Cardiac cachexia in sub-Saharan Africa
Cachexia is a public health challenge around the Globe but data on prevalence rates in developing countries are very scarce. In sub-Saharan Africa wasting syndrome is mainly related to malaria, HIV infections, tuberculosis and end-stage heart disease and always associated with high-mortality and dis...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2017-11-01
|
| Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217301888 |
| _version_ | 1819173155648831488 |
|---|---|
| author | Antonio Grimaldi Annalisa De Concilio Luca Marsero Maxwell Odida |
| author_facet | Antonio Grimaldi Annalisa De Concilio Luca Marsero Maxwell Odida |
| author_sort | Antonio Grimaldi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Cachexia is a public health challenge around the Globe but data on prevalence rates in developing countries are very scarce. In sub-Saharan Africa wasting syndrome is mainly related to malaria, HIV infections, tuberculosis and end-stage heart disease and always associated with high-mortality and dismal quality of life regardless of age, urban or rural setting. We report two different cases affected by cardiac cachexia related to end-stage heart disease. The large age gap between patients highlights the current impact of medical services in Uganda ranging from low-resource rural settings to urban areas of the capital city under epidemiologic transition. The wasting syndrome occurring in both patients emphasizes as cachexia remains largely neglected and underestimated in most sub-Saharan African countries. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-22T20:18:35Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-470a463cd6804490abe817ce9eadfb9b |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0019-4832 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-22T20:18:35Z |
| publishDate | 2017-11-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Indian Heart Journal |
| spelling | doaj.art-470a463cd6804490abe817ce9eadfb9b2022-12-21T18:13:54ZengElsevierIndian Heart Journal0019-48322017-11-0169678478710.1016/j.ihj.2017.08.022Cardiac cachexia in sub-Saharan AfricaAntonio Grimaldi0Annalisa De Concilio1Luca Marsero2Maxwell Odida3St. Mary's Lacor Hospital, Gulu, UgandaSan Raffaele Scientific Institute, Università Vita-Salute, Milan, ItalySt Raphael of St Francis, Nsambya Hospital, Kampala, UgandaSt. Mary's Lacor Hospital, Gulu, UgandaCachexia is a public health challenge around the Globe but data on prevalence rates in developing countries are very scarce. In sub-Saharan Africa wasting syndrome is mainly related to malaria, HIV infections, tuberculosis and end-stage heart disease and always associated with high-mortality and dismal quality of life regardless of age, urban or rural setting. We report two different cases affected by cardiac cachexia related to end-stage heart disease. The large age gap between patients highlights the current impact of medical services in Uganda ranging from low-resource rural settings to urban areas of the capital city under epidemiologic transition. The wasting syndrome occurring in both patients emphasizes as cachexia remains largely neglected and underestimated in most sub-Saharan African countries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217301888 |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Grimaldi Annalisa De Concilio Luca Marsero Maxwell Odida Cardiac cachexia in sub-Saharan Africa Indian Heart Journal |
| title | Cardiac cachexia in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Cardiac cachexia in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Cardiac cachexia in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiac cachexia in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Cardiac cachexia in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | cardiac cachexia in sub saharan africa |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217301888 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT antoniogrimaldi cardiaccachexiainsubsaharanafrica AT annalisadeconcilio cardiaccachexiainsubsaharanafrica AT lucamarsero cardiaccachexiainsubsaharanafrica AT maxwellodida cardiaccachexiainsubsaharanafrica |