Key result
Age-standardized mortality rates for CHD and CVD declined significantly in the EU between 1985-1989 and 2000-2004 (-33% in men, -27% in women), but remained exceedingly high in the former Soviet Union.
Population
Populations of Europe, the USA, Latin America, Japan and other selected areas of the world
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1981-2004
Authors
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Persistent East-West CVD mortality gaps may warrant targeted prevention; leaves open drivers and effective interventions in post-Soviet populations.
Observational
Yes
While CHD and CVD mortality declined significantly in the EU, Americas, and Australia between 1981 and 2004, rates remained alarmingly high and even increased in the Russian Federation and former Soviet Union countries.
Levi et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Coronary heart diseases (CHD) and cerebrovascular diseases (CVD). Age-standardized mortality rates for CHD and CVD declined significantly in the EU between 1985-1989 and 2000-2004 (-33% in men, -27% in women), but remained exceedingly high in the former Soviet Union.
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