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Heart disease accounts for 28% of deaths in UAE
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, September 28 - 2008 at 08:51
Cardiovascular diseases account for 31.4% of deaths in Dubai and 28% of deaths in the UAE, say health experts on the occasion of World Heart Day, which is being observed today. Citing a recent study they say that patients with heart diseases in the UAE could significantly reduce the risk of suffering a first cardiovascular event. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The results of the five-year Treating to New Targets study showed that patients with established heart disease who were prescribed larger doses of the drug 'atorvastatin calcium' reduced the relative risk of suffering a first cardiovascular event by 19%. The drug also provided a sustained reduction in the risk of a subsequent second, third, fourth, and fifth cardiovascular events.
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Jeff Florian, Senior ReporterSunday, September 28 - 2008 at 08:51 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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