Sidney C. Smith (2011) studied this question. Reducing the global burden of ischemic heart disease and stroke remains a major challenge for the cardiovascular community and the United Nations.

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Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

1Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases2001 · 2,997 citations
2Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study2004 · 12,073 citations
3Future Cardiovascular Disease in China2010 · 435 citations
4Disease control priorities in developing countries2006 · 3,649 citations
5Incidence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Indian Urban Cohort2011 · 109 citations