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Accelerated reduction in global cardiovascular disease is essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Nature Reviews Cardiology volume 20, pages 577–578 (2023)Cite this article

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Cardiovascular health is essential to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG3.4. Barriers include inequalities and a lack of political will and prioritization. A comprehensive approach is needed to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease and to achieve SDG3.4. The World Heart Federation addresses the determinants of cardiovascular disease and mobilizes the global community through roadmaps, roundtables and advocacy.

In 2015, the global cardiovascular health community joined forces behind the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Cardiovascular health was part of the SDG agenda’s transformation through its inclusion in SDG3.4, which aims to reduce premature death from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by one-third by 2030 and to promote mental health1. The World Heart Federation (WHF) is committed to a vision of ‘cardiovascular health for everyone’ by addressing the underlying determinants of cardiovascular disease (CVD), as an investment towards achieving the SDGs. Recognizing that cardiovascular health cuts across different sectors, from finance to transport, environment and education, the WHF has striven to promote health in all relevant policies and to work towards the achievement of all related SDGs.

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Fig. 1: Trends in age-standardized death from CVD according to country income level and contributions from major cardiovascular risk factors.

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    Daniel J. Piñeiro, Elisa Codato, Jeremiah Mwangi, Jean-Luc Eiselé & Jagat Narula

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Piñeiro, D.J., Codato, E., Mwangi, J. et al. Accelerated reduction in global cardiovascular disease is essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Nat Rev Cardiol 20, 577–578 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-023-00912-z

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