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

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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spelling doaj-a2b6e0f1a9b4454186b57cf189e2633c2020-11-25T02:11:38ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092018-04-011712181239Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan AfricaUlrich Flore Nyaga0Jean Joel Bigna1Valirie N. Agbor2Mickael Essouma3Ntobeko A.B. Ntusi4Jean Jacques Noubiap5Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, CameroonFaculty of Medicine, University of Paris Sud XI, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, FranceIbal sub-divisional Hospital, Oku, North-west Region, CameroonDepartment of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, CameroonDepartment 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 AfricaDepartment of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Corresponding author.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 Africahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918301033
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Jean Joel Bigna
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Mickael Essouma
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Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Data in Brief
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title Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa
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description 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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