Table 4.

Components of the cardiovascular quadrangle addressed

Countries	Income level	Primordial Prevention	Pre-Hypertension	Age Specific Treatment	Nutrition	Exercise	Acute care/emergencies	Conventional care	Rehabilitation
America	High	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Australia	High	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Brazil	Middle	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Canada	High	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
China	Middle	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Ethiopia	Low	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Europe	High	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
France	High	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
India	Middle	No	No	Yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	No
Japan	High	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Kenya	middle	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Mexico	Middle	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Nigeria	Middle	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
South Africa	Middle	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sri-Lanka	Middle	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Sudan	Middle	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Taiwan	High	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
United Kingdom	High	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

Only Europe, Nigeria and Sudan addressed epidemiological surveillance and research agenda (one of the pillars of the quadrangle).