Resource Effective Strategies to Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of global deaths, with the majority occurring in low- and middle-income countries. The primary and secondary prevention of CVD is suboptimal throughout the world, but the evidence-practice gaps are much more pronounced in low- and middle-income countries. Barriers at the patient, healthcare provider, and health system level prevent the implementation of optimal primary and secondary prevention. Identification of the particular barriers that exist in resource-constrained settings is necessary to inform effective strategies to reduce the identified evidence-practice gaps. Furthermore, targeting modifiable factors that contribute most significantly to the global burden of CVD, including tobacco use, hypertension, and secondary prevention for C

SUBMITTER: Schwalm JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4766731 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature