Heart Failure Management from African Perspective: A consensus statement on the urgent need for action
In Africa, heart failure diagnosis often relies on echocardiography due to scarce BNP testing. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy is often unaffordable, with medication access being a key challenge. Co-morbidities frequently complicate patient management.
Authors
- Tela Bulaya
- Constantine Akwanalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0705-6720)
- Raghu Cherukupalli
- Harish Jevallee
- S. D. Muni
- Simon Sarr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1068-6619)
- Moses Chiwanza
- Ashoke Matharu
- Saleem Bagha
- Kaviraj Bundhoo
- Shaheen Essackjee
- Delilah Kimambo
Institutions
- Moi University (KE)
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)
- Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu (KE)
- University of Zambia (ZM)
- Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec (SN)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Yashoda Hospital (IN)
- MSN Laboratories (India) (IN)
- Comprehensive Clinical Research (US)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
- University of Technology, Mauritius (MU)
- Cheikh Anta Diop University (SN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5830/cvja-2025-050
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00