The heart of Africa : clinical profile of an evolving burden of heart disease in Africa /: clinical profile of an evolving burden of heart disease in Africa. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Simon Stewart, Karen Sliwa, Ana Mocumbi, Albertino Damasceno, Mpiko Ntsekhe.
• Editors: Stewart, Simon, 1964-; Sliwa, Karen; Mocumbi, Ana; Damasceno, Albertino; Ntsekhe, Mpiko
• Contents: Maternal heart health / Karen Sliwa -- Congenital heart disease / Ana Mocumbi, Tantchou Tchoumi, John Musuku -- Acquired heart disease / Ana Mocumbi, Liesl Zuhlke, Peter Zilla -- Cardiovascular risk in urban & rural African settings / Kemi Tibarzarwa, Karen Sliwa, Melinda J Carrington, Okechukwu S Ogah, and Simon Stewart -- The African INTERHEART STUDY / Krisela Steyn and Karen Sliwa -- The spectrum of heart disease in urban Africans : the heart of Soweto study / Melinda Carrington, Karen Sliwa and Simon Stewart -- Rheumatic heart disease / Simon Stewart, Melinda Carrington & Karen Sliwa -- Pericardial disease / Mpiko Ntsekhe -- Human immunodeficiency virus-related heart disease / Friedrich Thienemann, Melinda Carrington, Karen Sliwa, Mpiko Ntsekhe & Simon Stewart -- Acute coronary syndrome in the African context / Anthony Becker -- Stroke in the African context / Albertino Damasceno -- Acute heart failure / Mahmoud Sani, Dike Oji, Anastase Dzudie, Okechukwu Sam Ogah -- Hypertensive heart failure / Dike Ojji, Mahmoud Sani, Anastase Dzudie, Okechukwu Sam Ogah -- Chronic heart failure / Okechukwu Sam Ogah, Anastase Dzudie, Dike OJJi, Mahmoud Sani -- Pulmonary hypertension & right heart failure / Anastase Dzudie, Friedrich Thienemann, Okechukwu Sam Ogah, Dike Ojji, Mahmoud Sa.
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 614.5/91096; Heart -- Diseases -- Epidemiology; Epidemiology -- Research; Heart Diseases -- epidemiology; Epidemiologic Studies; MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; MEDICAL / Public Health; Epidemiology; Epidemiology -- Research; Heart -- Diseases -- Epidemiology; Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Epidemiology; Africa South of the Sahara -- epidemiology; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119097136; 1119097134; 9781119097006; 1119097002
• Related ISBNs: 9781118336960; 1118336968; 9781119097143
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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