Publications by authors named "A M Udosen"

Introduction/background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. The AF Atrial Fibrillation Registry, which commenced in June 2023, was designed to provide clinical epidemiological data on patients with AF in the country.

Objective(s): The objective is to describe the rationale, design, and early findings from the registry.

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  • Chronic heart failure (CHF) presents distinct gender-specific factors that impact patient care, yet women are underrepresented in related studies, highlighting a need for more focused research.
  • This study examines 1,290 CHF patients to analyze gender differences in causes, comorbidities, treatment, and one-year mortality rates.
  • Findings reveal that men, who made up 55.8% of the study group, generally had worse health outcomes, prevalent comorbidities, and higher mortality rates compared to women, suggesting significant gender disparities in CHF profiles.
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Background: Right ventricular dysfunction carries a poorer prognosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients. The objectives of this study were to ascertain the prevalence of right ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction, as well as its predictors, in antiretroviral therapy-naïve HIV-positive patients.

Methods: Participants in this cross-sectional, descriptive study comprised 60 HIV-positive patients and 60 HIV-negative controls.

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Introduction: The global burden of road traffic injury (RTI)-related trauma is enormous and has the highest impact in low income economies. Loss of lives in the most productive age groups and the socio-economic costs to these weak economies, coupled with poor infrastructure for management of the severely injured dictate that well executed preventive measures be instituted in these countries. Low and middle income economies account for 90% RTI-related deaths in the world, yet in these regions, public health regulations on road safety hardly exist and where they do, are hardly enforced.

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