Heart Failure in Minority Populations - Impediments to Optimal Treatment in Australian Aborigines

Overview

Journal Curr Cardiol Rev

Publisher Bentham Science Publishers

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2016 Jun 10

PMID 27280307

Citations 4

Authors

Pupalan Iyngkaran

Nadarajan Kangaharan

Hendrik Zimmet

Margaret Arstall

Rob Minson

Merlin C Thomas

Peter Bergin

John Atherton

Peter Macdonald

David L Hare

John D Horowitz

Marcus Ilton

Affiliations

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Abstract

Chronic heart failure (CHF) among Aboriginal/Indigenous Australians is endemic. There are also grave concerns for outcomes once acquired. This point is compounded by a lack of prospective and objective studies to plan care. To capture the essence of the presented topic it is essential to broadly understand Indigenous health. Key words such as 'worsening', 'gaps', 'need to do more', 'poorly studied', or 'future studies should inform' occur frequently in contrast to CHF research for almost all other groups. This narrative styled opinion piece attempts to discuss future directions for CHF care for Indigenous Australians. We provide a synopsis of the problem, highlight the treatment gaps, and define the impediments that present hurdles in optimising CHF care for Indigenous Australians.

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