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Cardiovascular Disease among Syrian refugees: a descriptive study of patients in two Médecins Sans Frontières clinics in northern Lebanon | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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Cardiovascular Disease among Syrian refugees: a descriptive study of patients in two Médecins Sans Frontières clinics in northern Lebanon

Boulle P, Sibourd Baudry A, Ansbro É, Prieto Merino D, Saleh N, Zeidan RK, Perel P
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Abstract
We included 514 patients with ASCVD in the cross-sectional study, performed in 2017. Most (61.9%) were male and mean age was 60.4 years (95% CI, 59.6-61.3). Over half (58.8%) underwent revascularization and 26.1% had known cerebrovascular disease. ASCVD risk factors included 51.8% with diabetes and 72.2% with hypertension. While prescription (75.7 to 98.2%) and self-reported adherence rates (78.4 to 93.9%) for individual ASCVD secondary prevention drugs (ACE-inhibitor, statin and antiplatelet) were high, the use of all three was low at 41.3% (CI95%: 37.0-45.6). The 5-year retrospective cohort study (ending April 2017) identified 1286 patients with ASCVD and 16,618 related consultations (comprising 24% of all NCD consultations). Over one third (39.7%) of patients were lost to follow-up, with lower risk among men.

Countries

Lebanon

Subject Area

non-communicable disease

Languages

English
DOI
10.1186/s13031-019-0217-x
Published Date
09 Aug 2019
PubMed ID
31413727
Journal
Conflict and Health
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 13, Issue 1
Issue Date
2019-08-09
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