About the Authors

Okechukwu S. Ogah

osogah56156@yahoo.com

Affiliations Division of cardiology, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Simon Stewart

Affiliations Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, National Health and Medical research Council Centre of Research Excellence to Reduce, Inequality in Heart Disease, Melbourne, Australia

Obinna E. Onwujekwe

Affiliation Department of Health Administration and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria

Ayodele O. Falase

Affiliation Division of cardiology, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Saheed O. Adebayo

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Taiwo Olunuga

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Karen Sliwa

Affiliations Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa and Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: OSO KS AOF SS. Performed the experiments: OSO KS AOF SS SA TO. Analyzed the data: OSO OEO KS SS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OSO KS AOF SS. Wrote the paper: OSO KS AOF SS OEO.