TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Africa
AU - Heine, Martin
AU - Turk-Adawi, Karam
AU - Supervia, Marta
AU - Derman, Wayne
AU - Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco
AU - Naidoo, Pamela
AU - Grace, Sherry L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was supported by a research grant from York University’s Faculty of Health. Prof Derman reports some financial activities that were outside the submitted work. Dr Heine reports funding from the AXA Research Fund.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Clinics Cardive Publishing (PTY)Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - 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.1,2 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.3-5.
AB - 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.1,2 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.3-5.
KW - Africa
KW - Cardiac rehabilitation
KW - Myocardial ischaemia
KW - Noncommunicable diseases
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85072508339&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5830/CVJA-2019-011
DO - 10.5830/CVJA-2019-011
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31140544
AN - SCOPUS:85072508339
SN - 1995-1892
VL - 30
SP - 133
EP - 137
JO - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
JF - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
IS - 3
ER -