Cardiovascular disease, the major cause of mortality and morbidity in modern societies, is set to overtake infectious diseases in the developing world as the most common cause of death. The increasing prevalence of major and emerging cardiovascular risk factors accounts for this growing burden....
Download PDF ↓Background: - Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The association between HIV and CVD has been established in many studies. However, information is still lacking on subclinical disease as well as its associated risk factors in this population....
Download PDF ↓Background:Amphotericin-B deoxycholate is an essential agent in the management of cryptococcal meningitis. Despite its proven antifungal potency it has several untoward side effects which include renal failure, hypomagnesaemia, hypokalaemia, phlebitis and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus....
Download PDF ↓BACKGROUND Sepsis accounts for a significant burden of morbidity and mortality. In developed countries, it has been implicated as the second leading cause of non-cardiac death. Mortality from sepsis is on the increase with mortality rate of 33-61%. In spite of the high burden of sepsis in...
Download PDF ↓Background Heart failure is a major public health problem and has been recognized as an important cause of morbidity and mortality for several years. It is one of the leading non-infectious causes of death among hospitalized patients at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia....
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