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Clearing the air to address pollution’s cardiovascular health crisis
Miller, Mark R.; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Rahimzadeh, Shadi; Adeoye, Marvellous; Perel, Pablo; Taylor, Sean; Shrikhande, ShreyaAir pollution is a critical global health issue that significantly impacts cardiovascular health. The air pollutant PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometres or less) has been positioned as a leading environmental risk factor for morbidity and mortality, especially from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Using data from the World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, and the Unit...
2023 World Heart Federation guidelines for the echocardiographic diagnosis of r...
Rwebembera, Joselyn; Marangou, James; Mwita, Julius Chacha; Mocumbi, Ana Olga; Mota, Cleonice; Okello, Emmy; Nascimento, Bruno; Thorup, LeneRheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as among certain at-risk populations living in high-income countries. The 2012 World Heart Federation echocardiographic criteria provided a standardized approach for the identification of RHD and facilitated an improvement in early case...
World Heart Federation Roadmap for Hypertension : a 2021 update
Jeemon, Panniyammakal; Séverin, Tania; Amodeo, Celso; Balabanova, Dina; Campbell, Norm R. C.; Gaita, Dan; Kario, Kazuomi; Khan, Taskeen; Melifonwu, RitaThe World Heart Federation (WHF) Roadmap series covers a large range of cardiovascular conditions. These Roadmaps identify potential roadblocks and their solutions to improve the prevention, detection and management of cardiovascular diseases and provide a generic global framework available for local adaptation. A first Roadmap on raised blood pressure was published in 2015. Since then, advances in hypertension...