Our Time: A Call to End Preventable Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease

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Our Time: A Call to End Preventable Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease and Stroke)

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Highlights the lack of fiscal resources invested in the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
CVD accounts for 17.3 million deaths per year worldwide.
An international meeting with CVD and NCD communities discussed the NCD burden.

Read the full article in Circulation
Circulation. 2012: published online before print September 18, 2012, 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318267e99f.

Supporting Materials Commentary: A Call to Action: A Global Commitment to Reducing Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke by Donna Arnett, PhD, MSPH Top 10 Things To Know	Other Resources AHA Statements and Guideline Library AHA Learning Library AHA Heart Disease & Stroke Statistics Home My American Heart for Professionals You're the Cure AHA Science News Home
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