Clinical algorithm to screen for cardiopulmonary disease in low-income settings

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 16 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41569-019-0268-0Africa faces many health challenges, many of which are unique to the continent. Although rarely considered an important contributor to premature death in high-income countries, cardiopulmonary disease (CPD) is, for a number of reasons, a common condition affecting Africans at a young age. In addition to recognizing CPD as an important condition, we outline a pragmatic screening protocol for identifying CPD in the African context.

Source: Nature Reviews Cardiology - September 15, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Simon Stewart Wael Al-Delaimy Karen Sliwa Magdi Yacoub Ana Mocumbi Source Type: research