Cardiovascular risk and events in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries

BACKGROUND: More than 80% of deaths from cardiovascular disease are estimated to occur in low-income and middle-income countries, but the reasons are unknown. METHODS: We enrolled 156,424 persons from 628 urban and rural communities in 17 countries (3 high-income, 10 middle-income, and 4 low-income...

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Published in:New England Journal of Medicine
Main Author: Yusuf S.; Rangarajan S.; Teo K.; Islam S.; Li W.; Liu L.; Bo J.; Lou Q.; Lu F.; Liu T.; Yu L.; Zhang S.; Mony P.; Swaminathan S.; Mohan V.; Gupta R.; Kumar R.; Vijayakumar K.; Lear S.; Anand S.; Wielgosz A.; Diaz R.; Avezum A.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Lanas F.; Yusoff K.; Ismail N.; Iqbal R.; Rahman O.; Rosengren A.; Yusufali A.; Kelishadi R.; Kruger A.; Puoane T.; Szuba A.; Chifamba J.; Oguz A.; McQueen M.; McKee M.; Dagenais G.
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Language:English
Published: Massachussetts Medical Society 2014
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84907320446&doi=10.1056%2fNEJMoa1311890&partnerID=40&md5=5e95b45d4538790b41e073d6074942c8

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