Bongani M. Mayosi
General Cardiology
University of Cape Town
About
Bongani M. Mayosi works in General Cardiology affiliated with University of Cape Town.
Bongani M. Mayosi was a South African cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital. He served as head of the Department of Medicine from 2006 and as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences from 2016 until his death in 2018. His work included research on heart diseases common in Africa, such as rheumatic heart disease and tuberculous pericarditis.
Research focus
Rheumatic Heart DiseaseTuberculous PericarditisCardiomyopathyPericardial DiseasesCardiovascular Genetics
Impact
501 pubs · 82,033 cites · h-index 92
Training
DPhil
University of Oxford
2003
MBChB
University of KwaZulu Natal
1989
BMedSci
University of KwaZulu Natal
1986
Affiliations
Work Experience
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town · 2016 - 2018
Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine
Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town · 2006 - 2016
Consultant in Cardiac Clinic
University of Cape Town · 2003 - 2006
Publications
Recent publications by Bongani M. Mayosi
- Apolipoprotein(a) Genetic Sequence Variants Associated With Systemic Atherosclerosis and Coronary Atherosclerotic Burden But Not With Venous ThromboembolismJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Wed,
- Heart Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa: Time for ActionJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Mon,
- Rheumatic Heart Disease WorldwideJournal of the American College of Cardiology · Sat,
- Triage strategy for urgent management of cardiac tamponade: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial DiseasesEuropean Heart Journal · Mon,
- Novel therapeutic concepts * The epidemic of cardiovascular disease in the developing world: global implicationsEuropean Heart Journal · Mon,
- Incidence and characteristics of newly diagnosed rheumatic heart disease in Urban African adults: insights from the Heart of Soweto StudyEuropean Heart Journal · Mon,
- Prevalence of group A streptococcal carriage in school children from Cape Town: A cross- sectional study and systematic reviewSouth African Medical Journal · Wed,
- Piloting a tool for informed consent comprehension in a cardiovascular clinical trial in South Africa: An IMPI-2 pilot trial substudy (ICC Study)South African Medical Journal · Wed,
- The impact of HIV co-infection on presentation and outcome in adults with tuberculous pericarditis: Findings from the IMPI trialSouth African Medical Journal · Wed,
- The severe presentation and poor outcomes of rheumatic heart disease in Namibia: Lessons from the REMEDY studySouth African Medical Journal · Wed,