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World Heart Federation roadmap on atrial fibrillation : a 2020 update
Freedman, Ben; Hindricks, Gerhard; Banerjee, Amitava; Baranchuk, Adrian; Ching, Chi Keong; Du, Xin; Fitzsimons, Donna; Healey, Jeff S.; Ikeda, TakanoriThe World Heart Federation (WHF) commenced a Roadmap initiative in 2015 to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease and resultant burgeoning of healthcare costs. Roadmaps provide a blueprint for implementation of priority solutions for the principal cardiovascular diseases leading to death and disability. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of these conditions and is an increasing problem due to ageing of...
COVID-19: Implications for People with Chagas Disease
Zaidel, Ezequiel; Forsyth, Colin; Novick, Gabriel; Marcus, Rachel; Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz; Pinazo, Maria Jesus; Morillo, Carlos; Echeverria, Luis EduardoAs the global COVID-19 pandemic advances, it increasingly impacts the vulnerable populations who already bear a heavy burden of neglected tropical diseases. Chagas disease (CD), a neglected parasitic infection, is of particular concern because of its potential to cause cardiac, gastrointestinal, and other complications which could increase susceptibility to COVID-19. The over one million people worldwide with c...