[HTML][HTML] Contemporary aetiology of acute heart failure in a teaching hospital in Ghana

F Agyekum, AA Folson, BYA Asare, A Doku… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Heart failure (HF) is recognized as a global public health disease associated
with high morbidity and mortality. It is suggested that the main underlying causes of HF in …

Contemporary profile of acute heart failure in Southern Nigeria: data from the Abeokuta Heart Failure Clinical Registry

OS Ogah, S Stewart, AO Falase, JO Akinyemi… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2014 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the contemporary profile, clinical
characteristics, and intrahospital outcomes of acute heart failure (AHF) in an African urban …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with poor prognosis among patients admitted with heart failure in a Nigerian tertiary medical centre: a cross-sectional study

KM Karaye, MU Sani - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2008 - Springer
Background Heart failure is a major and growing public health problem worldwide. The
prognosis of Heart Failure (HF) is uniformly poor despite advances in treatment. The aims of …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence and aetiology of heart failure in patients seen at a teaching hospital in Ghana

IK Owusu, YA Boakye - J Cardiovasc Dis Diagn, 2013 - researchgate.net
Heart failure is a major clinical problem worldwide. It has been recognized as a contributor
to cardiovascular disease burden in Africa for many years. There are no data on the …

Contemporary aetiology, clinical characteristics and prognosis of adults with heart failure observed in a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: the prospective Tanzania Heart …

A Makubi, C Hage, J Lwakatare, P Kisenge, J Makani… - Heart, 2014 - heart.bmj.com
Objective This study aimed to describe the contemporary aetiology, clinical characteristics
and mortality and its predictors in heart failure (HF) in Tanzania. Methods Design; …

Clinical characteristics and causes of heart failure, adherence to treatment guidelines, and mortality of patients with acute heart failure: Experience at Groote Schuur …

PZ Szymanski, M Badri, BM Mayosi - South African Medical Journal, 2018 - journals.co.za
Background. There is limited information on acute heart failure (AHF) and its treatment in
sub-Saharan Africa. Objective. To describe the clinical characteristics and causes of heart …

Short-term rehospitalisation or death and determinants after admission for acute heart failure in a cohort of African patients in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria

MR Akpa, O Iheji - Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 2018 - journals.co.za
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major health burden globally and contributes
significantly to morbidity and mortality related to cardiovascular disease. The aim of this …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of patients with acute heart failure in North Central Nigeria

JA Ogunmodede, PM Kolo, MO Bojuwoye… - Research Journal of …, 2021 - ajol.info
Objectives: Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of hospital admission in Nigeria. HF is
increasingly prevalent because the population is aging and HF epidemiology is changing …

[HTML][HTML] Demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes among hospitalized heart failure patients across different regions of Egypt

A Hassanin, M Hassanein, A Bendary… - The Egyptian Heart …, 2020 - Springer
Background Regional level data on hospitalized heart failure (HHF) patients in Egypt is
scarce. The aim of this study was to compare the demographics, clinical characteristics, and …

[HTML][HTML] Heart failure in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon: clinical characteristics, etiologies, treatment and outcome

C Nkoke, AM Jingi, LN Aminde… - Journal of Xiangya …, 2019 - jxym.amegroups.org
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan
Africa. There is limited contemporary data on HF in rural and semi-urban settings in …