Publications by authors named "Anthony Nwosu"

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  • Hypertension (HTN) is increasingly becoming a critical health issue in the U.S., with a rise in related cardiovascular deaths, particularly when it becomes refractory, or treatment-resistant.
  • Key risk factors for refractory HTN are linked to demographics (African ancestry, young age, and female gender), health conditions (diabetes, obesity, sleep apnea, kidney disease), and lifestyle choices (smoking).
  • The text also emphasizes three key areas to focus on: understanding the risk factors for refractory hypertension, the potential role of surgical interventions in its management, and the existing referral systems to support patients with refractory HTN.
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The incidence of out-of-hospital sudden unexpected death (OHSUD) in a racially and socioeconomically diverse population has been inadequately studied. We collated all OHSUDs over a 24-month period among 18- to 64-year olds in Wake County, North Carolina, to investigate geographic and socioeconomic disparity in incidence of OHSUD. An electronic query of Wake County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) identified all EMS attended out-of-hospital deaths.

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Objective: In this manuscript, we estimate the incidence and identify risk factors for sudden unexpected death in a socioeconomically and racially diverse population in one county in North Carolina. Estimates of the incidence and risk factors contributing to sudden death vary widely. The Sudden Unexpected Death in North Carolina (SUDDEN) project is a population-based investigation of the incidence and potential causes of sudden death.

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As a result of new global priorities, there is a growing need for high-quality evaluations of gender-integrated health programmes. This systematic review examined 99 peer-reviewed articles on evaluations of gender-integrated (accommodating and transformative) health programmes with regard to their theory of change (ToC), study design, gender integration in data collection, analysis, and gender measures used. Half of the evaluations explicitly described a ToC or conceptual framework (n = 50) that guided strategies for their interventions.

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