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Global heart failure prevalence has doubled over the last 20 years, with the fastest growth and majority of cases occurring in under-represented low- and middle-income countries.
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Highlights the under-representation of low- and middle-income countries in heart failure registries and the need for global comparisons of care quality.
The global prevalence of heart failure has doubled over the last 20 years, with the fastest growth occurring in low-income and middle-income countries, which comprise the majority of cases.1 However, these countries have been under-represented in most heart failure registries, with few studies comparing the quality of care in men and women across different geographical regions.
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Prasad et al. (2024) studied this question. Global heart failure prevalence has doubled over the last 20 years, with the fastest growth and majority of cases occurring in under-represented low- and middle-income countries.
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