Spectrum of prevalent cardiovascular diseases in urban Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a population-based cross-sectional studyResearch in context

• Main Authors: Lily D. Yan (Author), Rodney Sufra (Author), Reichling St Sauveur (Author), Marie Christine Jean-Pierre (Author), Alexandra Apollon (Author), Rodolphe Malebranche (Author), Michel Théard (Author), Gerard Pierre (Author), Jessy Dévieux (Author), Jennifer Lau (Author), Nour Mourra (Author), Nicholas L.S. Roberts (Author), Rehana Rasul (Author), Denis Nash (Author), Altaf M. Pirmohamed (Author), Richard B. Devereux (Author), Myung Hee Lee (Author), Gene F. Kwan (Author), Monika M. Safford (Author), Lauré Adrien (Author), Jean Patrick Alfred (Author), Marie Deschamps (Author), Patrice Severe (Author), Daniel W. Fitzgerald (Author), Jean W. Pape (Author), Vanessa Rouzier (Author), Margaret L. McNairy (Author), Jean Lookens Pierre (Author), Miranda Metz (Author), Caleigh Smith (Author), Shalom Sabwa (Author), Adrienne Clermont (Author), Monika Safford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Eighty percent of global cardiovascular disease (CVD) is projected to occur in low- and middle -income countries (LMICs), yet local epidemiological data are scarce. We provide the first population-based, adjudicated CVD prevalence estimates in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to describe t...