BACKGROUND: There are few data on @entity712 ( @entity712 ) @entity1 from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America. METHODS: INTER-CHF is a prospective study that enrolled @entity712 @entity1 in 108 centers in 16 countries from 2012 to 2014. Consecutive ambulatory or hospitalized adult @entity1 with @entity712 were enrolled. Baseline data were recorded on sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, @entity712 etiology and treatments. Age- and sex-adjusted results are reported. RESULTS: We recruited 5813 @entity712 @entity1 : mean(SE) age=59(0.2)years, 39% female, 65% outpatients, 31% from rural areas, 26% with @entity712 with preserved ejection fraction, with 1294 from Africa, 2661 from Asia, 1000 from the Middle-East, and 858 from South America. @entity1 from Africa-closely followed by Asians-were younger, had lower literacy levels, and were less likely to have health or medication insurance or be on beta-blockers compared with @entity1 from other regions, but were most likely to be in NYHA class IV. @entity1 from South America were older, had higher insurance and literacy levels, and, along with Middle Eastern @entity1 , were more likely to be on beta-blockers, but had the lowest proportion in NYHA IV. @entity741 was the most common @entity712 etiology in all regions except Africa where @entity101 was most common. CONCLUSIONS: INTER-CHF describes significant regional variability in socioeconomic and clinical factors, etiologies and treatments in @entity712 @entity1 from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America. Opportunities exist for improvement in health/medication insurance rates and proportions of @entity1 on beta blockers, particularly in Africa and Asia.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'Participants'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['HF', 'heart failure'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertensive heart disease'] @entity741 :: ('MESH:D017202', 'Disease') :: ['Ischemic heart disease']
@entity712 :: (MESH:D006333,Disease) :: ['Heart Failure']
