Novel therapeutic concepts The epidemic of cardiovascular disease in the developing world: global implications

BJ Gersh, K Sliwa, BM Mayosi, S Yusuf - European heart journal, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global phenomenon, and the magnitude
of its increase in incidence and prevalence in low- and middle-income countries (LIMIC) has …

Environmental determinants of cardiovascular disease: lessons learned from air pollution

SG Al-Kindi, RD Brook, S Biswal… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
disease burden than polluted water, soil contamination and occupational exposures combined
2 . The populations that are most vulnerable … 55% of the global population. Air pollution is …

State-level social vulnerability index and healthcare access in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (from the BRFSS survey)

ZM Thompson, V Jain, YH Chen, W Kayani… - The American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
… overrepresented in our study population given that 52% of participants are >65 years old. …
in response rate, especially among more vulnerable populations. However, BRFSS uses a dual…

Cardiovascular disease in the developing world: prevalences, patterns, and the potential of early disease detection

DS Celermajer, CK Chow, E Marijon, NM Anstey… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
… studies of early cardiovascular changes in those disease processes have … cardiovascular
diseases in the developing world, as well as potential opportunities provided by early disease

Depression and cardiac disease: a review

CM Celano, JC Huffman - Cardiology in review, 2011 - journals.lww.com
vulnerable population. Depression commonly afflicts patients with cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and contributes to poor psychiatric, functional, and cardiovascular outcomes. Despite …

Perceptions of risk: understanding cardiovascular disease

R Webster, E Heeley - Risk management and healthcare policy, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
vulnerability to a range of health issues. Citation49 – Citation51 Weinstein interviewed college
students regarding their perceived vulnerability to … of general population being concerned …

Community engagement with vulnerable populations

ML Wieland, CA Doubeni… - Mayo Clinic …, 2020 - mayoclinicproceedings.org
… We then learned that these populations lacked access to testing and rapid results, which …
resulted in unsafe situations for vulnerable populations who comprise a disproportionate share …

The global burden of cardiovascular disease

C Deaton, ES Froelicher, LH Wu, C Ho… - … of Cardiovascular …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… overall in the population. Shifts in the population distribution reduce the number of persons
at risk; even small shifts decrease the number of persons in the most vulnerable tail of the …

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in homeless adults

TC Lee, JG Hanlon, J Ben-David, GL Booth… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
… Among older homeless men, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death.
The objective of this study was to examine cardiovascular risk factors in a representative …

The representation of vulnerable populations in quality improvement studies

A Rolnitsky, M Kirtsman, HR Goldberg… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
… : cardiac disease, fertility, infectious diseases, osteoporosis and psychiatry. In comparison,
in the studies not targeting women but addressing gender differences, six focused on …