Global longitudinal strain and echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular geometry and systolic function in healthy adult Angolans: Effect of age and gender.

Introduction: Studies on the normal echocardiographic reference values in Africans are limited.

Objectives: This study aims to establish the normal left ventricular echocardiographic parameters for adult Angolans, stratified by gender and age.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed involving healthy adults attending a diagnostic center in Luanda, Angola.

May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Angola.

Raised blood pressure (BP) is the biggest risk factor that contributes to the global burden of disease and mortality. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed to improved awareness of BP and has been a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in May 2019.

Values of left ventricular diastolic function assessed by left atrial volumes and Doppler echocardiography in healthy Angolans: Effect of age and gender: A pilot study.

Introduction: Studies about the reference values of conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography in African populations are limited.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of aging and gender in left ventricular diastolic function assessed by conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography in healthy Angolans.

Methods: Cross-sectional study involving healthy adult participants attending a diagnostic center in Luanda, Angola.

May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Angola.

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide with high prevalence in the world and with a huge impact on public health. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in May 2018.

May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening in Angola-Sub-Saharan Africa.

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes worldwide. There is increasing prevalence of hypertension in developing countries leading to increased risk of adverse outcomes.

Acute myocardial infarction complication diagnosed by three-dimensional echocardiography.

Transthoracic echocardiography is the modality of choice for the bedside diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications. We report the case of a ventricular septal rupture occurring soon after inferior myocardial infarction, revascularized by primary angioplasty. This challenging diagnosis was elucidated by 3D-echocardiography as 2D-imaging was not conclusive.