Every Heartbeat Counts: Take Action & Make an Impact This World Heart Day

How prepared is your country to tackle the rising burden of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Asia Pacific (APAC)?

 

Curious to find out more about the gaps in the heart failure (HF) ecosystem from a clinicians perspective? Download the APSC HF ecosystem gap report infographic to gain actionable insights for clinicians.

The cost of CVD in APAC

The total direct cost of CVD in AU, JP, KR, CN, MY, TH, IN, ID, VN in 2021 or nearest year was estimated at USD 177.9 billion¹.

Prioritising outcomes for a better CVD ecosystem

In line with Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 to reduce premature death and disability of NCDs by 2030, national CVD strategies should prioritise 3 outcomes: 

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Recommendations to achieve better CVD outcomes: How can clinicians play a role?

The report presents 6 key recommendations to achieve the 3 outcomes:

• Recommendation 1: Develop/strengthen a cohesive national CVD strategy
• Recommendation 2: Strengthen emergency medical services to prevent premature deaths and disability
• Recommendation 3: Strengthen screening and diagnostics guidelines and capacity for early detection, improved CVD risk management and secondary prevention
• Recommendation 4: Prevent rehospitalization through improving cardiac rehabilitation services
• Recommendation 5: Tackle rising CVD risk factors, unhealthy diets, obesity and physical inactivity, through comprehensive multi-sectoral policy changes and awareness programs
• Recommendation 6: Strengthen critical enablers of CVD care: monitoring and evaluation systems for health system capacity and performance that inform national policy and programs

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Taking action: addressing the gaps in clinical practice

What are some of the immediate actions clinicians can take to improve their HF management strategy? APSC conducted a survey to unearth the gaps in HF ecosystems from clinicians.

The survey results showed that 58% of respondents reported that less than half of their patients would have natriuretic peptide levels checked during the hospital stay, despite 84% of respondents indicating the NP testing was available at their institution.

Sign up now to download the APSC HF gap report infographic for clinicians to identify and target the gaps in clinical practice!