Senbeta Guteta Abdissa

TL;DR: Rheumatic heart disease patients were young, predominantly female, and had high prevalence of major cardiovascular complications, and there is suboptimal utilization of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis, oral anti-coagulation, and contraception, and variations in the use of percutaneous and surgical interventions by country income level.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the 2-year follow-up of individuals with rheumatic heart disease from 14 low and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia, and report that patients from low and lower-middle income countries had a poorer prognosis associated with advanced disease and low education.

TL;DR: While valvular heart disease is the commonest cardiovascular disorder in Ethiopian patients at the largest public hospital of the country, ischemic heart disease has dramatically increased over the years and it is high-time that effective population-based, health promotive strategies for primary prevention as well as secondary measures for the established cardiovascular disorders and risk factors are in place.

TL;DR: Non-communicable diseases were the major cause of admission to the hospital while communicable diseases contributed to two thirds of the overall mortality predominantly among the younger patients.

TL;DR: Regular clinical, and laboratory monitoring appropriate to centers with limited resources need to be devised to monitor toxicity of ART Patient education on the easily recognizable ADRs could also reduce severe drug toxicities.