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Management of NCD in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Publication date: December 2014 Source:Global Heart, Volume 9, Issue 4 Author(s): William Checkley , Hassen Ghannem , Vilma Irazola , Sylvester Kimaiyo , Naomi S. Levitt , J. Jaime Miranda , Louis Niessen , Dorairaj Prabhakaran , Cristina Rabadán-Diehl , Manuel Ramirez-Zea , Adolfo Rubinstein , Alben Sigamani , Richard Smith , Nikhil Tandon , Yangfeng Wu , Denis Xavier , Lijing L. Yan Noncommunicable disease (NCD), comprising cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are increasing in incidence rapidly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Some patients have access to th...
Source: Global Heart - January 15, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Worsening of the Cardiovascular Profile in a Developing Country
Conclusions The overall prevalence of CVD risk factors in this urban population is higher than reported in the 2010 World Health Organization Stepwise Approach to Surveillance report on the Lebanese population, indicating that the urban population in the capital carries a higher burden of CVD risk. In addition, sex and age difference rates of CVD risk factors highlight the need for tailored public health measures to tackle the sex- and age-based CVD risk factors.
Source: Global Heart - April 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Worsening of the Cardiovascular Profile in a Developing Country: The Greater Beirut Area Cardiovascular Cohort
ConclusionsThe overall prevalence of CVD risk factors in this urban population is higher than reported in the 2010 World Health Organization Stepwise Approach to Surveillance report on the Lebanese population, indicating that the urban population in the capital carries a higher burden of CVD risk. In addition, sex and age difference rates of CVD risk factors highlight the need for tailored public health measures to tackle the sex- and age-based CVD risk factors.
Source: Global Heart - July 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research