Attained Educational Level and Incident Atherothrombotic Events in Low- and Middle-Income Compared With High-Income Countries
Author(s) -
Abhinav Goyal,
Deepak L. Bhatt,
Philippe Gabríel Steg,
Bernard J. Gersh,
Mark J. Alberts,
E. Magnus Ohman,
Ramón Corbalán,
Kim A. Eagle,
Efraín Gaxiola,
Runlin Gao,
Shinya Goto,
Ralph B. D’Agostino,
Robert M. Califf,
Sidney C. Smith,
Peter W.F. Wilson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.109.919274
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , stroke (engine) , disease , risk factor , prospective cohort study , demography , endocrinology , sociology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Studies report a protective effect of higher attained educational level (AEL) on cardiovascular outcomes. However, most of these studies have been conducted in high-income countries (HICs) and lack representation from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which bear >80% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease.
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