Cardiac Cachexia in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorGrimaldia, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorConcilio, Annalisa De
dc.contributor.authorMarsero, Luca
dc.contributor.authorCapritti, Elvia
dc.contributor.authorOdida, Maxwell
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-28T11:42:32Z
dc.date.available2023-02-28T11:42:32Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractCachexia 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGrimaldi, A., De Concilio, A., Marsero, L., & Odida, M. (2017). Cardiac cachexia in sub-Sahara Africa. Indian heart journal, 69(6), 784-787.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2017.08.022en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-4832
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8019
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIndian heart journalen_US
dc.subjectCardiacen_US
dc.subjectCachexiaen_US
dc.titleCardiac Cachexia in Sub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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