Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia: Challenges: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Asia is home to 60% of the world's population, including the world's two most populous countries, India (1.1B) and China (1.2B). With cardiovascular disease burden and mortality increasing, the role of preventive cardiology is increasingly important.

Observations

The challenges in addressing the cardiovascular disease burden in Asia include unique cardiometabolic features of the different populations, heterogeneity of risk factors among Asian countries, differing levels of health literacy and socioeconomic status, suboptimal infrastructure to support preventive care especially in the primary care sector, high out-of-pocket costs, and environmental pollution.

Conclusions

Asia is a large continent that comprises diverse populations with varying cultures, soci

SUBMITTER: Dalakoti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11976236 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature