Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: a contemporaneous systematic review and meta-analysis

VN Agbor, M Essouma, NAB Ntusi, UF Nyaga… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To summarise available data on the prevalence, aetiology, treatment and
prognosis of heart failure (HF) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Setting This systematic review …

Morbidity and mortality of hyponatremia

A Peri - Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte Metabolism, 2019 - karger.com
In hypotonic hyponatremia, which is the most common form of hyponatremia, clinical
manifestations are largely due to brain swelling caused by entry of water into the cells. In …

International Continence Society consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of nocturia

K Everaert, F Hervé, R Bosch… - Neurourology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Patients with nocturia have to face many hurdles before being diagnosed and
treated properly. The aim of this paper is to: summarize the nocturia patient pathway, explore …

Serum electrolytes disorder and its associated factors among adults admitted with metabolic syndrome in Jimma Medical Center, South West Ethiopia: Facility based …

A Timerga, E Kelta, C Kenenisa, B Zawdie, A Habte… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Electrolytes play an important role in controlling acid base balance, blood
clotting, and body fluid and muscle contractions. Serum electrolytes concentrations are most …

[HTML][HTML] Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa

UF Nyaga, JJ Bigna, VN Agbor, M Essouma, NAB Ntusi… - Data in brief, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), chronic non-communicable diseases and
cardiovascular diseases in particular, are progressively taking over infectious diseases as …

Furosemide and spironolactone doses and hyponatremia in patients with heart failure

I Velat, Ž Bušić, M Jurić Paić, V Čulić - BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2020 - Springer
Background Hyponatremia, a marker of disease severity and prognosis, has been
associated with various clinical factors and drug use, especially diuretics. Methods This …

Explaining heart failure hyper-mortality in sub saharan Africa: global genomic and environmental contribution review

AA Ajayi, GG Sofowora, GO Ladipo - Journal of the National Medical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The annual heart failure (HF) mortality rate in Africa is 34% according to the INTERHF study.
This is twice the world average of 16.5% and 3.7 times that of South America, 9%. We review …

Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa

OS Ogah, A Adebiyi, K Sliwa - Topics in heart failure …, 2019 - books.google.com
Sub-SaharanAfrica (SSA) is currently experiencing multiple burden of disease as a result of
demographic and epidemiologic transition. This is occasioned rapid urbanization, unhealthy …

Spectrum of heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: data from a tertiary hospital-based registry in the eastern center of Burkina Faso

DG Mandi, J Bamouni, RA Yaméogo, DT Naïbé… - Pan African Medical …, 2020 - ajol.info
Introduction: heart failure (HF) is a strong contributor to non-communicable diseases burden
in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Few studies have addressed the pattern of HF in Burkina Faso …

Hyponatremia in patients with heart failure beyond the neurohormonal activation associated with reduced cardiac output: A holistic approach

E Christopoulou, G Liamis, K Naka, P Touloupis… - Cardiology, 2022 - karger.com
Background: Heart failure (HF) is considered an epidemic disease with considerable
morbidity, mortality, and immense healthcare costs. Electrolyte abnormalities are often …