Canadians Take Top Honor
Heart disease deaths are significantly lower in Canada than many other countries. The numbers have dropped nearly one third over the last ten years. It is said that this drop has come due in part to better and more improved heart attack survival treatments, drugs and techniques. However, some would argue prevention tactics have also added to these figures.
Canadian Reuters said, "The decline is likely explained in part by better prevention and in part by better treatments," Dr. Jack V. Tu, a researcher at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto, told Reuters Health. Fewer Canadians are smoking now compared with a decade ago, Tu noted, and there is greater awareness of and better control of high blood pressure and high cholesterol."
Prevention methods like virtual heart scans are also touted as key elements to lowering death rates of cardiovascular disease, as they are noted for catching heart disease early on so treatment can be effective.
