gerald s. bloomfield, md, mph dghi, division of cardiology, duke university september 2013...
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Gerald S. Bloomfi eld, MD, MPH
DGHI,Division of Cardiology,Duke University
September 2013
Non-Communicable Diseases in LMICs:
Myths, Facts and Opportunities
Trends in selected NCDs in LMICsEpidemiologic transitionData challengesApproaches to NCD research in LMICs
OUTLINE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Common CVDs: Rheumatic, infectious, pericardial, high BP
Heart failure is endemic in SSA Dilated cardiomyopathy: 48% of admissions Causes: RHD, Hypertension, Peripartum, Idiopathic
Coronary heart disease “distinctly rare”Diagnostic limitations
Lack of specialized investigations Viral, nutritional, familial, alcohol, immune, ischemia
68% of ‘idiopathic’ can be mislabeled
CLASSIC TEACHING ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN SSA
RHD = Rheumatic Heart Disease Watkins and Mayosi. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa 2009BP = blood pressure Oyoo and Ogola. East African medical journal 1999
Mokhobo. S Afr Med J 1980
“Africans are immune to heart/coronary disease”
Ancient Egypt1370 BC
Heavy Heart is a Bad Heart
Kenya.2 years, 1800 patients. 0% HTN, arteriosclerosis
Uganda.2 years0% HTN
Kalahari San. No increase in BP with age
No change in BP with age
Prev. HTN
Ghana 13% Nigeria 25% Lesotho 7%
History of chronic CVD in Africa
1920s 1941 1960 1970s
1976-81901
Uganda. N= 1500“High tension pulses not often met with”
1958-72: 8-11% admissions due to CVD
1980-90s
40% hospital admissions with any CVD
2010:CVD is the 2nd most common cause of death in SSA
325 migrants, 267 controls followed for 24 months
SBP changes over 24 months
LUO MIGRATION STUDY
Poulter BMJ 1990
PULMONARY DISEASE
DEATHS DUE TO PULMONARY DISEASE
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ILDPneumoconiosesAsthmaCOPD
www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org 2013
Adult Smoking Prevalence, 2009
Youth Smoking Prevalence, 2009
Tobacco Control Report from the Region of the Americas 2011
http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/atlas19.pdf
PROPORTION OF PATIENTS WITH COPD WHO ARE NON-SMOKERS
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40%
60%
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100%
Salvi and Barnes. Lancet 2009
www.who.int/ceh/publications/en/map09b.jpg
85% of all global particulate exposure occurs indoors
HAP levels are typically higher than developed world standards for ambient air quality
EPA Standard: 150 micrograms/cubed meter Households with HAP:
300-3000 During cooking 30,000 50x more carbon
monoxide
HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION
HAP in Nigeriahttp://magazine.uchicago.edu/1102/investigations/indoor_air_pollution.shtml
DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD SUGAR
Health Statistics and Informatics
Leading causes of attributable global mortality and burden of disease, 2004
%
1. High blood pressure
12.82. Tobacco use
8.73. High blood glucose
5.84. Physical inactivity
5.55. Overweight and obesity
4.86. High cholesterol
4.57. Unsafe sex
4.08. Alcohol use
3.89. Childhood underweight
3.810. Indoor smoke from solid fuels
3.3
59 million total global deaths in 2004
%
1. Childhood underweight
5.92. Unsafe sex
4.63. Alcohol use
4.54. Unsafe water, sanitation, hygiene
4.25. High blood pressure
3.76. Tobacco use
3.77. Suboptimal breastfeeding
2.98. High blood glucose
2.79. Indoor smoke from solid fuels
2.710. Overweight and obesity
2.3
1.5 billion total global DALYs in 2004
Attributable Mortality Attributable DALYs
EPICENTERS OF DIABETES
Deaths from diabetes
Hu. Diabetes Care 2011
The Epidemiologic Transition
Description Life Expectancy
% deaths from CV
Dominant CVDs
Stage 1 Pestilence and Famine
•Malnutrition•Infectious diseases
35 years <10 •Infectious (RHD)•Nutritional
Stage 2 Receding pandemics
•Improved nutrition and public health•Chronic disease•Hypertension
50 years 10-35 •Infectious (RHD)•Stroke-haemorrhagic
Stage 3 Degenerative and man-made diseases
•High fat and caloric intake•Tobacco use•Chronic diseases > infectious, malnutrition
>60 years 35-65 •Ischemic heart disease (IHD)•Stroke – haemorrhagic, ischaemic
Stage 4 Delayed degenerative diseases
•Leading causes of mortality CV and cancer deaths•Prevention and treatment delays onset•Age-adjusted CV death reduced
>70 years 40-50 •IHD•Stroke – ischaemic•CHF
From Gersh et al. European Heart Journal 2010
THE PERFECT STORM OF CVD IN LMICS
Gersh et al. EHJ 2010LMICs: low- and middle-income countries
Development Diet
Tobacco
Sedentary lifestyle
Technology
Urbanization
Industry
Projected Deaths by Cause
Beaglehole and Bonita. Lancet 2008
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
1980-87 1987-94 1994-2000
2000-080%
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40%
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60%
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90%
100%
West AfricaSouthern AfricaEast AfricaNigeriaSouth Africa
PERCENT OF CVD STUDIES FROM SSA BY COUNTRY/REGION, 1980-2008
CONTEMPORARY CAUSES OF HEART FAILURE IN SSA
Bloomfield et al. Curr Cardiol Reviews 2013
“FLTR” FOR NCDS
Find
Link
Treat
Retain
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL
Health Center
Dispensary
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
Current scenario
Proposed scenario
Optimizing Linkage and Retention to Hypertension Care in Kenya: LARK Hypertension Study. Slide courtesy of R. Vedanthan, Mt. Sinai
OPTIMIZING LINKAGE AND RETENTIONTO HYPERTENSION CARE:
LARK HYPERTENSION
Oxford Health Alliance 2006
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION
THE GOOD NEWS: PREVENTION WORKS
http://www.ktl.fi
Non-Communicable Diseases in LMICs: Myths, Facts and Opportunities
Gerald S. Bloomfield, MD, MPHDuke Global Health Institute
Division of CardiologyDuke University
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