Cardio Vascular Diseases
Cardio Vascular Diseases
Cardio Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Andrew M Tonkin, MD
PROJECTED GLOBAL BURDEN OF CVD
30
CVD Deaths (millions)
25
Established market
6 economies and
20 former socialist
economies of
15 Europe
5
10 19 Demographically
developing countries
5 9
0
1990 2020
Deaths
Global CVD B. Neal et al. Eur. Heart J 2002
GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE:
COMMON CVD RISK FACTORS
Risk factor Exposure Variable Theoretical Contribution
Minimum to GBD
High BP Usual SBP 115mmHg (SD6) 4.4%
Tobacco Smoking impact ratio; No use 4.1%
oral tobacco use
High cholesterol Usual TC 3.8mmol/L (SD0.6) 2.8%
High BMI BMI 21kg/m2 (SD1) 2.3%
Low fruit and Intake daily 600g (SD50) 1.8%
veg. Intake
Inactivity Categories >2.5h/week, mod. 1.3%
• Urbanisation
• Global trade and marketing developments
• Tobacco industry
• Physical inactivity
Tobacco use, inappropriate diet and physical
inactivity (expressed through unfavourable lipid
profiles, overweight and raised BP) explain at
least 75% of new CHD cases
Global CVD
CHD TRENDS IN BEIJING 1984 TO 1999
25
% population 65+
20
15
10
0
S. Africa India Brazil China Russia Portugal U.S.
6%
3% GPs
4%
Research 26% 4% Imaging &
OHPs 1% pathology
Out-of-hospital
Pharmaceuticals specialists
USE OF MEDICATION IN STROKE AND CHD
Aspirin Statins
95 96
% 100
89
90 83 81
79 78 78
80
70 66 66
58
60
50
38 38
40
29 31 28 28
30 23
20 16
9
10
0
Brazil Egypt India Indonesia Iran, Pakistan Sri Lanka Turkey Russian Tunisia
Islamic Federation
Republic of
46%
92% 100% 96%
88%
70% 71%
39%
• Health inequalities