AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Nov 29, 2005
Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors in Cuba: Prospects for Prevention and Control
Richard S. Cooper, MD,
Pedro Orduñez, MD,
Marcos D. Iraola Ferrer, MD,
Jose Luis Bernal Munoz, DDs and
Alfredo Espinosa-Brito, MD, PhD
Richard S. Cooper is with the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, Ill. Pedro Ordunez, Marcos D. Iraola Ferrer, Jose Luis Bernal Munoz, and Alfredo Espinosa-Brito are with the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Hospital Universitario "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguia Lima," Cienfuegos, Cuba.

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FIGURE 1— Age-adjusted trends in mortality from cardiovascular disease: Cuba, 1970 to 2002.
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FIGURE 2— Trends in the number of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke: Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, 1990 to 2003.
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