S Harikrishnan, Prathap Chandra Rath, Vijay Bang, Theresa McDonagh, Elijah Ogola, Hugo Silva, Bijoy G Rajbanshi, Anidu Pathirana, G Andre Ng, Cathleen Biga, Thomas F Lüscher, Ramesh Daggubati, Shirley Adivi, Debabrata Roy, P S Banerjee, M K Das
Heart failure (HF) is emerging as a major public health problem both in high- and low - income countries. The mortality and morbidity due to HF is substantially higher in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Accessibility, availability and affordability issues affect the guideline directed therapy implementation in HF care in those countries. This call to action urges all those concerned to initiate preventive strategies as early as possible, so that we can reduce HF-related morbidity and mortality. The most important step is to have better prevention and treatment strategies for diseases such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), type-2 diabetes, and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) which predispose to the development of HF...
April 10, 2024: Indian Heart Journal