LONDON: The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease in Asia is increasing rapidly, with over half of all CVD deaths globally in 2019 occurring in Asian countries, according to a.
Over half of cardiovascular disease deaths worldwide in Asia, says report
June 18, 2021
LONDON: The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Asia is increasing rapidly, with over half of all CVD deaths globally in 2019 occurring in Asian countries, according to a state-of-the-art review paper published in the inaugural issue of JACC: Asia, foreign media reported.
The data demonstrates an urgent need to understand the burdens and epidemiological features of CVD in Asian countries to develop localized CVD prevention strategies to combat the epidemic. From 1990 to 2019, the number of CVD deaths in Asia rose from 5.6 million to 10.8 million. Nearly 39% of these CVD deaths were premature, meaning they occurred in a person less than 70 years old, which was significantly higher than premature CVD deaths in the U.S. (23%). Most CVD deaths were due to ischemic heart disease (IHD) or stroke. According to the researchers, increasing CVD epidemics in Asia are due to demog
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Dr. Dong Zhao Announced as Deputy Editor of JACC: Asia
China-based physician scientist among prestigious representatives of cardiovascular health to serve on journal’s editorial board
Feb 08, 2021
WASHINGTON (Feb 08, 2021) -
Dong Zhao, MD, PhD, has been named a deputy editor of
JACC: Asia, the American College of Cardiology’s newest journal, which will feature original articles, cutting-edge technology manuscripts and clinical practice guidelines centered on Asian populations and by Asian authors.
A distinguished clinical epidemiologist, Zhao is currently a professor of preventive cardiology at the Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases (BIHLBD) at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University. She is the former deputy director of BIHLBD. Zhao is also a member of several writing committees on China and international guidelines focused on preventive cardiology, dyslipidemia management and hypertension management.
Dr. Duk-Woo Park Announced as Deputy Editor of JACC: Asia
South Korea-based physician scientist among prestigious representatives of cardiovascular health to serve on journal’s editorial board
Feb 08, 2021
WASHINGTON (Feb 08, 2021) -
Duk-Woo Park, MD, PhD, has been named a deputy editor of
JACC: Asia, the American College of Cardiology’s newest journal, which will feature original articles, cutting-edge technology manuscripts and clinical practice guidelines centered on Asian populations and by Asian authors.
A renowned interventional cardiologist, Park is currently a professor of interventional cardiology at the Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea. Park’s primary research interest has been in coronary revascularization treatments such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG), PCI for left main coronary disease, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), antiplatelet therapi