Alarming cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria

Recent research has shown that cardiovascular disorders have overtaken infectious disease as Nigerias number one killer. Making this assertion, a Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases at Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Kamar Adeleke listed the health challenges to include Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident) hypertension, heart failure and heart attack (Coronary Artery Disease). He said the diseases have taken over from Malaria as the nations leading killer disease. Kamar lamented that the increasing incidence of the diseases is seriously affecting life expectancy in Nigeria, which now stands at between 51 and 52 years, thereby ranking the country among the lowest in Africa.The post Alarming cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria appeared first on Daily Times Nigerian Newspaper.
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