Reducing the global burden of cardiovascular disease, part 2: prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

DP Leong, PG Joseph, M McKee, SS Anand… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
In this second part of a 2-part series on the global burden of cardiovascular disease, we
review the proven, effective approaches to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of self-management of hypertension in adults using mobile health: systematic review and meta-analysis

R Li, N Liang, F Bu, T Hesketh - JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Effective treatment of hypertension requires careful self-management. With the
ongoing development of mobile technologies and the scarcity of health care resources …

Survey of magnetic resonance imaging availability in West Africa

GI Ogbole, AO Adeyomoye, A Badu-Peprah… - Pan African Medical …, 2018 - ajol.info
Introduction: The availability and utilization of MRI units across sub-Saharan Africa countries
remain poor and its distribution is largely unknown. A cross-sectional survey was conducted …

Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular disease: an update

C de Mestral, S Stringhini - Current cardiology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this paper is to summarize the recent and relevant
evidence linking socioeconomic status (SES) to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and …

Prevalencia, diagnóstico y control de hipertensión arterial en adultos mexicanos en condición de vulnerabilidad. Resultados de la Ensanut 100k

I Campos-Nonato, L Hernández-Barrera… - salud pública de …, 2019 - scielo.org.mx
Objetivo: Describir la prevalencia de hipertensión arterial (HTA) en adultos en condición de
vulnerabilidad, el porcentaje de ellos con diagnóstico previo y la proporción con control …

Gender differences and determinants of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among adults in China and Sweden

A Santosa, Y Zhang, L Weinehall, G Zhao, N Wang… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Failure to promote early detection and better management of hypertension will
contribute to the increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to assess …

Ethnicity and metabolic syndrome: implications for assessment, management and prevention

SA Lear, D Gasevic - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of cardiometabolic risk factors that
identifies people at increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While the …

Combined effect of income and medication adherence on mortality in newly treated hypertension: nationwide study of 16 million person‐years

H Lee, JH Park, JS Floyd, S Park… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Low socioeconomic status and poor medication adherence are known to be
associated with increased morbidity and mortality among patients with hypertension, but …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of magnetic resonance imaging on healthcare in low-and middle-income countries

BS Hilabi, SA Alghamdi, M Almanaa - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) played a significant role in the digital health platforms
that influenced and supported modern medicine. However, there is a shortage of MRI in low …

Variations in the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across 5 continents: a cross-sectional, individual level analysis

AK Khetan, S Yusuf, P Lopez-Jaramillo, A Szuba… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background COVID-19 has caused profound socio-economic changes worldwide. However,
internationally comparative data regarding the financial impact on individuals is sparse …