Cardiovascular disease: the new epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa
Ikem I, Sumpio BE. Cardiovascular disease: the new epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Vascular 2011, 19: 301-307. PMID: 21940758, DOI: 10.1258/vasc.2011.ra0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factorsRisk factorsCurrent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemicHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemicDouble burdenNew epidemicCardiovascular disease preventionCoronary heart diseasePrevalence of CVDCause of deathNon-communicable diseasesHIV/CVD deathImmunodeficiency syndromeCVD diseaseEpidemiological shiftHeart diseaseSmoking ratesDisease preventionCurrent epidemicDiseaseVirus epidemicDiabetesEpidemicHigh rate