Etiology, characteristics and occurrence of heart diseases in rural Lesotho (ECHO-Lesotho): A retrospective echocardiography cohort study

<h4>Background</h4> In 2019, 600’000 people in Africa died of heart failure and heart diseases will increase on the continent. It is crucial to understand the regional etiologies and risk factors for heart failure and underlying heart diseases. However, echocardiography data from rural A...

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Main Authors: Nzola John Ndongala, Callixtina Maepa, Emmanuel Nyondo, Alain Amstutz, Baptiste du Reau de la Gaignonnière
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9754242/?tool=EBI