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Almost 60% of adults suffer from atherosclerosis without knowing it: the silent disease responsible for 20 million annual deaths

Almost 60% of adults worldwide suffer from atherosclerosis without knowing it, making it a silent disease responsible for approximately 20 million deaths annually. Cardiovascular diseases, mainly heart attack and stroke, are the leading cause of death globally, and atherosclerosis — which consists of the accumulation of fatty plaques in the arteries — is behind most of these fatal events.

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