title: World Heart Day 2002: the international burden of cardiovascular disease: responding to the emerging global epidemic.
authors.affiliation: American Heart Association, Dallas, TX 75231, USA.
authors.forename: Robert O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Bonow
authors.forename: Lynn A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Smaha
authors.forename: Sidney C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mensah
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lenfant
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D014943:Global Health; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology