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Cardiovascular disease prevention and control Translating evidence into action 3 WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Cardiovascular disease prevention and control: translating evidence into action. 1.Cardiovascular diseases - prevention and control 2.Cerebrovascular accident - prevention and control 3.Rheumatic heart disease - prevention and control 4.Risk reduction behavior I.World Health Organization. ISBN 92 4 159325 3 (NLM classification: WG 120) © World Health Organization 2005 All rights reserved. Publications of the World Health Organization can be obtained from WHO Press, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (tel: +41 22 791 2476; fax: +41 22 791 4857; email: [email protected]). Requests for per- mission to reproduce or translate WHO publications – whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution – should be addressed to WHO Press, at the above address (fax: +41 22 791 4806; email: [email protected]). 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However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. Printed in Malta “The key to WHO’s work in the coming years will be a new commitment to results at country level. Five years from now, our operations will be significantly more focused in countries. We will be “closer to the ground,” working more intensively with national health authorities to respond to their priority health goals. We will focus on achievable objectives in areas where WHO can provide skills and resources.” Dr LEE Jong-wook, Director-General Speech to the Fifty-sixth World Health Assembly 5 6 Contents Foreword 9 Summary 10 1. Scaling-up secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease 11 1.1 The WHO-PREMISE (Prevention of REcurrences of Myocardial Infarction and StrokE) project 11 1.2 Countries and institutions collaborating in the WHO-PREMISE project 12 1.2.1 Brazil 12 1.2.2 Egypt 12 1.2.3 India 13 1.2.4 Indonesia 13 1.2.5 Islamic Republic of Iran 14 1.2.6 Pakistan 14 1.2.7 Russian Federation 15 1.2.8 Sri Lanka 15 1.2.9 Tunisia 16 1.2.10 Turkey 16 1.3 Phase I of the WHO-PREMISE project in 10 countries 17 1.3.1 Gaps in secondary prevention of CVD 23 1.3.2 Strategies for bridging gaps 23 1.4 Phase II of the WHO-PREMISE project 24 1.4.1 Implementation and evaluation of interventions to scale-up secondary prevention 24 1.4.2 Evidence-based guidelines for secondary prevention of heart attacks and strokes 24 1.4.3 Cost-effectiveness of secondary prevention interventions 24 1.4.4 Strengthening capacity for development of evidence-based policies for CVD prevention and control 25 1.5 Some comments from countries regarding the WHO-PREMISE project 26 2. Integrated approach to primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in high-risk populations 27 2.1 Implementing the absolute risk approach 27 2.2 The WHO CVD-Risk Management Package 27 2.2.1 Validation of protocols for very low-resource settings (Scenario 1) 28 2.2.2 Implementation of the WHO CVD-Risk Management Package in demonstration sites 28 2.2.3 Improving the accuracy and affordability of blood pressure measurement in low-resource settings 29 7 References 30 Tables 31 Table 1: Annual treatment costs in $US used to calculate cost of treatments 31 Table 2: Costs of events avoided in US$ used in calculation of possible savings assuming midpoint of estimates provided 32 Table 3: Gross costs $US per life year gained for different secondary prevention treatments, discounting at 6% 32 Table 4: Net costs $US per life year gained for different secondary prevention treatments, discounting at 6% 33 Publications of the WHO cardiovascular diseases programme, 2002 - 2005 34 Collaborating centres in the WHO - CVD network 37 CVD team 38 Contact information 38 8 Foreword More people suffer from heart attacks and Over the next few years, in close collabo- strokes today than at any other time in the ration with country teams, we will focus history of mankind. Three fourths of these our efforts on the development and imple- events now occur in the poorer regions of mentation of context-specific and sustain- the world which are still experiencing a able strategies at local and national levels major burden of communicable diseases. to narrow the treatment gaps that have been identified. Heart attacks and strokes are preventable. We have witnessed tremendous strides in their prevention and management due to Dr Robert Beaglehole public health programmes, and medical Director, Department of Chronic Diseases and advances in drug treatment, technology Health Promotion and techniques. But by no means has everyone benefited from this cutting edge Dr Catherine Le Galès-Camus medical science. Assistant Director-General Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health There is a huge gap that excludes large sections of humanity, even from inexpen- sive medications that can prevent life threatening heart attacks and strokes. Further, not only does medical information tend to be scarcer in low-resource set- tings, but local systems for efficient use of scarce information and limited resources are often not in place in such settings. The WHO-PREMISE (Prevention of REcurrences of Myocardial Infarction and StrokE) project was initiated two years ago to address these issues and scale-up prevention of recurrent heart attacks and strokes in people with established cardio- vascular disease. Demonstration projects have been established in 12 countries, and the health care provided to patients who have survived heart attacks and strokes has been assessed. 9 Summary Every year, an estimated 17 million people ance the mix of population-wide and high- die of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (1). risk strategies to match available Three fourths of these deaths occur in resources. low- and middle-income countries. In addi- tion, at least one third of the world popu- The World Health Organization (WHO) has lation is currently at high risk of develop- recently stepped up its activities for the ing major cardiovascular events; an esti- prevention and control of CVD and other mated 1.3 billion due to tobacco use, 1 bil- major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) lion due to overweight and at least anoth- (3). A global strategy for the prevention er billion due to elevated blood pressure, and control of noncommunicable diseases blood cholesterol and/or diabetes (1). was endorsed by the Fifty-third World Health Assembly in 2000 (4). The main Population High-Risk risk factors of noncommunicable diseases Strategy Strategy Optimal distribution are being targeted through global action, including such initiatives as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Present distribution (5) and the Global Strategy on Diet, % of Population Physical Activity and Health (6). In addi- tion, national surveillance systems for key risk factors are being strengthened High risk through the WHO STEPwise approach (7), 0 0510 15 20 25 30 35 40 and regional networks are being estab- 10-year cardiovascular disease risk lished to strengthen capacity and advoca- cy for prevention and control of noncom- Figure 1. Population-wise and high-risk strategies municable diseases at the country level are complementary and synergistic (2) (8). The risks associated with blood pressure, The following areas have been specifically cholesterol, smoking and body mass index identified as priority areas for the provision do not occur across arbitrary thresholds, of technical assistance to countries in rela- but rather as a continuum extending tion to CVD: across almost all levels seen in different i) secondary prevention of heart attacks populations. A modest reduction in these and strokes (9); risk factors, achieved through an appropri- ii) integrated approach to cost-effective ate combination of population-wide and reduction of cardiovascular risk (10); high-risk strategies, has the potential to iii) secondary prevention of rheumatic halve cardiovascular events within a rela- heart disease (11). tively short period of five years (1). While This document outlines the main activities high-risk strategies will not prevent cardio- carried out in these three priority areas in vascular events in individuals with modest collaboration with WHO regional and elevations of several risk factors, popula- country offices, from 2001-2004, with a tion-based strategies by themselves will special focus on country-based activities. not be able to prevent cardiovascular events in those at high risk. The two Shanthi Mendis approaches are complementary and syner- Coordinator, Cardiovascular Diseases gistic (Figure 1). The challenge is to bal- 10 1. Scaling-up secondary prevention of cardio- vascular disease Secondary prevention of major cardiovas- tries to generate important information of cular events (fatal and non-fatal myocardial broad relevance to low- and middle- infarction, fatal and non-fatal stroke, sud- income countries, and thus promote evi- den cardiac death and revascularization dence-based approaches to secondary procedures) is a key component of the prevention.