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Global Prevalence of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disea...
Yoo, SGK; Chung, GS; Bahendeka, SK; Sibai, AM; Damasceno, A; Farzadfar, F; Rohloff, P; Houehanou, C; Norov, B; Karki, KB; Azangoukhyavy, M; Marcus, METhe role of aspirin in the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not clear, with recent clinical trials evaluating aspirin for primary prevention demonstrating both modest benefits and risks associated with its use [1]. Aspirin is not routinely recommended for primary prevention of CVD. Understanding patterns of aspirin use can inform strategies to promote guideline-concordant th...
Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-,...
Yoo, SGK; Chung, GS; Bahendeka, SK; Sibai, AM; Damasceno, A; Farzadfar, F; Rohloff, P; Houehanou, C; Norov, B; Karki, KB; Azangou-Khyavy, M; Marcus, ME"Importance Aspirin is an effective and low-cost option for reducing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and improving mortality rates among individuals with established CVD. To guide efforts to mitigate the global CVD burden, there is a need to understand current levels of aspirin use for secondary prevention of CVD. Objective To report and evaluate aspirin use for secondary prevention of CVD a...
Association between country preparedness indicators and quality clinical care f...
Davies, JI; Reddiar, SK; Hirschhorn, LR; Ebert, C; Marcus, ME; Seiglie, JA; Zhumadilov, Z; Supiyev, A; Sturua, L; Silver, BK; Sibai, AMBackground: Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of death, globally, and health systems that deliver quality clinical care are needed to manage an increasing number of people with risk factors for these diseases. Indicators of preparedness of countries to manage cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) are regularly collected by ministries of health and global health agencies. We aimed to assess wheth...
Diabetes diagnosis and care in sub-Saharan Africa: pooled analysis of individua...
Manne-Goehler, J; Atun, R; Stokes, A; Goehler, A; Houinato, D; Houehanou, C; Hambou, MMS; Mbenza, BL; Sobngwi, E; Balde, N; Mwangi, JK; Gathecha, GBACKGROUND:Despite widespread recognition that the burden of diabetes is rapidly growing in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, nationally representative estimates of unmet need for diabetes diagnosis and care are in short supply for the region. We use national population-based survey data to quantify diabetes prevalence and met and unmet need for diabetes diagnosis and care in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Afr...