Rationale and design of the African Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis Registry Program: The IMHOTEP study.

Background: Heart failure (HF), the dominant form of cardiovascular disease in Africans, is mainly due to hypertension, rheumatic heart disease and cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathies pose a great challenge because of poor prognosis and high prevalence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Little is known about the etiology and outcome of cardiomyopathy in Africa.

Infective endocarditis in infants and children in the Western Cape, South Africa: a retrospective analysis.

Unlabelled: Infective endocarditis is a microbial infection of the endothelial surface of the heart, predominantly the heart valves, that is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Few contemporary data exist regarding affected children in our context.

Aims And Objectives: We aimed to describe the profile and treatment outcomes of infant and childhood endocarditis at our facilities.