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ReviewCardiovascular diagnosis and therapy2020

Cardiac arrhythmias in low- and middle-income countries.

Philasande Mkoko, Ehete Bahiru, Olujimi A Ajijola, Aime Bonny, Ashley Chin

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Review in Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Atrial fibrillation in low- and middle-income countries: a narrative review.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Philasande MkokoThe Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Ehete BahiruUCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Olujimi A AjijolaUCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Aime BonnyDepartment of internal medicine, District hospital Bonassama, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
Ashley ChinThe Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Groote Schuur Hospital · ZAUniversity of Cape Town · ZAUniversity of Douala · CM

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are undergoing an epidemiological transition. With an improvement in socioeconomic conditions and an aging population, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), like cardiac arrhythmias, are expected to increase in these countries. However, there are limited studies on the epidemiology and management of cardiac arrhythmias in LMICs. This review will highlight the unique challenges and opportunities that these countries face when managing cardiac arrhythmias.

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Arrhythmiasatrial fibrillation (AF)bradycardiasdeveloping worldlow- and middle-income countries (LMICs)pacingtachycardias

Identifiers

PMID32420117
PMCPMC7225444
OpenAlexW2990263966

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