Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) statistics never fail to impress even the most hardened and experienced physician. One-third of deaths worldwide are still due to cardiovascular causes (85% of those are myocardial infarction and stroke), and 75% occur in mid-to-low income countries., Half the people who died of myocardial infarction never had symptoms before the tragic event, and most never had the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Despite our best efforts, the prevalence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) has been steadily rising […]