research areas
population studies
Population science is particularly important as it sets the frame for all the other programmes at AHC. It helps us understand ethnic and racial disparities in the population burden of CVD, which is crucial to effective prevention and treatment. Important examples worldwide include the Framingham study, the Dallas Heart Study in the US, the Copenhagen City Heart Study in Denmark, and the Lollipop study in West London. To date there has been no similar studies in Egypt or the Middle East.
based Programme, highlighting background/relevance, objectives, progress to date and future directions. Data regarding cardiovascular disease prevalence in African countries including Egypt is scarce. Population and epidemiological Studies at AHC will help producing high quality data that are crucial to improving health policy and reducing preventable deaths.
- Ballana Heart Study
- 1000 Egyptian Genome (E-HVOL)
disease based projects
Diseases studied in the AHC research Programme were chosen because of:
- Their known impact on the country/prevalence In the Egyptian population
- Parallel the clinical activity
- Inherited Heart Muscle Disease and Channelopathies
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- BAV & Aortopathy
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
- The existing expertise and experience in the centre, both clinical service and technical expertise
- Their relevance for capacity building, training and higher education
- Heart Failure
- Aortic Root Structure & Function
- Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)
- Pulmonary Hypertension