Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) including stroke
is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide and an enormous economic
burden to our societies. The total direct and indirect cost in the US alone for
treatment of CVD (hospitalization, drugs, home healthcare, etc.) and loss ofproductivity and morbidity is estimated at close to $315 billion US per year.
Thus prevention by improving diagnosis and drug treatment strategies could
provide a huge saving for the health care cost worldwide. The importance of
gender effect in the management of CVD has long been recognized such that
mortality and morbidity are higher in women than men. Compared to men, women
tend to develop significant CVD later in life, but their prognosis are
considerably poorer and it is now the leading cause of death in elderly women. Read more>>>>>>>>>
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