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The burden, correlates and outcomes of left ventricular hypertrophy among young Africans with first ever stroke in Tanzania
Left ventricular hypertrophy is a pathophysiological response often due to chronic uncontrolled hypertension. Our primary aim was to investigate the magnitude, correlates and outcomes of left ventricular hyper...
Source: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders - October 9, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sarah Shali Matuja, Patricia Munseri, Candida Moshiro, Khuzeima Khanbhai and Karim Mahawish Tags: Research Source Type: research

Hypertension in a resource ‐limited setting: Is it associated with end organ damage in older adults in rural Tanzania?
Few data from sub‐Saharan Africa exist on the effects of hypertension on the organs of the human body. We aimed to establish the prevalence of hypertensive end organ damage (EOD) in an elderly cohort of Tanzanians. The population aged 70 years and over of 2 villages in northern Tanzania (n = 246), had blood pressure (BP) data available from 2010 and 2013, and underwent in‐depth follow‐up for markers of hypertensive EOD in 2016. Assessment included ankle‐brachial pressure index, lying‐standing BP, electrocardiogram, and mid‐stream urine dip. Sustained hypertension (those with hypertension at all 3 assessments...
Source: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension - January 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Harry W. I. Putnam, Rebecca Jones, Jane Rogathi, William K. Gray, Bernadetha Swai, Matthew Dewhurst, Felicity Dewhurst, Richard W. Walker Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

Hypertension-related diseases as a common cause of hospital mortality in Tanzania: a 3-year prospective study
Conclusion: NCDs account for half of all deaths, admissions and hospital days at our Tanzanian hospital and hypertension-related diseases were the most common NCD. Hypertension accounted for 34% of NCD deaths and 15% of all deaths. Hypertension was the second most common cause of death overall and the leading cause of death in patients more than 50 years old. More than half of hypertension-related deaths occurred before retirement age. These findings have important implications for public health and medical education in sub-Saharan Africa, wherein hypertension and related diseases have not traditionally been given a high priority.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - August 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Epidemiology Source Type: research