Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	20176
Country	United States

Received	2015-05-29 17:16
Peer-Review Started	2015-06-02 12:21
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-07-10 19:46
Revised	2015-07-24 00:18
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Second Decision by Editor	2015-09-21 17:46
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-09-30 18:43
Articles in Press	2015-09-30 18:43
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-12-16 12:56
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-12-24 17:39

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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Adherence to cardiovascular medications in the South Asian population: A systematic review of current evidence and future directions
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Julia M Akeroyd, Winston J Chan, Ayeesha K Kamal, Latha Palaniappan and Salim S Virani
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number American Heart Association Beginning 14BGIA20460366 American Diabetes Association Clinical Science and Epidemiology award 1-14-CE-44 Baylor College of Medicine Center for Globalization Award Houston VA HSR&D Center for Innovations grant HFP 90-020
Corresponding Author	Salim S Virani, MD, PhD, Health Services Research and Development, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, United States. virani@bcm.edu
Key Words	Assessing medication adherence; South Asia; Cardiovascular disease medication
Core Tip	The overall adherence rate in South Asia is quite low. Only 7 of 17 publications conducted interventions geared toward improving adherence. Even fewer (n = 3) utilized community health care workers, which provide a unique resource in these resource constrained environments. Just over half of the studies found in our review utilized validated or gold standard methods (n = 9) with the rest using non-validated self-reported measures. Additionally, there was a lack of usage of technology despite the majority of these countries benefitting from a high cell phone density.
Publish Date	2015-12-24 17:39
Citation	Akeroyd JM, Chan WJ, Kamal AK, Palaniappan L, Virani SS. Adherence to cardiovascular medications in the South Asian population: A systematic review of current evidence and future directions. World J Cardiol 2015; 7(12): 938-947
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v7/i12/938.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i12.938

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