Background Hypertension is a major health problem in Ghana, being a leading cause of
admissions and deaths in the country. In the context of a changing food and health policy …

Successful combination therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has transformed
this disease from a short-lived infection with high mortality to a chronic disease associated …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) pose a major burden in Africa, but data on temporal trends
in disease burden are lacking. We assessed trends in CVD admissions and outcomes in …

Background Mortality associated with heart failure (HF) remains high. There are limited
clinical data on mortality among HF patients from African populations. We examined the …

Background Hypertensive and heart failure patients frequently require multiple drug therapy
which may be associated with drug‐related problems (DRPs). Aim To determine the …

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) related hospitalization constitutes a significant proportion of
healthcare cost. Unchanging rates of readmission during recent years, shows the …

Background Lifestyle behavioural risk factors have been linked to increased cardiovascular
disease. Recent data have shown increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease …

Blood pressure (BP) control is a global health issue with an increase in BP beyond the
normal BP leading to different stages of hypertension in humans and hence the need to …

Background: The global burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is high.
Documented data on the burden of ASCVD and its mortality in low-and middle-income …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related admissions are on the increase in
Nigeria and the rest of Africa. This study was carried out to highlight the burden, patterns and …