For the past six decades, Novartis has been working to advance heart health around the world, from transforming the standard of care for cardiovascular conditions to strengthening healthcare systems in lower income communities.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels. Although average CVD mortality rates have fallen by 61% over the 50-year period since 19601, CVD remains the number one killer worldwide, causing one out of three deaths globally2.

CVD has many causes: from smoking, diabetes, high …