Electrocardiographic Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke Risk Factors in Rural and Urban Tanzania: A Case–control Study

Conclusions: This is the first published study of ECG assessment of CAD and other stroke risk factors in an incident population of stroke cases in sub-Saharan Africa. It suggests that concomitant CAD in black African stroke cases is more common than previously suggested.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Richard W. Walker, Matthew Dewhurst, William K. Gray, Ahmed Jusabani, Eric Aris, Nigel Unwin, Mark Swai, Philip C. Adams, Ferdinand Mugusi Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research