Burden of heart disease in Greece: time to act

- Subset data analysed from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe.
- Heart disease prevalence was estimated and compared among 11 countries.
- Greece had 4th highest heart disease prevalence in males, 3rd highest in females.
- In Greece, highest heart disease prevalence was in the Aegean islands and Crete.
- Heart disease preventive actions need to be intensified.