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    ARKA News Agency, Armenia
    Sept 30 2005

    ARMENIAN IS AMONG THE LEADERS IN THE WORLD BY THE NUMBER OF CASES OF
    CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

    YEREVAN, September 30. /ARKA/. Armenian is among the leaders in the
    world by the number of cases of cardiovascular diseases, as the Head
    of the Therapeutic Department of the RA ministry of Health Vahan
    Poghosyan stated. "The number of cardiovascular diseases increases in
    Armenia and this acquires threatening trends", he said. According to
    him, in the first half a year of 2005, 11 thsd 300 calls (or 15,7%)
    for emergency out of 72 thsd calls. were because of cordial diseases.
    For the first 6 months of 2005, 1400 people were hospitalize in
    Yerevan with the diagnoses of cardiovascular diseases, versus 1300
    people in 2004. "Prophylaxis and treatment of such diseases require
    professionalism and latest clinical technologies", he said. Poghosyan
    added that the healthcare system of Armenia has this potential, with
    the consideration of increasing the amount of funds spent on
    healthcare. A.H.-0-
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