PS024 The Burden of Heart Diseases in Select Latin American Countries

Heart disease (HD) is currently the leading cause of death in the Latin American region and expected to remain so for future decades. HD imposes health care system and other costs to society through morbidity, premature mortality, carer costs and loss of productivity. The economic burden of heart disease in the Latin American region has not been previously quantified.

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: B. Stevens, L. Pezzullo, L. Verdian, J. Tomlinson, S. Zegenhagen Tags: Poster Abstract Source Type: research