title: Forgotten cardiovascular diseases in Africa.
abstract: Much of the global burden of cardiovascular disease is now carried by low and middle income countries. Unfortunately, many of these regions are still grappling with poverty and infection-related cardiovascular diseases, such as endomyocardial fibrosis, tuberculous pericarditis and rheumatic heart disease. In addition, Africa has its unique diseases that occur more commonly in Africans as peripartum cardiomyopathy or, almost uniquely in Africa, as subvalvular aneurysm. We present our perspective on forgotten cardiovascular disease in Africa in the context of the epidemic of cardiovascular disease due to global changes in life style.
authors.affiliation: Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, 7925 Cape Town, South Africa. Sliwa-hahnlek@mdh-africa.org
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sliwa
authors.forename: Ana Olga
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Mocumbi
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000401:mortality*; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate