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Cardiovascular Disease in Asia

WHO CVD Atlas. 2002. WHO Stroke Atlas. 2002.

The Burden of CVD in Asia: Stroke Deaths by Country, 2002

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Projected Stroke and CHD increase to 2030 in China

Moran et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010;3;243-252. 3

South-East Asia: deaths in 2000 attributable to selected leading risk factors

Blood pressureUnderweight

TobaccoCholesterol

Fruit and vegetable intakeUnsafe water, sanitation and hygiene

Indoor smoke from solid fuelsPhysical inactivity

Unsafe sexIron deficiencyZinc deficiency

High body mass indexAlcohol

Vitamin A deficiencyUnsafe health care infections

0 500 1000 1500

Number of deaths (000s)

World Health Report 2002

Age-Standardized Stroke and CHD Death Rates by Country, 2002

Ueshima H et al. Circulation. 2008;118:2702-2709. 5

North America

(n=20,750)

Latin Amer-ica

(n=1,681)

Western Europe

(n=15,053)

Eastern Europe

(n=5,375)

Middle East (n=718)

Asia (n=5,137)

Australia (n=2,567)

Japan (n=4,218)

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20

40

60

80

100

4338

3426

4941

25

39

8477 78

8581 80

7671

82

59

72

51

81

56

78

45

Diabetes (%)Hypertension (%)Hypercholesterolemia (%)

Classic Cardiovascular Risk Factors are Consistent and Common within the Symptomatic REACH Registry Baseline Population*1

1. Bhatt DL et al, on behalf of the REACH Registry Investigators.JAMA 2006; 295(2): 180-189.

Risk Factor Prevalence, Symptomatic Population(% of symptomatic population)1

*Symptomatic refers to patients with documented Coronary artery, Cerebro and/or Peripheral Arterial Disease; data shown may differ slightly from published abstracts owing to a subsequent database lock.