Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ulrich Flore Nyaga; Jean Joel Bigna; Valirie N. Agbor; Mickael Essouma; Ntobeko A.B. Ntusi; Jean Jacques Noubiap

Data in Brief (Apr 2018)

Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ulrich Flore Nyaga,
Jean Joel Bigna,
Valirie N. Agbor,
Mickael Essouma,
Ntobeko A.B. Ntusi,
Jean Jacques Noubiap

Affiliations

Ulrich Flore Nyaga: Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Jean Joel Bigna: Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris Sud XI, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
Valirie N. Agbor: Ibal sub-divisional Hospital, Oku, North-west Region, Cameroon
Mickael Essouma: Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Ntobeko A.B. Ntusi: Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Cape Universities Body Imaging Center, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Jean Jacques Noubiap: Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17
pp. 1218 – 1239

Abstract

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In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), chronic non-communicable diseases and cardiovascular diseases in particular, are progressively taking over infectious diseases as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Heart failure is a major public health problem in the region. We summarize here available data on the prevalence, aetiologies, treatment, rates and predictors of mortality due to heart failure in SSA. Keywords: Heart failure, Prevalence, Aetiologies, Treatment, Mortality, Sub-Saharan Africa

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ISSN: 2352-3409 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; Science: Science (General)
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