'Huge progress'
Researchers led by a team from Canada's McMaster University looked at the fate of 160,000 people enrolled in the programme, between 2005 and 2016. These people had an average age of 50 at the start. There were more than 11,000 deaths, with those in low-income countries nearly four times more likely to die than those in high-income countries. In about 2,000 cases, the cause of death was unclear. Of the others, cardiovascular disease caused more than 40% in middle- and low-income countries but less than a quarter in high-income countries. The researchers say this could be because richer countries provide more medication and treat more people in hospital. Jeremy Pearson, of the British Heart Foundation, said "huge progress" meant many people were surviving heart attacks and strokes but growing numbers were living with "disability and the debilitating after effects" of cardiovascular disease.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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