Caribbean countries are experiencing an
increase in chronic non-communicable diseases. Morbidity and
mortality data indicates that chronic non communicable
diseases such as cardiovascular diseases are leading causes
of death in the adult population. While data on the
prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in
most Caribbean are limited, epidemiological studies suggest
that anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) are an important risk
factor for thromboembolic diseases and poor pregnancy
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