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Aug 10, 2022 - HART Symposium A decade of hypertension research: Reflecting on the past to strengthen the future 19 - 20 September 2022 Prof Neil Poulter London, UK Biosketch × Prof. Neil Poulter Professor of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine Imperial College London London, United Kingdom Professor…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/about-hart
About HART
Jul 17, 2025 - Vision The vision of HART is to be nationally and internationally recognised for excellence in cardiovascular research. Mission The team aims to achieve this by driving research excellence in scientific knowledge generation, translation and implementation to impact preventative and treatment strategies for hypertension through community…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/cross-sectional-studies
Cross-sectional studies
Dec 04, 2023 - African-PREDICT study ExAMIN Youth SA The ASOS project [tabs] The SAfrEIC study SAfrEIC study (South African study on the effect of Sex, Age and Ethnicity on Insulin sensitivity and Cardiovascular Function) was a cross-sectional study conducted during 2007, which included a black and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/longitudinal-studies
Longitudinal studies
Dec 08, 2023 - African-PREDICT study ExAMIN Youth SA PRECEED-Africa The EndoAfrica project The SABPA study The PURE study .boxlayout a { color: #00889c; }http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/population-outcome-research
Population outcome research
Dec 05, 2023 - The PURE study Current PI of South African-leg: Prof Cristian Ricci Supervisor for HART: Prof Yolandi Breet The Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study is a large-scale epidemiological study designed to examine the relationship of societal influences on human lifestyle behaviors,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/policy-change
Policy change
Dec 06, 2023 - The South African strategic plan to reduce cardiovascular disease includes the target to reduce the population intake of salt to less than 5 g/day. At present, the salt intake is higher than this level, with older reports from the early 2000s estimating that 40% salt was provided from discretionary salt intake…
Alta (Aletta E.) Schutte PhD FESC FRRSAf ISHF is SHARP Professor and Principal Theme Lead of Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, Australia; with a joint appointment as Professorial Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. She is a NHMRC Investigator Grant Leadership Fellow.…
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Prof Alta (AE) Schutte
Sep 15, 2023 - Alta (Aletta E.) Schutte PhD FESC FRRSAf ISHF is SHARP Professor and Principal Theme Lead of Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, Australia; with a joint appointment as Professorial Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. She is a NHMRC Investigator Grant Leadership Fellow.…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/asos-project
The ASOS project
Sep 15, 2023 - Principal Investigator: Prof R Kruger The Arterial Stiffness in Offspring Study (ASOS) is a cross-sectional, observational study that investigates the trends of elevated blood pressure, arterial stiffness and body composition in young school children between the ages 6 and 8 years. Our research indicated that the black population is more…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/endoafrica-project
The EndoAfrica project
Sep 15, 2023 - Principal Investigator EndoAfrica study: Prof Carla Fourie EndoAfrica study: The putative interface of emerging cardiovascular risk factors affecting populations living with and without HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. The EndoAfrica study is a collaboration between Prof. Hans Strijdom at Stellenbosch University, Medical University Gräz (…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/sabpa-study
The SABPA study
Sep 15, 2023 - Principal Investigator: Prof L Lammertyn The Sympathetic activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) Prospective Cohort study The evidence in more than 10 000 Africans of the North-West Province of South Africa that taxing environmental demands may be detrimental to their cardio-metabolic health, motivated the design of the…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/pure-study
The PURE study
Sep 15, 2023 - Principal Investigators for the Cardiovascular Assessments in PURE: Prof CMT Fourie and Prof AE Schutte The Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study is a longitudinal, multinational study including 17 low-, middle- and high-income countries of the world. The study will track changes in lifestyles,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/current-projects
Current Projects
Oct 24, 2024 - PhASRec Video Project Playlist here for viewing. [accordion collapsed] The sustainability of physical activity participation and nutrition education through the use of a mobile application A sustainable physical activity intervention and nutrition education is a goal for many working in the field of community health. This research study…I am a junior lecturer at NWU Potchefstroom. I am an active individual and enjoy being outdoors. Currently, I am a coach at the NWU rugby institute. At the moment, I am working on my master's thesis in sport science entitled "The relationship between anxiety, pre-performance routine, and goal kicking performance among rugby union goal kickers”.
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Duren Fillies
Oct 05, 2022 - I am a junior lecturer at NWU Potchefstroom. I am an active individual and enjoy being outdoors. Currently, I am a coach at the NWU rugby institute. At the moment, I am working on my master's thesis in sport science entitled "The relationship between anxiety, pre-performance routine, and goal kicking performance among rugby union goal kickers”.http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/health-sciences/research-showcase