Cardiovascular Disease

Statistics have shown that the leading cause of death, globally, are cardiovascular diseases (CVD).¹ Most risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and obesity, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol and air pollution are modifiable and if addressed early, can prevent most cardiovascular diseases.² It is important to detect cardiovascular disease as early as possible so that management with counselling and medicines can begin. 

At Boehringer Ingelheim we address unmet medical need by providing innovative treatments that improve the care of patients suffering from a range of cardiovascular conditions including irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation), stroke, blood clots in deep veins or lungs (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism), high blood pressure (hypertension) or heart attack (myocardial infarction).