The World Heart Observatory: Harnessing the Power of Data for Cardiovascular Health.

Perel, Pablo; Scarlatescu, Oana; Avezum, Alvaro; Chazal, Richard A; Creager, Mark A; Narula, Jagat; Pineiro, Daniel; Prabhakaran, Dorairaj; Wyss, Fernando; Yong, Huo; +3 more... Zühlke, Liesl; Eisele, Jean-Luc; Pinto, Fausto; (2022) The World Heart Observatory: Harnessing the Power of Data for Cardiovascular Health. Global Heart, 17 (1). 36-. ISSN 2211-8160 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1126

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s number one cause of death, claiming an estimated 18.6 million lives in 2019. That statistic is staggering. Most importantly, an estimated 80 percent of deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided with early interventions that span the continuum from education and prevention to diagnosis and treatment. As the COVID-19 pandemic has proven, health data is a powerful tool for use across the continuum of care. Some initiatives, such as Our World in Data, demonstrated the potential for the use of data to understand the spread of disease, spot emerging trends, identify the most vulnerable populations, and evaluate the impact of various clinical and public health interventions.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology
PubMed ID	35837359
Elements ID	181135