Coronary artery disease in the developing world

Okrainec, Karen; Banerjee, Devi; Eisenberg, Mark J.

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2003.11.027

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“…53,54 These estimates, which are based on changes in demographic and lifestyle factors alone, could even be too conservative because a large proportion of these populations were exposed to IUGR.…”

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Effect of Intrauterine Growth Restriction on Kidney Function at Young Adult Age: The Nord Trøndelag Health (HUNT 2) Study

Hallan

Euser

Irgens

et al. 2008

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

127

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Effect of Intrauterine Growth Restriction on Kidney Function at Young Adult Age: The Nord Trøndelag Health (HUNT 2) Study

Hallan

Euser

Irgens

et al. 2008

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

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“…It is also projected that CAD mortality rates will double from 1990 to 2020, with approximately 82% of the increase attributable to the developing world. 12 There is currently an increased awareness that most developing countries are experiencing an 'epidemiologic transition' in which causes of death are shifting from primarily infectious causes to noncommunicable diseases. [13][14][15] Cohort studies and population-based mortality data in the Arab region are largely lacking.…”

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The prevalence of hypertension and its association with other cardiovascular disease risk factors in a representative sample of the Lebanese population

2005

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Hypertension is a well-known major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This study has been designed to assess the prevalence of hypertension, its cooccurrence with other cardiovascular risk factors and its association with cardiovascular diseases in a representative sample of Lebanese population. A pretested questionnaire was administered to 2125 adults aged equal or above 30 years old from all regions in Lebanon and proportionate with the respective population density. Data revealed that 23.1% of the respondents admitted being hypertensive, with no statistically significant difference between male and female patients. Prevalence of hypertension increased with age (Po0.01) and hypertension tended to occur more in the less educated and the unemployed (Po0.01). Only 45.7% of hypertensive patients followed a low fat diet while 14.7% exercised daily. The prevalence of hypertension increased significantly with an increase in body mass index particularly in female patients. Among the hypertensive respondents, 23.9% were diabetic, 38.1% were hyperlipidaemic and 9.1% were both diabetic and hyperlipidaemic. Co-occurrence of hypertension with diabetes, hyperlipidaemia or both was more common in female patients compared to male patients. In addition, stroke, myocardial infarction (MI) and atherothrombosis occurred in hypertensive respondents at rates of 2.4, 4.3 and 9.5%, respectively. Hypertensive female patients reported more stroke and atherothrombotic episodes compared to male patients, whereas hypertensive male patients had more MIs. Based on these results it is very important to address the issue of lifestyle modification for the prevention and treatment of hypertension and awareness campaigns should stress the fact that cardiovascular diseases are not only restricted to men.

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“…Even in the first decade of the new millennium, these predictions are already being realized. In a reversal of trends, the greatest increases in prevalence of diabetes and coronary artery disease are being observed in the developing nations (4). An important consequence of this burgeoning population of patients with coronary disease and heart failure will be an increasing incidence of sudden cardiac death.…”

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Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death: Clinical and Research Implications

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Reinier

Teodorescu

et al. 2008

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

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The current annual incidence of sudden cardiac death in the US is likely to be in the range of 180-250,000 per year. Coinciding with the decreased mortality from coronary artery disease, there is evidence pointing toward a significant decrease in rates of sudden cardiac death in the US during the second half of the twentieth century. However the alarming rise in prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the first decade of the new millennium both in the US and worldwide, would indicate that this favorable trend is unlikely to persist. We are likely to witness a resurgence of coronary artery disease and heart failure, as a result of which sudden cardiac death will have to be confronted as a shared and indiscriminate, worldwide public health problem. There is also increasing recognition of the fact that discovery of meaningful and relevant risk stratification and prevention methodologies will require careful prospective community-wide analyses, with access to large archives of DNA, serum and tissue that link with well-phenotyped databases. The purpose of this review is to summarize current knowledge of sudden cardiac death epidemiology. We will discuss the significance and strengths of community-wide evaluations of sudden cardiac death, summarize recent observations from such studies, and finally highlight specific potential predictors that warrant further evaluation as determinants of sudden cardiac death in the general population.

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Coronary artery disease in the developing world

Cited by 330 publications

References 29 publications

Effect of Intrauterine Growth Restriction on Kidney Function at Young Adult Age: The Nord Trøndelag Health (HUNT 2) Study

Effect of Intrauterine Growth Restriction on Kidney Function at Young Adult Age: The Nord Trøndelag Health (HUNT 2) Study

The prevalence of hypertension and its association with other cardiovascular disease risk factors in a representative sample of the Lebanese population

Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death: Clinical and Research Implications

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