Every year, an estimated 17 million people die of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (1). Three fourths of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. In addition, at least one third of the world population is currently at high risk of developing major cardiovascular events; an estimated 1.3 billion due to tobacco use, 1 billion due to overweight and at least another billion due to elevated blood pressure, blood cholesterol and/or diabetes (1).
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