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

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...

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Main Authors: Ulrich Flore Nyaga, Jean Joel Bigna, Valirie N. Agbor, Mickael Essouma, Ntobeko A.B. Ntusi, Jean Jacques Noubiap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Data in Brief
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918301033
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Summary: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
ISSN:2352-3409