Evaluating Health of Emerging Economies Through the Eyes of Heart Valve Disease in  the Transcatheter Era

China and India are the 2 fastest growing major world economies. However, they suffer from great differences in health policies, demographics, and rates of population growth. Whereas China has seen a steep decline in rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and a rise in life expectancy, India continues to suffer from a significant burden of RHD due to insufficient distribution of economic prosperity to health care, denser population, and ineffective application of World Health Organization RHD prevention guidelines.
Source: CVD Prevention and Control - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research