Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Applicability of Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guidelines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Authors' conclusion
This survey examined the widely-held thought that HF guidelines are broadly applicable to all regions of the world, concluding that such a perception is incorrect.
Study context
- Population
- Physicians treating heart failure (HF) patients, Translational Medicine Academy database, 138 countries1,030 fully completed
- Participants
- 2,622 physicians
- Exposure
- Clinicians in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) vs high-income countries (HIC)
- LMICn = 1,954
- HICn = 668reference
- Outcome
- Perceived applicability of HF guidelines
Methodological detailsonline survey, Online survey by email, 5 October to 27 November 2023
- Online survey
- Online survey by email, 5 October to 27 November 2023
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Perceived applicability of HF guidelines in own country
All respondents: somewhat or mostly true that HF guidelines are mostly applicable to HIC
75.3%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Greatest implementation obstacle: guidelines are for HIC
P = 0.0387
Resources somewhat or mostly limiting in most cases
P = 0.0068
Original publication
Applicability of Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guidelines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 25 October 2024. doi:10.
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