HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 23 (ACN) The prevention, timely diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases is today a priority in Cuba, as it is the leading cause of death in the country, Juan Prohias Martinez, head of the National Cardiology Group of the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap), told the Cuban News Agency.
The specialist commented that there was an important increase in the number of cases in 2021 and 2022 and an increase in morbidity and mortality due to the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He detailed the existence of a high range of people with this pathology and an age-standardized mortality rate at an intermediate level, which is not one of the worst in the world but is susceptible to improvement.
The cardiologist addressed the causes of the high incidence of cardiovascular diseases such as the influence of the lack of control of risk factors, dia
