Eliano P Navarese, Klaudyna Grzelakowska, Francesco Mangini, Jacek Kubica, Maciej Banach, Marianne Benn, Christoph J Binder, Jan Borén, Alberico Catapano, Florian Kronenberg, Ziad Mallat, Philippe Moulin, Katariina Öörni, Kausik K Ray, Jeanine E Roeters van Lennep, Stefano Romeo, Lale Tokgozoglu, Arnold von Eckardstein, Alberto Zambon, Paolo Raggi
The healthcare system of Ukraine was already suffering from several shortfalls before February 2022, but the war of aggression started by the Russian leadership is poised to inflict a further severe blow that will have long-lasting consequences for the health of all Ukrainians. In pre-war Ukraine, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) contributed to 91% of deaths, especially cardiovascular diseases (67%). Ukrainians have a high prevalence of risk factors for NCDs ranking among the highest levels reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the European (EU) Region...
July 2022: Atherosclerosis