risks. Increased.
- Eastern Europe had the highest age-standardized CVD total mortality rate, with 553 deaths per 100,000 people. In contrast, Australasian countries had the lowest age-standardized CVD total mortality rate, at 122.5 per 100,000 population.
- Central Asia, Eastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East had the highest age-standardized mortality rates per 100,000 population due to high systolic blood pressure. The regions with the highest burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to dietary risks were Central Asia, Oceania, parts of North Africa and the Middle East.
“Working with communities to identify sustainable ways to take action to prevent and control modifiable risk factors for heart disease is essential to reducing the global burden of heart disease. ” said George A. Mensah, MD, FAHA, FACC, Center Director. Translational Research and Implementation Science at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). “The 2023 Yearbook will be a critical resource for leveraging locally relevant data to inform community-level actions for heart health and prosperity.”
The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Collaboration was launched in 2020. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The 2023 publication, which serves as an update to the 2022 GBD study, includes data from 204 countries and territories and identifies key global modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, contributing to disease burden. contributions, and recent advances in prevention.
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