This publication was produced in collaboration with the European Heart Network and the Health Economics Research Centre at the University of Oxford. It aims to provide statistics about the burden of CVD and its risk factors in Europe, as well as information about the economic costs of CVD, CHD and stroke in the European Union.
Comparative statistics are available on the following topics:
- Mortality
- Morbidity
- Treatment
- Smoking
- Diet
- Physical activity
- Alcohol
- Blood pressure
- Blood cholesterol
- Overweight and obesity
- Diabetes
- Economic costs
The supplement was published by the British Heart Foundation in February 2005.
Petersen S, Peto V, Rayner M, Leal J, Luengo-Fernandez R and Gray A(2005) European cardiovascular disease statistics. BHF: London.