What is it about?
This article provides a summary of the unique risk factors to cardiovascular diseases in the Lebanese society. Such risk factors include the Hubble bubble also known as the arghile or pipe smoking and the familial hypercholesterolemia. The latter is increasing due to the genetic tendency and the high rates of consanguinity in the Lebanese context.
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Why is it important?
With the unique 'Lebanese allele' and Hubble bubble smoking practice, the Lebanese community has a higher risk of cardiovascular disease development
Perspectives
Unique Lebanese risk factors can be used as a base for planning interventions to improve patient outcomes.
Mrs Hiba Deek
University of Technology Sydney
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This page is a summary of: Heart health in Lebanon and considerations for addressing the burden of cardiovascular disease, Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, September 2015, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2014.04.004.
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