Globally, non-communicable diseases are increasing in people living with HIV. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare non-communicable disease in people living with HIV with a reported prevalence of <1%. However, data on pulmonary hypertension in people living with HIV from Africa are scarce and are non-existent from Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The spectrum of cardiovascular diseases varies between and within countries, depending on the stage of epidemiological transition and risk factor profiles. Understanding this spectrum requires regional and national data for each region or country. This study was designed to determine the spectrum of cardiovascular diseases in six university hospitals in Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Valvular heart disease has been a significant cause of heart disease worldwide. In Ethiopia, it particularly affects young individuals and constitutes the major cause of cardiovascular disease. Factors associated with choice of treatment for advanced valvular heart disease are variable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Auscultation-based surveys in Ethiopia conducted in the late 1990's reported a rural prevalence of 4.6/1000 and an urban prevalence of 6.4/1000 of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).
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