{"id":2914,"date":"2019-04-18T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/more-research-urgently-needed-to-treat-and-prevent-cardiovascular-disease\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T12:20:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T10:20:52","slug":"more-research-urgently-needed-to-treat-and-prevent-cardiovascular-disease","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/more-research-urgently-needed-to-treat-and-prevent-cardiovascular-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"More research urgently needed to treat and prevent cardiovascular disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophia Antipolis, 15 April 2019<\/em><\/strong>: \u00a0Heart disease remains the world\u2019s leading cause of death, and today top European scientists outlined their battle plans for the coming years, calling for more investment in research.<\/p>\n

This call-to-action was produced by the EU-funded ERA\u2013CVD, a coalition of 24 partners including the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1<\/sup><\/p>\n

\u201cIn spite of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) remaining the main cause of death globally, research – and new medicines available to patients – have declined over the last ten years. Innovative methods and more clinical trials in cardiology are required to ensure that we can address the vast unmet needs we see today,\u201d said Professor Tomasz Guzik, Chair of the ESC Research and Grants Committee.\u00a0 \u201cWe need to detect CVD earlier and avoid acute events that lead to irreversible damage and chronic illness. A strategic research agenda for CVD at the European level will help ensure that research efforts and investment are directed at the most pressing questions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CVDs cause more death and disability than cancer \u2013 4 million compared to 2.1 million deaths in 2016 \u2013 yet funding for CVD research lags behind. Oncology has the largest share of health and biomedical papers at 23%, compared to just 10% for CVD, suggesting less research activity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is false optimism that cardiovascular disease<\/a> (CVD) is no longer a public health problem,\u201d states the report. In Europe, more than 10,000 patients die of CVD every day. CVD is expected to remain the top reason for death, premature death and disease burden in Europe over the next 20 years.<\/p>\n

The document proposes 15 topics for CVD research in three categories: prevention strategies; treatment and management; and living with chronic cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n

Among the topics are:<\/p>\n