{"id":2248,"date":"2017-05-01T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/the-no-1-killer-the-case-for-urgent-action-second-global-summit-on-circulatory-health\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:07:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:07:30","slug":"the-no-1-killer-the-case-for-urgent-action-second-global-summit-on-circulatory-health","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/the-no-1-killer-the-case-for-urgent-action-second-global-summit-on-circulatory-health\/","title":{"rendered":"The No.1 Killer: The Case for Urgent Action \u2013 Second Global Summit on Circulatory Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-947 media-947\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"post-947 media-947\" class=\"align-none center-image\">\n<figure id=\"post-947 media-947\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<figure id=\"post-947 media-947\" class=\"align-none center-image\">\n<figure id=\"post-947 media-947\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Global-Summit-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>How can we create a greater sense of urgency when we\u2019re dealing with the world\u2019s number one killer?<\/strong><\/figure>\n<p>This will be the rallying theme behind the <strong>World Heart Federation\u2019s Second Global Summit on Circulatory Health<\/strong>, to be held in <strong>Singapore on 12 &amp; 13 July 2017<\/strong> in association with the Singapore Heart Foundation, the Asia-Pacific Heart Network, and the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (APSC). It will take place alongside the bi-annual Congress of the APSC, to be held from 13-15 July.<\/p>\n<p>This Second Global Summit will build on the success of the First Summit, which was held alongside the 2016 World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Health in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The No1 Killer: The case for urgent action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heart disease and stroke remain the world\u2019s foremost causes of premature death despite being largely preventable through reducing known risk factors. Diseases of the circulatory system are concentrated in low- and middle-income countries, where over 80% of premature deaths due to heart and stroke occur.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #008080\">Without urgent action, the global burden of CVD will further increase.\u00a0If current trends continue, there will be over:<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can we create a greater sense of urgency when we\u2019re dealing with the world\u2019s number one killer? 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