There are stark regional disparities in cardiovascular mortality across Europe, with significantly higher rates in eastern compared to western countries.
Demands targeted prevention strategies in eastern Europe; leaves open drivers of persistent disparities.
Stark differences exist in death rates from cardiovascular disease (CVD) across Europe, as rates in western Europe are far lower than those in the former Eastern bloc states, data published in the European Heart Journal show.1 Deaths from CVD have been declining, but over four million deaths a year still occur in Europe (45% of all deaths). Among women, eight countries—France, Israel, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom—have cardiovascular death rates lower than 250 per 100 000 women …
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