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Cardiovascular disease and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa : burden, risk and interventions
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Cappuccio, Francesco and Miller, Michelle A. (2016) Cardiovascular disease and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa : burden, risk and interventions. Internal and Emergency Medicine, 11 . pp. 299-305. doi:10.1007/s11739-016-1423-9 ISSN 1828-0447.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11739-016-1423-9
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease, including stroke, heart failure and kidney disease, have been common in sub-Saharan Africa for many years and rapid urbanization is causing an upsurge of ischaemic heart disease and metabolic disorders. At least two thirds of cardiovascular deaths now occur in low-and-middle-income countries, bringing a double burden of disease to poor and developing world economies. High blood pressure (or hypertension) is by far the commonest underlying risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Its prevention, detection, treatment and control in sub-Saharan Africa are haphazard and sub-optimal. This is due to a combination of lack of resources and healthcare systems, non-existent effective preventive strategies at a population level, lack of sustainable drug therapy and barriers to complete adherence to prescribed medications. The economic impact in regard to loss of productive years of life and the need to divert scarce resources to tertiary care is substantial.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Internal and Emergency Medicine | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer Italia Srl | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1828-0447 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 21 March 2016 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 11 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 299-305 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s11739-016-1423-9 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 March 2016 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 June 2016 |
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