Study in Haiti suggests early-onset heart failure is prevalent form of heart disease in low-income countries

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.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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