Heart Failure in Minority Populations - Impediments to Optimal Treatment in Australian Aborigines.
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.
Cardiologist and Senior Lecturer NT Medical School, Flinders University, Tiwi, NT 0811, Australia. balaniyngkaran@hotmail.com.
Pupalan
P
Iyngkaran
Nadarajan
N
Kangaharan
Hendrik
H
Zimmet
Margaret
M
Arstall
Rob
R
Minson
Merlin C
MC
Thomas
Peter
P
Bergin
John
J
Atherton
Peter
P
MacDonald
David L
DL
Hare
John D
JD
Horowitz
Marcus
M
Ilton
D001315:Australia; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005544:Forecasting; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies