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High blood pressure in Sub-Saharan Africa: why prevention, detection, and control are urgent and important
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (BP) IS THE LEADING RISK FOR DEATH AND DISABILITY GLOBALLY ACCORDING TO THE 2010 GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE STUDY "In 2010, hypertension in Sub–Saharan Africa was the leading risk for death, ...
A comparison of the cardiometabolic profile of black South Africans with suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and excessive alcohol use
(Elsevier, 2015)
Excessive alcohol use and non–alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are putative cardiovascular disease risk factors. In order to ease the identification of these conditions on primary health care level, we aimed to determine ...