Cardiovascular disease including stroke is the leading
cause of death and disability worldwide and an enormous economic burden to our
societies. Based on the latest statistics released for heart and stroke
disease, an estimated 83,600,000 adults in the United State (US) (>30%) have one or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) of whom more than 90% have
hypertension, 18% have coronary heart disease (CHD), close to 10% have
myocardial infarction (MI) and 8% have stroke.
The total direct and indirect
cost in the US alone for treatment of cardiovascular diseases (hospitalization,
drugs, home healthcare, etc.) and loss of productivity 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. Read more>>>>>>>>
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