Concurrent Heavy Metal Exposures and Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Case-Control Study from the Katanga Mining Area of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Blood and/or urine levels of 27 heavy metals were determined by ICPMS in 41 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and 29 presumably healthy subjects from the Katanga Copperbelt (KC), in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After adjusting for age, gender, education level, and renal function, DCM probability was almost maximal for blood concentrations above 0.75 and 150 µg/dL for arsenic and copper, respectively.

Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality worldwide. Its struggle involves knowing its prevalence. Insufficient data on hypertension in adults in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), prompted the conduct of this study.

[Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in school in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo].

Introduction: overweight and obesity in adolescents are a major global public health issue due to their potential impact on health and increasing frequency. This study aims to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents attending public and private schools in Lubumbashi (DRC).

Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study of 5341 adolescents aged 10-19 years, 2858 (53.

Heart Failure Etiologies and Challenges to Care in the Developing World: An Observational Study in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Background: Limited data are available regarding causes and outcomes of heart failure as well as organization of care in the developing world.

Methods And Results: We included consecutive patients diagnosed with heart failure from November 2014 to September 2016 in a university and private hospital of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo. Baseline data, including echocardiography, were analyzed to determine factors associated with mortality.

[Blood pressure profile in adolescents at school in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo].

Introduction: This study aimed to highlight blood pressure (BP) profile in adolescents aged 15-19 years at school in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of adolescents aged 15-19 years through random sampling of the secondary schools in Lubumbashi during the school years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16. Blood pressure was measured three times in the same day.

Oscillometric blood pressure by age and height for non overweight children and adolescents in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Background: The diagnosis of hypertension in children is complex because based on normative values by sex, age and height, and these values vary depending on the environment. Available BP references used, because of the absence of local data, do not correspond to our pediatric population. Accordingly, our study aimed to provide the BP threshold for children and adolescents in Lubumbashi (DRC) and to compare them with German (KIGGS study), Polish (OLAF study) and Chinese (CHNS study) references.