Elevated risk factors but low burden of heart disease in urban African primary care patients: A fundamental role for primary prevention

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-210

  Stewart, Simon ^a,b   Carrington, Melinda J ^a,b   Pretorius, Sandra ^b   Ogah, Okechukwu S ^b,c   Blauwet, Lori ^d   Antras Ferry, Jocelyne ^b   Sliwa, Karen ^b,e  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862172248     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.01.022     Document Type: Article

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