Global Burden of Myocarditis in Youth and Middle Age (1990-2019): A Systematic Analysis of the Disease Burden and Thirty-year Forecast

Y Zhang, L Feng, Z Zhu, Y He, X Li - Current Problems in Cardiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Myocarditis is increasingly recognized as a critical health issue, particularly
among youth and middle-aged populations. This study aims to analyze the global burden …

Cardiac Tuberculosis: A Case Series from Ethiopia, Italy, and Uganda and a Literature Review.

S Cotugno, G Guido, J Ictho, P Lochoro… - The American Journal …, 2024 - europepmc.org
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to account for up to 20% of active cases of TB
disease, but its prevalence is difficult to ascertain because of the difficulty of diagnosis …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and cardiovascular magnetic resonance profile of cardiomyopathy patients from South Africa: Pilot of the IMHOTEP study

SM Kraus, P Samuels, S Jermy, N Laing… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Cardiomyopathy is an important cause of heart failure, however, there is
notable lack of data on causes and manifestations of cardiomyopathy in Africa. Aims The …

[HTML][HTML] Etiology and phenotypes of cardiomyopathy in Southern Africa: the IMHOTEP multicenter pilot study

SM Kraus, J Cirota, S Pandie, K Thomas, M Thomas… - JACC: Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Cardiomyopathies are an important cause of heart failure in Africa yet there are
limited data on etiology and clinical phenotypes. Objectives The IMHOTEP (African …

Adherence to heart failure treatment in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy

J Hoevelmann, K Sliwa, JM Schaar, O Briton… - ESC Heart …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is characterized by left ventricular (LV)
dysfunction developing towards the end of pregnancy or in the first months postpartum …

Unmet needs in the management of arrhythmias among heart failure patients in Africa

RK Mutagaywa, A Chin, K Karaye, A Bonny - 2022 - academic.oup.com
Several studies suggest that the burden of heart failure (HF) in Africa is on the increase with
patients presenting late to hospitals. 1 Such a high burden is fuelled by an increase in the …

[HTML][HTML] The genetic basis for adult-onset idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in people of African descent

N Tsabedze, M Ramsay, A Krause, Q Wells… - Heart Failure …, 2023 - Springer
Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of cardiac muscle disorders that result in
dilated, hypertrophic, or restrictive pathophysiological entities. Dilated cardiomyopathy …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Cardiomyopathy Care in Southern Africa

S Bhaskar - JACC: Advances, 2024 - jacc.org
Cardiomyopathy, encompassing a wide range of heart muscle disorders, presents a global
health challenge. 1 Despite remarkable strides in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] Bongani Mawethu Mayosi: A life remembered

NAB Ntusi - SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2023 - scielo.org.za
Prof. Bongani Mawethu Mayosi was born on 28 January 1967 in Umthatha, Eastern Cape.
He was the second son of Dr George Sikhumbuzo Mayosi and Mrs Nontle Mayosi. He …

Foreword: Tribute to Bongani Mayosi

N Ntusi - South African Medical Journal, 2023 - samajournals.co.za
Prof. Bongani Mawethu Mayosi was born on 28 January 1967 in Umthatha, Eastern Cape.
He was the second son of Dr George Sikhumbuzo Mayosi and Mrs Nontle Mayosi. He …