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Informationen zum Autor Simon Stewart PhD, NFESC, FAHA, FCSANZ Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Karen Sliwa MD, PhD, FESC, FACC Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Soweto Cardiovascular Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. Ana Mocumbi MD, PhD, FESC Instituto Nacional de Saude Ministerio da Saude Doencas Cronicas Nao Transmissiveis Instituto Maputo, Mocambique Albertino Damasceno MD, PhD Departamento de Medicina/Faculdade de Medicina Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Maputo, Moçambique Mpiko Ntsekhe MD, PhD, FACC Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town, South Africa Klappentext While many high-income countries observe a relative decline in the population impact of heart disease and deal with the problem of an older patient population who readily survive earlier non-fatal encounters with the condition, Africa contends with a typically younger population with frequently advanced and often fatal heart disease. While high-income countries exclusively deal with non-communicable forms of heart disease, Africa contends with both communicable and non-communicable forms of heart disease.* Designed to provide anyone with an interest in heart disease in Africa with an immediate sense of how the area is progressing from a clinical to research perspective in responding to this evolving epidemic* Presents salient research uncovering the evolving burden of communicable and non-communicable forms of heart disease,* Includes content on maternal heart disease, infant and childhood heart disease, risk and prevention, heart failure and other common forms of heart disease in rural and urban communities in Africa. Zusammenfassung While many high-income countries observe a relative decline in the population impact of heart disease and deal with the problem of an older patient population who readily survive earlier non-fatal encounters with the condition, Africa contends with a typically younger population with frequently advanced and often fatal heart disease. While high-income countries exclusively deal with non-communicable forms of heart disease, Africa contends with both communicable and non-communicable forms of heart disease.* Designed to provide anyone with an interest in heart disease in Africa with an immediate sense of how the area is progressing from a clinical to research perspective in responding to this evolving epidemic* Presents salient research uncovering the evolving burden of communicable and non-communicable forms of heart disease,* Includes content on maternal heart disease, infant and childhood heart disease, risk and prevention, heart failure and other common forms of heart disease in rural and urban communities in Africa. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors viiForeword xPreface xiiAcknowledgments xivSub?-Saharan Africa and The Heart of Africa: A brief introduction 1Section 1: Maternal heart healthKaren Sliwa1 Maternal heart health 9Karen Sliwa, John Anthony, and Denise Hilfiker-KleinerReferences 27Section 2: Infant and childhood heart diseaseAna Mocumbi2 Congenital heart disease 35Ana Mocumbi, Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques Cabral, John Musuku, and Serigne A. Ba3 Acquired heart disease 44Ana Mocumbi, Liesl Zühlke, and Peter ZillaReferences 63Section 3: Spectrum of cardiovascular risk and heart disease in sub-Saharan AfricaSimon Stewart4 Cardiovascular risk in urban and rural African settings 73Kemi Tibazarwa, Karen Sliwa, Melinda Jane Carrington, Okechukwu Samuel Ogah, and Simon Stewart5 The African INTERHEART study 89Krise...
