Ending the epidemics of cardiovascular diseases:time is now to integrate both population and individual strategies for prevention

Cardiovascular disease(CVD)has been the leading cause of death for well over a century[1].To date,CVD remains the number one cause of death globally,and approximately one fourth of the world’s CVD occur in China where CVD accounts for over 40%of the deaths,and together with diabetes consume approximately 80%health

Cardiovascular disease （CVD） has been the leading cause of death for well over a century [1]. To date, CVD remains the number one cause of death globally, and approximately one fourth of the world＇s CVD occur in China where CVD accounts for over 40% of the deaths, and together with diabetes consume approximately 80% health care resources annually [2]. Set against this unfortunate global epidemic is the consistent decline in both incidence and prevalence of CVD in the United Stated since its peak in the 1950s. It has been well docu- mented that changes in lifestyles such as decreases in the prevalence of major risk factors including high blood pressure, dyslipidemia.