Khraishah, Haitham Alahmad, Barrak Secemsky, Eric Young, Michael N. ElGuindy, Ahmed Siedner, Mark J. Kassab, Mohamad Kholte, Dhaval Khanbhai, Khuzeima Janabi, Mohamed
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Global Heart
Introduction: Substantial heterogeneity exists in reperfusion strategies for patients with ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We sought to compare outcomes associated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) and non-primary percutaneous coronary intervention (nPPCI) reperfusion strate...
Anesi, George L Gabler, Nicole B Allorto, Nikki L Cairns, Carel Weissman, Gary E Kohn, Rachel Halpern, Scott D Wise, Robert D
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Journal of intensive care medicine
To measure the association of intensive care unit (ICU) capacity strain with processes of care and outcomes of critical illness in a resource-limited setting. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 5332 patients referred to the ICUs at 2 public hospitals in South Africa using the country's first published multicenter electronic critical care ...
Bayes-Marin, Ivet Sanchez-Niubo, Albert Egea-Cortés, Laia Nguyen, Hai Prina, Matthew Fernández, Daniel Haro, Josep Maria Olaya, Beatriz
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BMJ Open
Objectives Our aim was to determine clusters of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in a very large, population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults from low- and middle-income (LMICs) and high-income (HICs) regions. Additionally, we explored the associations with several covariates. Design The total sample was 72 140 people aged 50+ years fro...
McNeil, Michael J. Namisango, Eve Hunt, Jennifer Powell, Richard A. Baker, Justin N.
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Children
While great strides have been made in improving childhood mortality, millions of children die each year with significant health-related suffering. More than 98% of these children live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Efforts have been made to increase access to pediatric palliative care (PPC) services to address this suffering in LMICs ...
Mansour, Wesam Boyd, Alan Walshe, Kieran
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Health Policy and Planning
Hospital accreditation has been transferred from high-income countries (HICs) to many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), supported by a variety of advocates and donor agencies. This review uses a policy transfer theoretical framework to present a structured analysis of the development of hospital accreditation in LMICs. The framework is used...
Dzudie, Anastase Dzekem, Bonaventure Suiru Ojji, Dike B Kengne, Andre Pascal Mocumbi, Ana Olga Sliwa, Karen Thienemann, Friedrich
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Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a devastating, progressive disease with increasingly debilitating symptoms and usually shortened overall life expectancy. This article reviews the global epidemiology of PH with focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and sub-Sahara African in particular. Although left ventricular heart disease is the most c...
Mkoko, Philasande Bahiru, Ehete Ajijola, Olujimi A Bonny, Aime Chin, Ashley
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Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are undergoing an epidemiological transition. With an improvement in socioeconomic conditions and an aging population, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), like cardiac arrhythmias, are expected to increase in these countries. However, there are limited studies on the epidemiology and management of cardiac a...
Zilla, Peter Bolman, R Morton 3rd Boateng, Percy Sliwa, Karen
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Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Currently, more than five times more people live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) than in high-income countries (HICs). As such, the downward trend in cardiac surgical needs in HICs reflects only the situation of one sixth of the world population while the vast majority living in LMICs has still no or limited access to life saving heart ...
Agbor, Valirie N Ntusi, Ntobeko A B Noubiap, Jean Jacques
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Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Heart failure (HF) is a global public health concern with disproportionate socioeconomic, morbidity and mortality burden on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This review summarises contemporary data on the demographic and clinical characteristics, aetiologies, treatment, economic burden and outcomes of HF in LMICs. Patients with HF in LMICs...
Waheed, Muhammad Abdul-Aziz Hasan, Sazid Tan, Lee A. Bosco, Aju Reinas, Rui ter Wengel, Paula Valerie Hey, Hwee Weng Dennis Aleem, Ilyas S.
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Journal of Spine Surgery
Cervical spine pathology is becoming increasingly prevalent with an aging world population and is associated with significant morbidity, affecting all areas of the world. This review was undertaken to provide a global perspective on cervical spine pathology, including epidemiology, burden of disease, access to care, and plan of care in both develop...
