Newsletter: Heart Health at a Cellular Level: What Filipinos Miss about the Mitochondria

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Cardiovascular disease has become one of the Asia's most pressing health challenges. A study revealed that this region accounted for 61.3% of global cardiovascular mortality, and a disease burden that exceeds the global average by 8.3%. In the Philippines, ischaemic heart diseases remain the top cause of death with 100,958 cases, taking up 19.8 percent of total deaths in the country in 20251. Despite the fall in cardiovascular disease death rates over time, the overall burden continues to grow, driven by ageing populations and changing lifestyles.