title: Heart failure in sub-saharan Africa: time for action.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Albertino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.forename: Gad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cotter
authors.forename: Anastase
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dzudie
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sliwa
authors.forename: Bongani M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Mayosi
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015994:Incidence; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries; D012106:Research / Q000266:history; D012107:Research Design