North Africa & Middle East
Publication date: September 2018Source: Global Heart, Volume 13, Issue 3Author(s): (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - October 23, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Sub-Saharan Africa
Publication date: September 2018Source: Global Heart, Volume 13, Issue 3Author(s): (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - October 23, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Table of Contents
Publication date: September 2018Source: Global Heart, Volume 13, Issue 3Author(s): (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - October 23, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Advancing the Science of Healthcare Service Delivery: The NHLBI Corporate Healthcare Leaders' Panel
This article provides insights from the meeting on how to execute a transformative innovation research agenda that will foster improvements in health care service delivery by leveraging the translation of biomedical research evidence in real-world settings. (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - October 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Global Atlas of Cardiovascular Disease 2000-2016: An Overview and the Path to Prevention and Control
Publication date: Available online 6 October 2018Source: Global HeartAuthor(s): Hana Thomas, Jaime Diamond, Adrianna Vieco, Shaoli Chaudhuri, Eliezer Shinnar, Sara Cromer, Pablo Perel, George A. Mensah, Jagat Narula, Catherine O. Johnson, Gregory A. Roth, Andrew E. Moran (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - October 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Access to Antihypertensive Medicines at the Household Level: A Study From 8 Counties of Kenya
ConclusionsAffordability remains an important barrier to hypertension treatment access in Kenya. Programs to promote access to affordable treatment need to take into account that diagnosis of disease and choice of medicines takes place largely in the public sector, whereas the private sector is the gatekeeper for purchase of medicines. (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - October 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Bongani Mayosi, a Hero Remembered
Publication date: Available online 26 September 2018Source: Global HeartAuthor(s): Mpiko Ntsekhe, Patrick Commerford, Paul Brink, Salim Yusuf (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - October 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Access to Antihypertensive Medicines at the Household Level: A Study From 8 Countries of Kenya
ConclusionsAffordability remains an important barrier to hypertension treatment access in Kenya. Programs to promote access to affordable treatment need to take into account that diagnosis of disease and choice of medicines takes place largely in the public sector, whereas the private sector is the gatekeeper for purchase of medicines. (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - September 21, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Global Unmet Needs in Cardiac Surgery
Publication date: Available online 20 September 2018Source: Global HeartAuthor(s): Peter Zilla, Magdi Yacoub, Liesl Zühlke, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Karen Sliwa, Gennadiy Khubulava, Abdelmalek Bouzid, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Devagourou Velayoudam, Devi Shetty, Chima Ofoegbu, Agneta Geldenhuys, Johan Brink, Jacques Scherman, Henning du Toit, Saeid Hosseini, Hao Zhang, Xin-Jin Luo, Wei Wang, Juan MejiaAbstractMore than 6 billion people live outside industrialized countries and have insufficient access to cardiac surgery. Given the recently confirmed high prevailing mortality for rheumatic heart disease in many of these countries tog...
Source: Global Heart - September 21, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Factors Affecting Symptom Onset to First-Medical-Contact in Egyptian STEMI Patients
Publication date: Available online 19 September 2018Source: Global HeartAuthor(s): Amira Balbaa, Ahmed ElGuindy, Madhu Natarajan, Jon-David Schwalm (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - September 21, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
INR Control of Patients with Mechanical Heart Valve on Long-Term Warfarin Therapy
ConclusionsDespite a majority of patients having <60% TTR, there were low incidences of bleeding and stroke events in this center. There were no factors found to be associated with INR control in this study. (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - September 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Correction
Publication date: Available online 7 September 2018Source: Global HeartAuthor(s): (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - September 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Clinical Characteristics, Complications, and Treatment Practices in Patients With RHD: 6-Year Results From HP-RHD Registry
ConclusionsComplications in patients with RHD increase with age and worsening valvular dysfunction. Programs focused on early detection and evidence-based management will assist in improving outcomes. (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - September 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018)
Publication date: Available online 25 August 2018Source: Global HeartAuthor(s): Kristian Thygesen, Joseph S. Alpert, Allan S. Jaffe, Bernard R. Chaitman, Jeroen J. Bax, David A. Morrow, Harvey D. White, Executive Group on behalf of the Joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/World Heart Federation (WHF) Task Force for the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - August 25, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Initial Rhythm and Resuscitation Outcomes for Patients Developing Cardiac Arrest in Kenyan Hospitals
ConclusionsNonshockable rhythms account for the majority of the cardiac arrests in hospitals in a lower middle income country and are associated with unfavorable outcomes. Future work should be directed to training health care personnel in recognizing early warning signs and implementing appropriate measures in a resource-scarce environment. (Source: Global Heart)
Source: Global Heart - August 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
