Emerging trends and challenges of population-based cardiology

Abstract

This article aims to review international literature on the current trends and challenges of cardiovascular epidemiology, including the emergence of new risk factors. The transformative impact of omics technologies on epidemiology, advantages and limitations of meta-epidemiology, as well as the role of mobile technologies and electronic medical records in maintaining and improving the cardiovascular health of the population are reviewed. Emphasis is given to the importance of continuity between the results acquired in the epidemiological studies and the programs aimed at the improvement of community health. The authors conclude that critical events make a significant impact on cardiovascular health. These events include changes in the lifestyle of people living in the industrial society, globalization, migration processes, and + Анфиногенова Яна Джоновна, e-mail: cardio.intl@gmail.com.