Dr. Bernard Lown

Bernard Lown, MD

ProCor Founder. Research Pioneer. Nobel Laureate.

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Cardiovascular disease - the world's leading cause of death - takes its greatest toll in developing countries. We can reduce this by 80%.

A message to the ProCor network

ProCor is this month celebrating a 15th anniversary. In this time there have been tremendous changes in the global landscape of cardiovascular prevention...


Global Research Update

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US: Public opinion regarding banning cigarettes and reducing nicotine levels

Public support, particularly among nonsmokers, regarding a ban on cigarettes and a reduction in nicotine levels is high...

Netherlands: Smoke-free legislation and sudden coronary arrest

Researchers studying the effect of the 2004 and 2008 smoking ban on the incidence of out-of-hospital sudden coronary arrest (SCA) found minimal decrease ...

Prevention News

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Mauritius: Ramping up smoking ban enforcement

Enforcing the ban on smoking in public places and workplaces, as well as tight regulations around the sale of cigarettes will be strengthened, according ...

Nepal: Team scales sea to summit for heart disease

Led by the Nepal Heart Foundation, a team of doctors, mountaineers, and educators are heading from the sea-level of Bangladesh to Mount Everest - the ...

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