Journal article
Resource and Infrastructure-Appropriate Management of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Abstract
The 143 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of the world constitute 80% of the world's population or roughly 5.86 billion people with much variation in geography, culture, literacy, financial resources, access to health care, insurance penetration, and healthcare regulation. Unfortunately, their burden of cardiovascular disease in general and acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in particular is increasing at an …
Authors
Chandrashekhar Y; Alexander T; Mullasari A; Kumbhani DJ; Alam S; Alexanderson E; Bachani D; Wilhelmus Badenhorst JC; Baliga R; Bax JJ
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 141, No. 24, pp. 2004–2025
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 16, 2020
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.119.041297
ISSN
0009-7322