An EU-funded project, Cupido, is researching the application of nanotechnologies in the cardiovascular field. Felicity Thomas explains more…
Heart of the matter
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as cerebrovascular disease, coronary heart disease and peripheral arterial disease, are the number one cause of death worldwide, according to WHO.1 Within Europe, CVDs are the causative factor for more than half of all deaths and is more of a disease burden on the region than that caused by AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.2