Cardiovascular

Czech Republic Sees Massive Decline In Cardiovascular Deaths With Hypertension Treatment And Awareness

June 18, 2009
Source: 19th European Meeting On Hypertension, Milan, June 12-16, 2009
Renata Cifkova

Renata Cifkova

A leading scientist from Prague has announced results showing a forty per cent reduction in cardiovascular mortality overall and a sixty per cent fall in stroke deaths between 1985 and 2007 in the Czech Republic. Renata Cifkova explains to Peter Goodwin why improvements in blood pressure control and blood pressure levels are the probable causes of these changes.

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