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Heart Failure Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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  • Thomas Callender
  • Mark Woodward
  • Gregory Roth
  • Farshad Farzadfar
  • Jean-Christophe Lemarie
  • Stéphanie Gicquel
  • John Atherton
  • Shadi Rahimzadeh
  • Mehdi Ghaziani
  • Maaz Shaikh
  • Derrick Bennett
  • Anushka Patel
  • Carolyn S P Lam
  • Karen Sliwa
  • Antonio Barretto
  • Bambang Budi Siswanto
  • Alejandro Diaz
  • Daniel Herpin
  • Henry Krum
  • Thomas Eliasz
  • Anna Forbes
  • Alastair Kiszely
  • Rajit Khosla
  • Tatjana Petrinic
  • Devarsetty Praveen
  • Roohi Shrivastava
  • Du Xin
  • Stephen MacMahon
  • John McMurray
  • Kazem Rahimi

Abstract

: In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Kazem Rahimi and colleagues examine the burden of heart failure in low- and middle-income countries. Background: Heart failure places a significant burden on patients and health systems in high-income countries. However, information about its burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is scant. We thus set out to review both published and unpublished information on the presentation, causes, management, and outcomes of heart failure in LMICs. Methods and Findings: Medline, Embase, Global Health Database, and World Health Organization regional databases were searched for studies from LMICs published between 1 January 1995 and 30 March 2014. Additional unpublished data were requested from investigators and international heart failure experts. We identified 42 studies that provided relevant information on acute hospital care (25 LMICs; 232,550 patients) and 11 studies on the management of chronic heart failure in primary care or outpatient settings (14 LMICs; 5,358 patients). The mean age of patients studied ranged from 42 y in Cameroon and Ghana to 75 y in Argentina, and mean age in studies largely correlated with the human development index of the country in which they were conducted (r = 0.71, p

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  • Thomas Callender & Mark Woodward & Gregory Roth & Farshad Farzadfar & Jean-Christophe Lemarie & Stéphanie Gicquel & John Atherton & Shadi Rahimzadeh & Mehdi Ghaziani & Maaz Shaikh & Derrick Bennett & , 2014. "Heart Failure Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(8), pages 1-41, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1001699
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001699
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    1. Gamar Bajaber & Constantine Akwanalo & Shameem Ali, 2023. "Proportion, Precipitators and Prognostic Marker of 30-Day Heart Failure Readmission at MOI Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 10(11), pages 110-125, November.

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