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What is the research experience of young scientists in South Africa?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2013)
The results of an online survey – the SAYAS Survey of Young Scientists that involved the participation of 1021
postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows from tertiary institutions in South Africa – were released in ...
The association of 25(OH)D with blood pressure, pulse pressure and carotid–radial pulse wave velocity in African women
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
High susceptibility of the African population to develop cardiovascular disease obliges us to investigate possible
contributing risk factors. Our aim was to determine whether low 25(OH)D status is associated with increased ...
A proposed cutoff point of waist-to-height ratio for metabolic risk in African township adolescents
(Elsevier, 2013)
Objective: A waist:height ratio (WHtR) higher than 0.5 has been proposed as a cutoff point for
abdominal obesity in both sexes and at all ages. It is unknown if this cutoff point is appropriate for
previously undernourished ...
Exploring the link between cardiovascular reactivity and end–organ damage in African and Caucasian men: the SABPA study
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
BACKGROUND Heart failure in the African population is reaching alarming levels. Increased afterload as a result of increased vasoconstriction during stress may lead to impaired ventricular function and stroke volume (SV) ...
Comparative assessment of absolute cardiovascular disease risk characterization from non-laboratory-based risk assessment in South African populations
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: All rigorous primary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines recommend absolute CVD risk scores to identify high- and low-risk patients, but laboratory testing can be impractical in low- and middle-income ...
Low testosterone and hyperkinetic blood pressure responses in a cohort of South African men: the SABPA study
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Hypertension (HT) and the metabolic syndrome are major problems in Africa. The role of sex hormones in the cardiovascular profile of black Africans in South Africa has not been studied. Our objective was to study the ...
Rosuvastatin is transferred into human breast milk: a case report
(Elsevier, 2013)
Controversy exists on whether lactating women with
familial hypercholesterolemia should resume statin treatment.
This is partly due to the unavailability of data in
humans regarding the transfer of statins into breast ...
NT–proBNP, C–reactive protein and soluble uPAR in a Bi–ethnic male population: the SAfrEIC study
(Public Library of Science, 2013)
Objective and design: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate associations between a marker of cardiac strain, the
N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and inflammation as reflected by ...
Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest burden of HIV in the
world and a rising prevalence of cardiometabolic disease; however,
the interrelationship between HIV, antiretroviral therapy (ART) and
cardiometabolic ...
Exploring the link between serum peroxides and angiogenesis in a bi-ethnic population from South Africa: the SAfrEIC study
(Elsevier, 2013)
Background:
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a fundamental role in angiogenesis, and in turn, angiogenic growth factors also affect ROS. Angiogenesis and ROS are intricately involved in vascular deterioration. Since ...