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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaCardiovascular DiseasesEpidemicsHumansIncidenceObesityRisk FactorsSmokingConceptsCVD 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