Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Africa
Author | Heine, Martin |
Author | Turk-Adawi, Karam |
Author | Supervia, Marta |
Author | Derman, Wayne |
Author | Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco |
Author | Naidoo, Pamela |
Author | Grace, Sherry L |
Available date | 2019-05-14T09:20:15Z |
Publication Date | 2019-03 |
Publication Name | Cardiovascular Journal of Africa |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2019-011 |
Citation | Heine, Martin. et. al. Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Africa. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (2019) , Volume 30 |
ISSN | 1995-1892 |
Abstract | As of 2011, the leading cause of premature mortality in Africa is non-communicable rather than communicable disease (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis). The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) specifically, is growing exponentially in Africa (Fig. 1), at a rate exceeding that globally. Mortality rates for NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa already exceed those for the global population across most age groups (Fig. 2). Given that CVD onset and mortality are often premature, this exponential rise will limit poverty-reduction initiatives and economic development. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Clinics Cardive |
Subject | Cardiac rehabilitation Africa Delivery myocardial ischaemia noncommunicable diseases |
Type | Article |
Volume Number | 30 |
ESSN | 1680-0745 |
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