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Stroke is increasingly becoming a major cause of death and morbidity in African population among most of which the frequencies of hypertension are considerable, although hard data based on community surveys are lacking and most of the information available is from hospital data. The epidemiology of
The journey of atherosclerosis begins with endothelial dysfunction and culminates into its most fearful destination producing ischemia, myocardial infarction and death. The excess cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in African-Americans is one of the major public health problems. In this
Coronary artery disease remains rare (6% of all cardiovascular disease) in black Africa despite its progression in recent years. Infarcts in black Africans have similar characteristics to those seen in Western countries in patients aged under 40, notably regarding the frequency of infarcts as the
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to describe the pattern of acute myocardial infarction in an African country. These data are important for prevention strategies but are scarce from sub-Saharan African countries and altogether absent from Kenya.
RESULTS
This was a retrospective study done
Bee stings are commonly encountered worldwide. Various manifestations after bee sting have been described including local reactions which are common, systemic responses such as anaphylaxis, diffuse intravascular coagulation and hemolysis. We report a case of a 74-year-old man who developed
African Americans have the highest overall mortality rate from coronary heart disease (CHD) of any ethnic group in the United States, particularly out-of-hospital deaths, and especially at younger ages. Although all of the reasons for the excess CHD mortality among African Americans have not been
Heart failure has emerged as one of the most important cardiovascular diseases in the elderly and has a major functional, economic, and social impact in older individuals. Racial differences in the morbidity and mortality, as well as in rates of hospitalization, have been reported in national
OBJECTIVE
To assess the cardiac disturbances in African-American patients treated with paclitaxel.
METHODS
One-hundred-nineteen African-American patients received paclitaxel for various cancers at Howard University Hospital during the years 1993-2001. Medical records of 100 patients were available
A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of hypertension among white South African miners, examine risk factors for hypertension, identify adverse outcomes of hypertension, and evaluate the extent and efficacy of treatment for hypertension. A total of 11686 miners was assessed. The