New approach needed to tackle heart disease - the "dominant epidemic of the 21st century"

A new report The Heart of the Matter: Rethinking prevention of cardiovascular disease by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by AstraZeneca, investigates the health challenges posed by CVD. Despite greater recognition of the problem, every indication is that the global burden of the disease will get worse before it gets better. Greater collaboration is needed to prevent the disease. CVD is the world's leading killer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It accounted for 30% of deaths around the globe in 2010.