Title |
The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
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Published in |
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, June 2017
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DOI | 10.1016/s1474-5151(11)00111-3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Christi Deaton, Erika Sivaraja. Froelicher, Lai Ha. Wu, Camille Ho, Kawkab Shishani, Tiny Jaarsma |
Abstract |
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) today is responsible for approximately one-third of deaths worldwide, and that figure will surely increase in both developing and developed countries as risk factors for the disease - primarily dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking - continue to increase. Although these risk factors are modifiable, to date there is a relative paucity of measures to prevent or control them, particularly in developing countries. A population strategy combined with a high-risk strategy for CVD prevention could greatly reduce the burden of disease in the coming decades. Many initiatives are working, but many more are needed. This chapter provides background on the global burden of CVD and provides the context for the subsequent chapters addressing nurses' roles in reversing the bleak predictions for the ravages of CVD if risk factors are left unchecked in the coming decades. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
Spain | 2 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 354 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 60 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 56 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 52 | 14% |
Researcher | 37 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 5% |
Other | 51 | 14% |
Unknown | 89 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 107 | 29% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 30 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 7% |
Engineering | 13 | 4% |
Other | 58 | 16% |
Unknown | 105 | 29% |