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Omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
CONCLUSIONS: According to moderate- to high-certainty evidence, short-chain fatty acids and LCn3 have little or no effect on mortality or cardiovascular health. However, omega-3 ALA slightly reduces the risk of CVD events and arrhythmias. PMID: 33403957 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - January 7, 2021 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research

Africa: New Coalition Plans to Tackle Continent's Growing Burden of Stroke
[The Conversation Africa] Africa is currently experiencing a changing pattern of diseases and deaths. The continent faces a double burden of infectious diseases and rapid escalation of non-communicable diseases such as stroke and heart disease. These conditions are driven by factors like ageing populations, changes in dietary habits, and rising rates of hypertension, physical inactivity, smoking, diabetes, raised cholesterol, alcohol abuse and obesity.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Knowledge about modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases adults living with HIV in Rwanda
Conclusion: The current study findings highlight the need for comprehensive health education, to raise awareness of non-communicable diseases ’ risk factors for adults living with HIV in Rwanda.Keywords: Non-communicable diseases, Risk factors, HIV infection, Knowledge, Rwanda.
Source: African Health Sciences - January 23, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Registration of amiloride in South Africa: Cutting the Gordian knot.
Authors: Rayner BL, Spence JD, Bryer A, Mpe MT Abstract Amiloride is an antagonist of the renal tubular epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). As such, it is a diuretic that is both potassium and magnesium sparing. It is used for the treatment of potassium depletion and hypertension, and is the specific therapy for hypertension due to overactivity of the ENaC (Liddle syndrome and several additional genetic causes of the Liddle phenotype - low renin and low aldosterone). It is listed as a World Health Organization essential drug, but has never been registered in South Africa (SA) and can therefore only be prescribed unde...
Source: South African Medical Journal - October 24, 2019 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research

Determinants of dysphagia following stroke
Conclusions:Among 15 factors evaluated, age, type of lesion and Brunnstrom ’s stages showed a significant association with the severity of dysphagia following stroke. This study advocates early dysphagia management for elderly patients with high Brunnstrom’s grading, for those who are not expected to spontaneously recover following stroke, and for earlier and better co mmunity rehabilitation. [Ethiop.J. Health Dev. 2019; 33(3):147-152]Key words: Post-stroke dysphagia, Brunnstrom ’s stages, dysphagia risk factors.
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 8, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Prevalence, patterns and factors associated with hypertensive crises in Mulago hospital emergency department; a cross-sectional study
Conclusion: Hypertensive emergencies are common and significantly associated with poor compliance to prescribed anti-hy- pertensive drugs. Acute stroke is the commonest presentation in our setting.Keywords: Hypertensive crises, prevalence, factors associated.
Source: African Health Sciences - April 22, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

The relation between echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness and mitral annular calcification
Conclusion: We showed that EFT was significantly elevated in patients with MAC and it was positively correlated with MAC.Keywords: mitral annular calcification, epicardial fat thickness, cardiovascular risk.
Source: African Health Sciences - April 17, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

South Africa: Salt Is Bad for You - but How It Affects Your Body Is Still Frontier Science
[The Conversation Africa] Research has shown that excess salt intake is harmful to people's health. It can lead to high blood pressure and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 12, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Multimorbidity and predictors of mortality among patients with cardiovascular disorders admitted to an intensive care unit: a retrospective study
Conclusions:There is a significant proportion of multimorbidity in our study population. Multimorbidity may be used as a criterion to prioritize and improve the management of patients. Measures to prevent cardiovascular disease in people who already have hypertension, diabetes or underlying causes of heart failure in primary care settings need to be emphasized. At higher levels of care, capacity building is key to addressing the management of patients who present with acute cardiovascular diseases.   [Ethiop. J. Health Dev.2018;32(4):218-224]Keywords:Cardiovascular disease, multimorbidity, mortality, intensive care
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - January 29, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

South Africa:Hypertension - the Killer Within That We're Oblivious of
[Daily Maverick] Hypertension is South Africa's biggest epidemic. But most people don't know they have high blood pressure, and few of those on treatment have their blood pressure under control - partly because the medical profession doesn't know what drugs work for Africans. Health-e reports on World Stroke Awareness Day.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 29, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Biochemical markers as diagnostic/prognostic indicators for ischemic disease
Conclusion: Serum enolase can be considered as a more sensitive and specific marker and used as a sensitive diagnostic or prognostic marker for ischemic related diseases.Keywords: Serum enolase, ischemia, hypertension, diagnosis, prognostic.
Source: African Health Sciences - June 21, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: research

Uganda:Foods That Lower High Blood Pressure
[Monitor] High blood pressure is associated with diabetes, stroke, heart disease, kidney failure and death.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 13, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Uganda: What Does a Sick Ugandan Do? Good Question
[Monitor] Dear Tingasiga: Three Ugandan politicians have died in the last three weeks. Maria Lubega Mutagamba, a former minister of Tourism died from complications of liver cancer. She was 64. John Ssebaana Kizito, a former government minister, wealthy businessman, mayor of Kampala, political party leader and presidential candidate died from a stroke. He was 82. Kaudha Grace Hailat, the Member of Parliament for Iganga Municipality, died from complications of severe pregnancy-induced hypertension. She was 30.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 11, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Nigerians Are Dying of Unhealthy Diets - - Minister
[Vanguard] Minister of Health Prof Isaac Adewole, has said that too many Nigerians are dying of unhealthy diet even as he cautioned that the economic loss from Non Communicable Diseases, NCDs, such as stroke, High Blood Pressure (hypertension), heart attack, and diabetes among others, could rise to a projected US$8 billion over the next 10 years in the country,
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 5, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Expert Decries Rising Cases of Stroke in Nigeria
[Vanguard] Expert in the medical field, Prof. Arthur Onwuchekwa, has expressed worries over rise in the cases of hypertension and stroke in the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 4, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

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