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Advances in cardiovascular disease: how far is the summit? |
Jian-an Wang, Guest-Chief Editor , Chairman of Qianjiang International Cardiovascular Congress |
Cardiovascular Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China |
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Abstract In the last three decades, great achievements have been made in the field of cardiovascular medicine. The rapid development of new drugs, the invention of novel devices and techniques, all of these, have significantly decreased the mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease. Mortality and morbidity rates fell by at least 50% from about 1980 to 2000. However, are we winning the war against cardiovascular disease?
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Received: 10 July 2010
Published: 05 August 2010
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