Cardiovascular mortality and the financial crisis in Greece: Trends and outlook.

Description:
At the end of 2008, Greece was hit by an unprecedented financial crisis, the most serious that any western country has experienced in peacetime, with GDP falling by 22% at constant prices and unemployment rising from 8% to 26% in just four years.

How to cite:

Vlachadis N, Iliodromiti Z, Vlachadi M, Xanthos T, Ktenas E, Vrachnis D, Kornarou E, Vrachnis N. Cardiovascular mortality and the financial crisis in Greece: Trends and outlook. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Aug 6. doi:pii: S0167-5273(14)01500-9. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167527314015009

Document Type:
Article

Creation date:
5/02/2016

Since studies have shown that unemployment, implicating increased psychosocial stress and problematic access to health services, is a significant risk factor for acute cardiovascular events, death rates attributable to cardiovascular disease are likely to increase during a financial depression.

Authors:
Vlachadis N, Iliodromiti Z, Vlachadi M, Xanthos T, Ktenas E, Vrachnis D, Kornarou E, Vrachnis N.

Geographical area:
Europa