Karen Sliwa|Letitia Acquah|Bernard J. Gersh|Ana Olga Mocumbi
Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, and Urbanization on Risk Factor Profiles of Cardiovascular Disease in Africa
South African Medical Research Council|University of the Witwatersrand|University of Cape Town|South African Medical Research Council|University of the Witwatersrand|University of Cape Town|South African Medical Research Council|University of the Witwatersrand|University of Cape Town|South African Medical Research Council|University of the Witwatersrand|University of Cape Town
africa continent characterized marked ethnic sociodemographic economic diversity profound changes many regions past 2 decades diversity impact cardiovascular disease presentation outcomes within africa within individual countries one find regions predominantly communicable diseases rheumatic heart disease tuberculous pericarditis cardiomyopathy others marked increase noncommunicable disease hypertension hypertensive heart disease ischemic heart disease remains rare countries difficulties planning implementation effective health care african countries compounded paucity studies low rate investment research data acquisition fiduciary responsibilities companies working africa include effective efficient use natural resources promote overall health populations