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Abbreviations and Measurements | p. v |
Foreword | p. vi |
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) due to atherosclerosis | p. 1 |
What are cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)? | p. 2 |
Death and disability due to CVDs (heart attacks and strokes) | p. 8 |
The underlying pathology of heart attacks and strokes | p. 14 |
Evidence for prevention of heart attacks and strokes | p. 16 |
Reducing cardiovascular risk to prevent heart attacks and strokes | p. 18 |
Tobacco: The totally avoidable risk factor of CVDs | p. 26 |
Physical inactivity: A preventable risk factor of CVDs | p. 28 |
Harmful use of alcohol: A preventable risk factor of CVDs | p. 30 |
Unhealthy diet: A preventable risk factor of CVDs | p. 32 |
Obesity: A risk factor of CVDs | p. 36 |
Raised blood pressure (hypertension): A major risk factor of CVDs | p. 38 |
Raised blood sugar (diabetes): A major risk factor of CVDs | p. 40 |
Raised blood cholesterol: A major risk factor of CVDs | p. 42 |
Social determinants and CVDs | p. 44 |
Risk factors take root in the womb, childhood and youth | p. 46 |
Heart attacks and strokes in women | p. 48 |
Other determinants of CVDs: Ageing, globalization and urbanization | p. 50 |
Inequities and CVDs | p. 54 |
Other cardiovascular diseases | p. 57 |
Cardiac arrhythmia | p. 58 |
Congenital heart disease | p. 60 |
Rheumatic heart disease: A neglected heart disease of the poor | p. 62 |
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis): A neglected disease of the poor | p. 66 |
Prevention and control of CVDs: Policies, strategies and interventions | p. 69 |
Prevention and control of CVDs: How do we know what works? | p. 70 |
Prevention and control of CVDs: The need for integrated and complimentary strategies | p. 72 |
Prevention and control of CVDs: Health in All Policies | p. 74 |
Prevention and control of CVDs: The need for a national NCD policy framework | p. 76 |
Policies and strategies for tobacco control | p. 78 |
Policies and strategies to facilitate healthy eating | p. 80 |
Policies and strategies to facilitate physical activity | p. 84 |
Policies and strategies to address the harmful use of alcohol | p. 88 |
Individual interventions for prevention and control of CVDs | p. 92 |
Role of primary health care in prevention and control of CVDs | p. 94 |
Best buys for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and control | p. 96 |
Bridging the implementation gap for prevention and control of CVDs | p. 100 |
Monitoring CVDs | p. 102 |
Social mobilization for prevention and control of CVDs | p. 104 |
Prevention and control of CVDs and socioeconomic development | p. 106 |
Generating resources for CVD prevention and control | p. 108 |
CVD prevention and control: Why it should not be ignored any longer? | p. 110 |
CVD prevention and control: Vision, roadmap and a landmark event | p. 114 |
World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and World Stroke Organization | p. 118 |
References | p. 119 |
List of figures | p. 127 |
References for figures | p. 131 |
Annexes | p. 133 |
World Health Assembly resolution A64/61 | p. 134 |
Moscow Declaration | p. 136 |
Regional Declarations on NCDs | p. 139 |
Contact information | p. 144 |
Age-standardized death rates per 100,000 both sexes by cause and Member State, 2008 (1) | p. 148 |
Index | p. 153 |
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