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Cardiovascular disease in the Eastern Mediterranean region: epidemiology and risk factor burden
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2017 , Article Review)
The Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) comprises 22 countries or territories spanning from Morocco in the west to Pakistan in the east, and contains a population of almost 600 million people. Like many other developing ...
Cardiac rehabilitation costs
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Background Despite the clinical benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and its cost-effectiveness, it is not widely received. Arguably, capacity could be greatly increased if lower-cost models were implemented. The aims ...
First report of the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation’s Registry (ICRR)
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2023 , Article)
Objectives: Cardiac rehabilitation–programs comprehensively delivering outpatient secondary prevention–is under-available and under-studied in the resource-poor settings where it is needed most. This report summarizes the ...
Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world3 and countries are using ...
Availability, Density, and Unmet Need for Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the World
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
, 2022 , Article)
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, with 80% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Robust evidence, including randomized trials from these lower-resource countries, ...