Rationale and design of the African Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis Registry Program: The IMHOTEP study

Heart failure (HF), the dominant form of cardiovascular disease in Africans, is mainly due to hypertension, rheumatic heart disease and cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathies pose a great challenge because of poor prognosis and high prevalence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Little is known about the etiology and outcome of cardiomyopathy in Africa. Specifically, the role of myocarditis and the genetic causes of cardiomyopathy are largely unidentified in Africans.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 16, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sarah M. Kraus, Gasnat Shaboodien, Veronica Francis, Nakita Laing, Jacqui Cirota, Ashley Chin, Shahiemah Pandie, John Lawrenson, George A.M. Comitis, Barend Fourie, Liesl Z ühlke, Ambroise Wonkam, Helen Wainwright, Albertino Damasceno, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Source Type: research