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Stroke in sickle cell anemia patients: A need for multidisciplinary approaches
Abstract: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an autosomal recessive disorder, with Mendelian inheritance pattern, caused by a missense mutation in the β-polypeptide chain of the hemoglobin B. SCA preferentially affects populations in countries where malaria was/is present (e.g. Africa, USA, Brazil). Thereby, in USA, the incidence of SCA is relatively high, around 1/500, and the prevalence is about 1/1000. In Brazil, SCA represents a major public health problem with an incidence ranging from 1/2000 to 1/600 depending on the regions. Homozygotic patients present more severe medical conditions and reduced life expectancy than heter...
Source: Atherosclerosis - June 10, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Farid Menaa Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

Abstract P396: The Stroke Belt: Forged in the Heat of the Buckle? A Hypothesis Session Title: Epidemiology
The “stroke belt”(SB) in the SE USA has significantly higher stroke rates in whites (W) and African Americans (AA). HTN is the major driving force. The “Buckle” (B) of the SB, with even higher rates, lies along the costal “low country” plains of the Carolinas. Being born in the B is a powerful exposure that increases risk. Forty percent of all US slaves came thru, slaved and many died in the B of the SB. While reading the scholarly review “Slavery, Disease and Suffering in the Southern Low Country”, by Dr. Peter McCandless, (Cambridge U Press, 2011) I was stuck with the effect of the hot, humid weather with...
Source: Hypertension - September 14, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Clarence Grim Tags: Poster Abstract Presentations Source Type: research

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week ' s topics include managing preeclampsia, diet soft drinks and stroke, autoimmune conditions and malaria, and fecal immunochemical testing and colorectal cancer
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 29, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Tetralogy of Fallot in the nascent open-heart surgical era in a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria: lessons learnt
CONCLUSIONS: TOF is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Early and safe corrective surgery is desirable.PMID:34851355 | DOI:10.5830/CVJA-2021-048
Source: Cardiovascular Journal of Africa - December 1, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Olukemi T Bamigboye-Taiwo Babajide Adeyefa Uvie U Onakpoya Olugbenga O Ojo Joel O Eyekpegha Abayomi Oguns John A Okeniyi Source Type: research

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