Healthcare Professionals News jobs Media NL NL FR YOUR HEALTH OUR MEDICINES RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ABOUT US WORKING AT PFIZER DISEASES AND THERAPEUTICS / Cardiovascular Diseases CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES Within internal medicine, our scientists focus on the discovery and development of therapies for metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cachexia, hepatic steatosis (non-alcoholic fatty liver) and other liver diseases. In recent decades, there has been a remarkable decline in the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease. This is largely due to reduced tobacco use and modern science that has developed effective therapies for high blood pressure and high cholesterol [1]. Yet cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide [2]. For more than 50 years, Pfizer has been at the forefront of redefining cardiovascular risk management by providing patients with much-needed treatments. We believe that a more global approach is required in the fight against all diseases of the cardiovascular system and their underlying causes, including obesity and metabolic diseases. Today, Pfizer focuses on research into therapies for the treatment of the metabolic abnormalities that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as for the treatment of the heart itself. This would involve more targeted therapies, and therapies that combine two or more drugs. Om meer te weten over deze hart- en vaatziekten en hun behandeling, kunt u terecht op de website van de Belgische Cardiologische Liga(externe link) UW GEZONDHEID VOORKAMER-FIBRILLATIE UW GEZONDHEID VENEUZE TROMBO-EMBOLISCHE AANDOENINGEN Bronnen UW GEZONDHEID Gezond Leven Ziekten en therapeutische domeinen ONZE GENEESMIDDELEN A-Z Soorten geneesmiddelen Beschikbaarheid  van geneesmiddelen Een ongewenst voorval melden ONDERZOEK EN INNOVATIE Ontwikkeling van geneesmiddelen Onze geneesmiddelen in ontwikkeling Gentherapie OVER ONS Pfizer in België Pfizer in Luxemburg Onze missie Engagement Partners Transparentie WERKEN BIJ PFIZER Waarden Jobs Ons dagelijks leven CONTACTEN JOBS(EXTERNE LINK) NIEUWS EN MEDIA INVESTEERDERS(EXTERNE LINK) PFIZER VOOR PROFESSIONNALS LEVERANCIERS CHANGE REGION(EXTERNE LINK) TWITTER(EXTERNE LINK) FACEBOOK(EXTERNE LINK) LINKEDIN(EXTERNE LINK) YOUTUBE(EXTERNE LINK) TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY(EXTERNE LINK) COOKIES(EXTERNE LINK)