The Atlantic divide in coronary heart disease: Epidemiology and patient care in the US and Portugal

Introduction and Objectives: We aimed to compare access to new health technologies to treat coronary heart disease (CHD) in the health systems of Portugal and the US, characterizing the needs of the populations and the resources available. Methods: We reviewed data for 2000 and 2010 on epidemiologic...

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Main Authors: Mariana F. Lobo, Vanessa Azzone, Frederic S. Resnic, Bruno Melica, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Luís Filipe Azevedo, Alberto Freitas, Cláudia Nisa, Leonor Bacelar-Nicolau, Francisco Nuno Rocha-Gonçalves, José Pereira-Miguel, Altamiro Costa-Pereira, Sharon-Lise Normand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117305577