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 Hypertension was once considered rare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but
currently it has become a widespread problem with immense socioeconomic importance …

Data from the Abeokuta Heart Failure Registry were used to determine the clinical
characteristics, mode of treatment, and short‐and medium‐term outcomes of patients with …

Obesity continues to be an epidemic worldwide. There also continues to be a relationship
between obesity and hypertension both causal and consequentially. The study aims at …

Introduction. Studies on the relationship between a family history of hypertension and left
ventricular hypertrophy are sparse. We evaluated this relationship in patients with essential …

Background Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a common pathophysiological
consequence of hypertension. Various voltage (ECG) criteria exist for evaluation of LVH …

Background Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent cardiovascular risk factor
in patients with essential hypertension. The main objective of this study was to assess the …

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a risk factor of cardiovascular morbidity in dialysis
patients. The association between LV mass and carotid intimal medial thickness (CIMT) …

Background: Studies have shown that left ventricular mass, diagnosed by
echocardiography, correlated poorly with blood pressure, even when the 24-hour …

Introduction: Despite a high worldwide prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy among
black patients, the association of a specific left ventricular geometric pattern with left …