Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) has been consistently associated with the leading cause of death and disability in most western industrialized countries since the mid-1950s. Although it still has a major impact on the health of society in these countries, CAD rates have considerably decreased in recent decades. There are significant differences in the prevalence of CAD, as different world regions face varying stages of this epidemic. An epidemiological transition model for cardiovascular disease describes a series of stages starting from […]