China Medical News

2015

September: Heart disease patients in China are getting younger

According to a paper published by the National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, one in five Chinese are in "poor cardiovascular shape", and one person dies from heart disease every ten seconds in China. Statistics showed that the number of Chinese aged between 35 and 44 with coronary heart diseases has increased 30% over the last three years, and the death rate of the same age group has risen 111% over the past 15 years. (Source: Xinhua)

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