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Heart Failure Clinical Trials in East and Southeast Asia: Understanding the Importance and Defining the Next Steps.
JACC. Heart failure - 1 Jun 2016
Mentz Robert J, Roessig Lothar, Greenberg Barry H, Sato Naoki, Shinagawa Kaori, Yeo Daniel, Kwok Bernard W K, Reyes Eugenio B, Krum Henry, Pieske Burkert, Greene Stephen J, Ambrosy Andrew P, Kelly Jacob P, Zannad Faiez, Pitt Bertram, Lam Carolyn S P
Abstract excerpt
Heart failure (HF) is a major and increasing global public health problem. In Asia, aging populations and recent increases in cardiovascular risk factors have contributed to a particularly high burden of HF, with outcomes that are poorer than those in the rest of the world. Representation of Asians in landmark HF trials has been variable. In addition, HF patients from Asia demonstrate clinical differences from...
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