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ArticleCardiovascular journal of Africa

The inaugural meeting of the Africa Heart Rhythm Association (AFHRA).

Mohamed Jeilan, Joselyn Rwebembera, Hassan Aden, Loreen Akinyi, Olujimi A Ajijola, Ashley Chin, Bundhoo Kaviraj, Kamilu M Karaye, Amam Mbakwem, Beatrice Murage and 6 more

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Article in Cardiovascular journal of Africa. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 7 institutions in 7 countries.

Mohamed JeilanDepartment of Cardiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Email: jokumali@hotmail.com.
Joselyn RwebemberaUganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
Hassan AdenDepartment of Cardiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Loreen AkinyiAfrica Heart Rhythm Association (AFHRA), Nairobi, Kenya.
Olujimi A AjijolaDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ashley ChinUniversity of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Bundhoo KavirajDepartment of Cardiology, Dr AG Jeetoo Hospital, Port Louis, Mauritius.
Kamilu M KarayeAminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Amam MbakwemUniversity of Lagos and Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Beatrice MuragePhilips Research Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Marcus NgatchaHomeland Heart Centre, Douala, Cameroon.
Mohamed SalimDepartment of Cardiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya.
Cabral TantchouCardiac Centre Shisong, Shisong, Cameroon.
George NelPan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), Johannesburg, South Africa.
Aimé BonnyHomeland Heart Centre and District Hospital of Bonassama, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
Muzahir TayebjeeWest Yorkshire Arrhythmia Service, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi · KEAminu Kano Teaching Hospital · NGLeeds General Infirmary · GBUganda Management Institute · UGUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of Cape Town · ZAUniversity of Douala · CM

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiorhythm Africa, the inaugural conference of AFHRA, was conceived during the biennial PASCAR congress held in Johannesburg in November 2019, with the ambition to be the largest ever pan-African conference focused purely on arrhythmia. Significant aims were to (1) bring together arrhythmia specialists from across Africa and from the diaspora; and (2) announce the newly formed African Heart Rhythm Association (AFHRA), an affiliate organisation of PASCAR formed from the amalgamation of the Cardiac Pacing and Arrhythmias taskforces. The meeting held in Nairobi (29-31 January 2020) was organised to provide a focus on resource-constrained arrhythmia management within the African context and novel/advanced and potentially home-grown solutions. There was full representation from all five PASCAR regions (North, East, West, Central and Southern Africa). This report summarises the scope and perspective of the first Cardiorhythm Africa meeting and presents the future directions for this annual meeting.

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Arrhythmias, CardiacBiomedical ResearchCardiologySocieties, MedicalAfricaCooperative BehaviorHumansInternational Cooperation

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PMID32627802
PMCPMC8762793
OpenAlexW3040569649

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