To review studies on hypertension in Nigeria over the past five decades in terms of
prevalence, awareness and treatment and complications. Following our search on Pubmed …

Background Heart failure (HF) is an increasing problem for the aging population, specifically
among women. The etiology of HF influences both the selection and outcome of the …

Aim: Despite heart failure having been identified in subjects in sub-Saharan Africa over the
last 60 years, there is still a dearth of data, especially echocardiographic data on heart …

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: Systemic hypertension is a common cause of left ventricular diastolic
dysfunction. However, its prevalence in Nigerians with untreated systemic hypertension is …

Background: Information on clinical characteristics of heart failure (HF) among Africans with
hypertension is needed to help define the burden of hypertension in this population, but …

Background Although echocardiography is a useful and cost-effective technique for the
detection of morphological and functional cardiac abnormalities, it has a main limitation in its …

Background The study aimed to determine the frequency and characteristics of heart failure
with normal EF in a native African population with heart failure. Methods It was a hospital …

While many high-income countries observe a relative decline in the population impact of
heart disease and deal with the problem of an older patient population who readily survive …

Hypertension has become a major public health issue worldwide, and it has been found to
be the most common cause of heart failure in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. This was an …