33. Cardiovascular Disease Select, organize, download, and save
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custom books Editors/Authors: Thomas A. Gaziano, K. Srinath
Reddy, Fred Paccaud, Susan Horton, and Vivek Chaturvedi As
developing countries begin to reap the benefits of economic
development, they are becoming increasingly vulnerable to an
insidious byproduct of the modern world?cardiovascular disease
(CVD). The leading cause of death in developing countries, CVD
is associated with a number of risk factors linked to lifestyle
and behavioral patterns that can be changed. Ischemic heart
disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure account for at
least 80 percent of the burden of CVD worldwide, and CVD deaths
are expected to increase in precisely those parts of the world
that have made gains in combating infectious disease and
malnutrition. The economic impact of CVD in developing
countries?in Asia, the Pacific, the former