Study under way to assess risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Pakistan
Study under way to assess risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Pakistan Karachi May 2, 2021 One-fourth or 25 per cent of the South Asian Countries’ population is at an increased risk of developing Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD), experts said recently, warning that prevalence of the disease continues to rise in South Asian countries, including Pakistan where ASCVD remains the leading cause of death. Although Pakistan is the second most populous country in South Asia, most of the data on the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases from the South Asian region is de...