Heart Failure, the Global Pandemic: A Call to Action Consensus statement from the global presidential conclave at the Platinum Jubilee Conference of Cardiological Society of India 2023

Indian Heart J. 2024 Apr 10:S0019-4832(24)00057-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2024.04.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHeart failure (HF) is emerging as a major public health problem both in high- and low - income countries. The mortality and morbidity due to HF is substantially higher in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Accessibility, availability and affordability issues affect the guideline directed therapy implementation in HF care in those countries. This call to action urges all those concerned to initiate preventive strategies as early as possible, so that we can reduce HF-related morbidity and mortality. The most important step is to have better prevention and treatment strategies for diseases such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), type-2 diabetes, and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) which predispose to the development of HF. Setting up dedicated HF-clinics manned by HF Nurses, can help in streamlining HF care. Subsidized in-patient care, financial assistance for device therapy, use of generic medicines (including polypill strategy) will be helpful, along with the use of digital technologies.PMID:38609052 | DOI:10.1016/j.ihj.2024.04.004

Source: Indian Heart J - April 12, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: S Harikrishnan Prathap Chandra Rath Vijay Bang Theresa McDonagh Elijah Ogola Hugo Silva Bijoy G Rajbanshi Anidu Pathirana G Andre Ng Cathleen Biga Thomas F L üscher Ramesh Daggubati Shirley Adivi Debabrata Roy P S Banerjee M K Das Source Type: research