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IAEA Atlas of Cardiac PET/CT

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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 71% of deaths globally and, among
them, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death, accounting for almost
44%, followed by cancer with 22%, respiratory diseases with 9%, and diabetes with 4% (World
Health Organization n.d.-a). According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 15 million
people, aged between 30 and 69 years, die annually from an NCD. More than 85% of these
“premature” deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular diseases
account for the majority of NCD-related deaths. When distributed by region, the South-East
Asia Region has the highest probability (25%) of dying young due to NCDs, followed by
Africa with 22%: deaths which are greatly preventable (World Health Organization n.d.-b).
Among CVDs, ischemic heart disease (IHD) plays an important role and, according to the
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, an independent global health research center at the
University of Washington, IHD was responsible for 15.96% of deaths worldwide in 2017.
Considering the WHO regions, the highest incidence, 24.51%, was registered in the European
Region, followed by the Eastern Mediterranean Region with 20.76%, the Americas with
16.12%, the Western Pacifc Region with 15.94%, the South-East Asia Region with 14.91%,
and fnally Africa with only 5.49% of global deaths associated with IHD. It is also pertinent to
note that between 2000 and 2017, the global number of IHD deaths increased by 0.26% per
year (The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation n.d.).

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Berlin : Springer Berlin, Heidelberg., 2022

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IX, 207

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English

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9783662644997

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IAEA Atlas
Cardiac PET/CT

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Marcelo F. Di Carli, Maurizio Dondi, Raffaele Giubbini, Diana Paez

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