Stewart Simon - The Heart of Africa: Clinical Profile of an Evolving Burden of Heart Disease in Africa

1. Section 01
2. Chapter 01
3. Chapter 02
4. Section 02
5. Chapter 03
6. Chapter 04
7. Chapter 05
8. Chapter 06
9. Chapter 07
10. Chapter 08
11. Chapter 09
12. Chapter 10
13. Chapter 11
14. Chapter 12
15. Chapter 13
16. Chapter 14
17. Chapter 15

1. Introduction
2. Chapter 01
3. Chapter 02
4. Chapter 03
5. Chapter 04
6. Chapter 05
7. Chapter 06
8. Chapter 07
9. Chapter 08
10. Chapter 09
11. Chapter 10
12. Chapter 11
13. Section 06
14. Chapter 12
15. Chapter 13
16. Chapter 14
17. Chapter 15

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Stewart, Simon, 1964, editor. | Sliwa, Karen, editor. | Mocumbi, Ana, editor. | Damasceno, Albertino, editor. | Ntsekhe, Mpiko, editor.
Title: The heart of Africa : clinical profile of an evolving burden of heart disease in Africa / edited by
Simon Stewart, Karen Sliwa, Ana Mocumbi, Albertino Damasceno, Mpiko Ntsekhe.
Description: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016007512| ISBN 9781118336960 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781119097143 (Adobe PDF) | ISBN 9781119097006 (epub)
Subjects: | MESH: Heart Diseasesepidemiology | Epidemiologic Studies | Africa South of the Saharaepidemiology
Classification: LCC RA645.H4 | NLM WG 210 | DDC 614.5/91096dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016007512

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Cover image: Simon Stewart

Simon Stewart PhD, NFESC, FAHA, FCSANZ
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Australian Catholic University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Karen Sliwa MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa;
Soweto Cardiovascular Research Group
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa

Ana Mocumbi MD, PhD, FESC
Instituto Nacional de Sade, Ministerio da Saude
Doencas Cronicas Nao Transmissiveis Instituto
Maputo, Mozambique

Albertino Damasceno MD, PhD
Departamento de Medicina
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Maputo, Mozambique

Mpiko Ntsekhe MD, PhD, FACC
Division of Cardiology
University of Cape Town/Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town, South Africa

Ashley K. Keates BHSc (PH)
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Australian Catholic University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cressida J. McDermott BA (Hons)
Australian Catholic University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

John Anthony MBChB, FCOG, MPhil