Prevalent heart conditions may differ in low, high-income nations
May 01, 2024
May 01, 2024
ITHACA, New York, May 1 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Early onset heart failure is alarmingly common in urban Haiti - over 15-fold higher than previously estimated - according to a study conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers in partnership with the Haitian medical organization GHESKIO. Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle can no longer pump an adequate amount of blood throughout the body.
The study indicates that the nature of cardiov . . .
Early onset heart failure is alarmingly common in urban Haiti - over 15-fold higher than previously estimated - according to a study conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers in partnership with the Haitian medical organization GHESKIO. Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle can no longer pump an adequate amount of blood throughout the body.
The study indicates that the nature of cardiov . . .