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WHF recommendations for the use of echocardiography in Chagas disease
Ralston, Kate; Zaidel, Ezequiel; Acquatella, Harry; Barbosa, Marcia Melo; Narula, Jagat; Nakagama, Yu; Molina, Gustavo Restrepo; Sliwa, KarenChagas disease (ChD) represents a significant health burden in endemic regions of Latin America and is increasingly being recognized as a global health issue. The cardiac involvement in ChD, known as Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM), is the most severe manifestation and a leading cause of heart failure and mortality in affected individuals. Echocardiography, a non-invasive imaging modality, plays a crucial role in ...
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...
Cardiovascular risk factors and clinical outcomes among patients hospitalized w...
Prabhakaran, Dorairaj; Singh, Kavita; Kondal, Dimple; Raspail, Lana; Mohan, Bishav; Kato, Toru; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Talukder, Shamim HayderBackground and aims: Limited data exist on the cardiovascular manifestations and risk factors in people hospitalized with COVID-19 from low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to describe cardiovascular risk factors, clinical manifestations, and outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in low, lower-middle, uppermiddle- and high-income countries (LIC, LMIC, UMIC, HIC). Methods: Through a pro...
The World Heart Federation global study on COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease
Sliwa, Karen; Singh, Kavita; Raspail, Lana; Ojji, Dike; Lam, Carolyn S.P.; Thienemann, Friedrich; Ge, Junbo; Banerjee, Amitava; Newby, L. KristinBackground: The emergence of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has presented an unprecedented global challenge for the healthcare community. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to get transmitted during the asymptomatic phase, and its high infectivity have led to the rapid transmission of COVID-19 beyond geographic regions facilitated by...
World Heart Federation briefing on prevention : coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID...
Thienemann, Friedrich; Pinto, Fausto J.; Grobbee, Diederick E.; Boehm, Michael; Bazargani, Nooshin; Ge, Junbo; Sliwa, KarenIn December 2019, the novel coronavirus Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak started in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China. Since then it has spread to many other regions, including low-income countries. The coronavirus was named SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and has spread to 78 countries (including many low-income countries), with a total of 92,818 confirmed ca...