Chapter 17 - Trends in vascular disease

Question 1

Highest proportion of CV death attributed to smoking in different regions

Answer 1

NA (22%)
Eastern europe 17%
western europe 13%
SE asia 10%

Question 2

Prevalence of DM

Answer 2

Western pacific
Americas
Europe
SE Asia
Eastern mediterranean
africa

Question 3

Prevalence of PAD

Answer 3

SE asia
Western pacific
europe
latin america
americas
sub saharan africa
eastern mediterranean
western pacific

Question 4

Highest regional mortality rates from PAD

Answer 4

High income regions of Australasia, north america, western europe

Question 5

Region with highest increase in aortic aneurysms

Answer 5

Oceania
tropical latin america
asia pacific
central asia
south asia
sub saharan africa

Question 6

WHO framework convention on tobacco control

Answer 6

1) prices and tax measure to reduce demand for tobacco
2) smoke free policies
3) full disclosures
4) education
5) ban all advertisements
6) provide support for cessation
7) limit access

Question 7

Highest ethnicity with obesity

Answer 7

Blacks 47.8%
Hispanics 42%
Non-hispanic whites 33.4%
asian 10.9%

Question 8

Prevalence of PAD in US among ethnicity

Answer 8

Black 7.2%
white 3.6%
hispanics 2.4%
asian 2%

Question 9

Ethnic trends in PAD

Answer 9

1) Higher whites with PAD get endo intervention
2) worse patency in black patients
3) higher rate of non-traumatic amputation in black and hispanics
4) less likely to get statin in black

Question 10

Ethnic trends in aneurysms

Answer 10

more aneurysms in white

Question 11

HD access ethnic trends

Answer 11

black has 3x more ESRD