Heart Disease Is Major Cause of Adolescent Death

Heart disease accounts for 30% of total deaths caused by non-transmitted diseases in Vietnam, according to recently published statistics. The Vietnam National Congress of Interventional Cardiology has recently held by the Health Ministry and Interventional Cardiology Association Branch in Hanoi. Cardiovascular disease and cancer are among the major causes of adolescent deaths in the country. The congress said that many of the deaths were attributed to a lack of timely intervention. (vietnamplus.vn Oct 28)