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.
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
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U2 - 10.5830/CVJA-2019-011
DO - 10.5830/CVJA-2019-011
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31140544
AN - SCOPUS:85072508339
VL - 30
SP - 133
EP - 137
JO - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
JF - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
SN - 1995-1892
IS - 3
ER -