[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the twenty-first century: gaps and priorities going forward

NW Minja, D Nakagaayi, T Aliku, W Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In 2015, the United Nations set important targets to reduce premature cardiovascular
disease (CVD) deaths by 33% by 2030. Africa disproportionately bears the brunt of CVD …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in South Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Pheiffer, V Pillay-van Wyk, E Turawa, N Levitt… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Synthesis of existing prevalence data using rigorous systematic review methods is
considered an effective strategy to generate representative and robust prevalence figures to …

Longitudinal evidence on treatment discontinuation, adherence, and loss of hypertension control in four middle-income countries

N Mauer, P Geldsetzer, J Manne-Goehler… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
Managing hypertension is a highly dynamic process, yet current evidence on hypertension
control in middle-income countries (MICs) is largely based on cross-sectional data. Using …

[HTML][HTML] Association between HIV infection and hypertension: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

K Davis, P Perez-Guzman, A Hoyer, R Brinks, E Gregg… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Improved access to effective antiretroviral therapy has meant that people living
with HIV (PLHIV) are surviving to older ages. However, PLHIV may be ageing differently to …

[HTML][HTML] Association between HIV and prevalent hypertension and diabetes mellitus in South Africa: analysis of a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

IM Magodoro, S Okello, M Dungeni, AC Castle… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden is increasing among persons living with
HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa. It is unclear whether this reflects absolute increase in …

HIV-associated cardiovascular disease pathogenesis: an emerging understanding through imaging and immunology

JA Hudson, RA Ferrand, SN Gitau… - Circulation …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiac abnormalities were identified early in the epidemic of AIDS, predating the isolation
and characterization of the etiologic agent, HIV. Several decades later, the causation and …

Prevention of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

S Okello, A Amir, GS Bloomfield, K Kentoffio… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
As longevity has increased for people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States and
Europe, there has been a concomitant increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease …

Multimorbidity and mortality in an older, rural black South African population cohort with high prevalence of HIV findings from the HAALSI Study

AN Wade, CF Payne, L Berkman, A Chang… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Multimorbidity is associated with mortality in high-income countries. Our objective
was to investigate the relationship between multimorbidity (≥ 2 of the following chronic …

Hypertension and diabetes control along the HIV care cascade in rural South Africa

J Manne‐Goehler, MJ Siedner… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Participation in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes has been associated
with greater utilization of care for hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa. The …

The end of AIDS? HIV and the new landscape of illness in rural South Africa

SA Mojola, N Angotti, D Denardo, E Schatz… - Global Public …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The global HIV/AIDS scientific community has begun to hail the dawn of 'the End of
AIDS'with widespread anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and dramatic declines in AIDS-related …