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According to the Global Action Plan 2013-2020 of the World Health Organization, non-communicable diseases mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes are the world's biggest killers. In 2012, cardiovascular diseases were the leading cause of death worldwide, with low and middle income countries already bearing most of the burden of these premature deaths, resulting in huge cumulative economic losses and millions of people trapped in poverty.