European Heart Journal, identifies a number of strategies that may help reduce the effects that air and noise pollution can have on cardiovascular health.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 17.9 million people die of cardiovascular disease globally each year.
This makes it the leading worldwide cause of mortality.The WHO define cardiovascular disease as an umbrella term for a collection of disorders that affect a person’s heart and blood vessels.
Four out of every five deaths due to cardiovascular disease occur because of a heart attack or stroke.Research has shown that genetics can make a person more susceptible to cardiovascular disease.