Cardiovascular deaths : what do the genes say?
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Van Deventer, Barbara Stroh
Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine
Van Niekerk, Chantal
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are ever-increasing, and as such are considered to be one of the most concerning public health burdens worldwide. They remain the leading cause of death across the world (~17.7 million deaths were reported in 2015), accounting for 31% of all global deaths.
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Public health burdens, Africa, Cardiovascular disease (CVD), Global deaths, Deaths
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Van Deventer, B.S., Du Toit-Prinsloo, L., Van Niekerk, C. 2022, 'Cardiovascular deaths : what do the genes say?', South African Medical Journal, vol. 113, no. 1, pp. 885, doi : 10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i12.16801.