Key result
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide despite a 50-year decline in cardiovascular mortality attributed to advances in preventive care.
Why the study?
Despite advances in preventive care reducing cardiovascular mortality, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide.
May warrant targeting therapeutic inertia to improve prevention; leaves open need for confirmatory trials before practice change.
The decline in cardiovascular (CV) mortality over the last 50 years can be largely attributed to advances in preventive care [(1)][1]. Despite these improvements, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide [(1)][1]. Recent advances in
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Dixon et al. (2019) studied this question. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide despite a 50-year decline in cardiovascular mortality attributed to advances in preventive care.
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