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Obesity, hypertension, and tobacco use associated with left ventricular remodeling and hypertrophy in South African women: Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort
BACKGROUND: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a marker of increased risk in developing future life-threatening cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, it …
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Drug-related problems and its predictors among hospitalized heart failure patients at Jimma Medical Center, South West Ethiopia: prospective interventional study
BACKGROUND: Drug-related problems are associated with high mortality, complications, prolonged hospital stay, compromised quality of life, and increased healthcare costs. …
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Effect of metformin on left ventricular mass and functional parameters in non-diabetic patients: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
BACKGROUND: Left ventricular hypertrophy is a common finding in patients with ischemic heart disease and is associated with mortality in …
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Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/pulmonary arterial systolic pressure ratio as a predictor of in-hospital mortality for acute heart failure
BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) function is an important prognostic factor in heart failure. Patients with impaired right ventricular function have …
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Antihypertensive medicine use differs between Ghana and Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases are a growing burden in many African countries; cardiovascular disease is the main disease. Antihypertensive medicines (AHM) …
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Outcome of life-threatening arrhythmias among patients presenting in an emergency setting at a tertiary hospital in Accra-Ghana
BACKGROUND: Management of life-threatening arrhythmia can be incredibly challenging in advanced health systems. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this is likely …
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Assessing the risk factors for myocardial infarction in diet-induced prediabetes: myocardial tissue changes
BACKGROUND: Hyperglycaemia is known to result in oxidative stress tissue injury and dysfunction. Interestingly, studies have reported hepatic and renal …
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Determinants of metabolic syndrome among patients attending diabetes clinics in two sub-urban hospitals: Bono Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Over 70% of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may have metabolic syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence about …
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Rheumatic heart disease prevalence in Namibia: a retrospective review of surveillance registers
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most commonly acquired heart disease in children and young people in low and …
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Association of body mass index with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction among ambulatory individuals with diabetes mellitus in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is a recognized complication of diabetes mellitus that precedes and is a risk …
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Burden of undiagnosed hypertension and associated factors among adult populations in Wolaita Sodo Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is defined as two or more measurements of systolic blood pressure equal to or greater than 130 mm …
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Adherence to self-care recommendations and associated factors among adult heart failure patients in public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Adherence to self-care recommendations in heart failure (HF) patients is essential to improve the patients' quality of life, prevent …
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Identification of a circulating microRNAs biomarker panel for non-invasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease: case–control study
BACKGROUND: Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are considered a hot spot of research that can be employed for monitoring and/or diagnostic purposes …
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Patterns and associated factors of electrocardiographic abnormality among type 2 diabetic patients in Amhara National Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia: a multicenter institution-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases are the most causes of mortality and morbidity among diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Electrocardiographic (ECG) changes are …
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Knowledge of diabetes among Gambian adults: evidence from a nation-wide survey
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is increasingly becoming a public health problem in developing countries like The Gambia. Prevention of diabetes and appropriate …
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High rates of undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension upon a screening campaign in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Hypertension remains the major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) worldwide with a prevalence and mortality in low- and …
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Epidemiologic features and management of hypertension in Tunisia, the results from the Hypertension National Registry (NaTuRe HTN)
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the leading cause of morbi-mortality in our country. Thus, we conducted this national survey on hypertension to …
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Cardiovascular disturbances in COVID-19: an updated review of the pathophysiology and clinical evidence of cardiovascular damage induced by SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-Co-2) is the causative agent of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is a disease with highly variable …
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Secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia: a multicenter study
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has a high acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) prevalence, and to our knowledge, there …
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Dyslipidemia and its associated factors among adult diabetes outpatients in West Shewa zone public hospitals, Ethiopia
PURPOSE: Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in diabetic patients and early detection and treatment can …