SECONDARY PREVENTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: CLOSING THE GAPS

non-Communicable Disease (NCD) accounts for a large and increasing burden of disease worldwide. It is currently estimated that NCDs accounts for approximately ۵۹% of global deaths and ۴۳% of the global disease burden; this is projected to increase to ۷۳% of deaths and ۶۰% of disease burden by ۲۰۲۰.۱ In comparison, NCDs in low- and middle-income populations accounts for ۷۸% of the global NCD burden and for ۸۵% of the global CVD burden of disease.۲ Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the most important single cause of NCD, accounting in ۲۰۰۱ for ۲۹% of all deaths and ۱۰% of the global disease burden.۳ The incidence of CVD has been rising steadily in low- and middle-income populations, so that approximately three-quarters of global deaths from CVD now occur in that populations.۴