Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the Western Pacific, accounting for nearly 40% of all deaths.
The region is also home to the world’s largest burden of rheumatic heart disease, which remains a major health issue in low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific Region, as well as among Indigenous communities in Australia and New Zealand.
5.7M
people die from CVD every year in the Western Pacific
1st
CVD is the number one cause of death in the region
82K
82,000 people die from rheumatic heart disease every year in the region
Our Members
Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology
apscardio.org
Cambodian Heart Association
facebook.com/Cambodian-Heart-Association-795205957210310
Chinese Cardiovascular Association
ccahouse.org/index.html
Chinese Society of Cardiology
csc.cma.org.cn
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
hkcchk.com
Hong Kong Heart Foundation
hkccasc.com/2022/index.html
International Society of Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis and Heart Failure
iscmf.org
Japan Cardiovascular Association
j-iscp.com
Japanese Circulation Society
j-circ.or.jp/english
Macau Cardiology Association
macau-cardiac.com
Mongolian Society of Cardiologists
cardiosociety.mn
National Heart Association of Malaysia
malaysianheart.org
National Heart Foundation of New Zealand
heartfoundation.org.nz
Philippine Heart Association
philheart.org
Sarawak Heart Foundation
sarawakheartfoundation.org.my
Singapore Cardiac Society
singaporecardiac.org
Singapore Heart Foundation
myheart.org.sg
Taiwan Heart Foundation
tsoc-thf.org.tw
Taiwan Society of Cardiology
tsoc.org.tw
The Heart Foundation of Malaysia
yjm.org.my
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