Publications by authors named "Cedric Ilunga"
Masked uncontrolled hypertension among elderly black sub-saharan africans compared to younger adults: a cross-sectional in-hospital study.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
September 2024
Background: Although aging and being of African descent are well-known risk factors for masked uncontrolled hypertension (MUCH), data on MUCH among elderly black sub-Saharan Africans (BSSA) are limited. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the determinants of MUCH in younger individuals differ from those in the elderly.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with MUCH in both elderly and younger BSSA individuals.
Prognostic Significance of Abnormal Ankle-Brachial Index Among Long-term Hemodialysis Patients in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rambam Maimonides Med J
January 2021
Objective: Early identification of atherosclerosis using a non-invasive tool like ankle-brachial index (ABI) could help reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease among long-term hemodialysis patients. The study objective was to assess the frequency and impact of abnormal ABI as a marker of subclinical peripheral artery disease (PAD) in chronic hemodialysis patients.
Methods: This was a historic cohort study of kidney failure patients on long-term hemodialysis for at least 6 months.
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Clinique Ngaliema, a public hospital in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A retrospective cohort study.
PLoS One
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of 160 hospitalized COVID-19 patients at a public hospital in Kinshasa, DRC, focusing on demographics, symptoms, and outcomes.
- Findings revealed a median patient age of 54, with common comorbidities like hypertension (34%), diabetes (19%), and obesity (8%), and prevalent symptoms including fever (58%), cough (57%), and fatigue (54%).
- The research identified older age, lower oxygen levels, higher heart rate, and elevated AST as key risk factors for in-hospital death, with a very low prevalence of malaria co-infection among these patients.
Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension on maintenance hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Nephrol
November 2020
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) among chronic hemodialysis patients in sub-Saharan Africa, where its impact remains largely unknown.
- The study included 85 patients, finding a prevalence of PAH at 29.4%, with associated factors such as unsecured healthcare funding and cardiovascular complications like arrhythmia and diastolic dysfunction.
- The results suggest that about one third of hemodialysis patients suffer from PAH, highlighting a connection between this condition and socioeconomic challenges as well as cardiovascular health issues.
Acute kidney injury is a powerful independent predictor of mortality in critically ill patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
BMC Nephrol
August 2016
Background: Despite the growing incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) worldwide, there is little data on the burden and outcomes of AKI in intensive care unit (ICU) in low resource settings. The present study assessed the incidence of AKI and its impact on mortality in ICU in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).
Methods: In a prospective cohort study, 476 consecutive critically ill patients (mean age 52 years, 57 % male) were screened for the presence of AKI in seven ICU from January 1st to March 30th, 2015.