With one of the highest rates of obesity in the world, the Gulf region is facing an epidemic of cardiovascular disease. At least 50% of the population is below the age of 25 and the high prevalence of risk factors signals a massive wave of cardiovascular disease in 10-15 years. Cardiovascular centres are already bursting at the seams and prevention services are nonexistent. Prevention will be a key theme at the Saudi Heart Association annual conference, being held 13-16 February 2013 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...
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