[HTML][HTML] Global public health burden of heart failure

G Savarese, LH Lund - Cardiac failure review, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Heart failure (HF) is a global pandemic affecting at least 26 million people worldwide and is
increasing in prevalence. HF health expenditures are considerable and will increase …

A global view of pulmonary hypertension

MM Hoeper, M Humbert, R Souza, M Idrees… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Pulmonary hypertension is a substantial global health issue. All age groups are affected with
rapidly growing importance in elderly people, particularly in countries with ageing …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular disease in Africa: epidemiological profile and challenges

AK Keates, AO Mocumbi, M Ntsekhe, K Sliwa… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
From a global perspective, the large and diverse African population is disproportionately
affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD). The historical balance between communicable …

Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: a contemporaneous systematic review and meta-analysis

VN Agbor, M Essouma, NAB Ntusi, UF Nyaga… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To summarise available data on the prevalence, aetiology, treatment and
prognosis of heart failure (HF) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Setting This systematic review …

Endemic cardiovascular diseases of the poorest billion

GF Kwan, BM Mayosi, AO Mocumbi, JJ Miranda… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
The poorest billion people are distributed throughout the world, though most are
concentrated in rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

The prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in heart failure with a preserved and reduced left ventricular function: insights from a meta‐analysis

M Cheng, X Lu, J Huang, J Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background The prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure
remains inconclusive. Aims To perform a meta‐analysis of the published data to study the …

Prevalence of, associations with, and prognostic role of anemia in heart failure across the ejection fraction spectrum

G Savarese, Å Jonsson, AC Hallberg… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The role of anemia in heart failure with mid-range and preserved ejection
fraction (HFmrEF, EF 40–49% and HFpEF, EF≥ 50%) is unknown. We aimed to compare …

Medication adherence and survival among hospitalized heart failure patients in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

P Pallangyo, J Millinga, S Bhalia, Z Mkojera… - BMC research …, 2020 - Springer
Objective Management of heart failure is complex and multifaceted but adherence to
medications remains the cornerstone of preventing avoidable readmissions, premature …

Human immunodeficiency virus and heart failure in low-and middle-income countries

GS Bloomfield, F Alenezi, FA Barasa, R Lumsden… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2015 - jacc.org
Successful combination therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has transformed
this disease from a short-lived infection with high mortality to a chronic disease associated …

Global health and cardiovascular disease

BR Nascimento, LCC Brant, DN Moraes, ALP Ribeiro - Heart, 2014 - heart.bmj.com
The modern definition of Global Health has expanded its scope beyond neglected diseases
and low-income and underdeveloped countries. The current initiatives focus on …