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  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Cardiology

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  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in China, undergoing significant epidemiological changes.
  • Recent studies offer data on CVD trends, but a synthesized review is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and analyze the evolution of CVD epidemiology in China from 1990 to 2021.
  • To quantitatively evaluate the impact of drivers on CVD mortality and subtypes (IHD, IS, HS).

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of data from literature reports and database analyses.
  • Quantitative evaluation of CVD mortality trends and contributing factors.

Main Results:

  • Identified four key transitional features of CVD mortality in China.
  • HS mortality decline linked to primary prevention; IHD and IS decline linked to improved medical care.

Conclusions:

  • Evolving CVD features present new prevention challenges and highlight national prevention efforts.
  • Findings inform future decision-making for CVD prevention strategies.