Burden of heart disease in Greece: time to act

Highlights • Subset data analysed from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. • Heart disease prevalence was estimated and compared among 11 countries. • Greece had 4th highest heart disease prevalence in males, 3rd highest in females. • In Greece, highest heart disease prevalence wa...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2014-10, Vol.128 (10), p.940-943
Main Authors: Vassilaki, M, Linardakis, M, Philalithis, Α
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cost of Illness
Europe - epidemiology
Female
Greece - epidemiology
Health Surveys
Heart Diseases - epidemiology
Humans
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
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Summary:Highlights • Subset data analysed from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. • Heart disease prevalence was estimated and compared among 11 countries. • Greece had 4th highest heart disease prevalence in males, 3rd highest in females. • In Greece, highest heart disease prevalence was in the Aegean islands and Crete. • Heart disease preventive actions need to be intensified.
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2014.08.007