May Measurement Month 2021: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Republic of the Congo, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.

To determine the proportion of hypertension among opportunistic screenees in the Republic of the Congo, and the relationships between, blood pressure (BP), alcohol intake, and history of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Screening was carried out in July and August 2021 in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Pokola, after ethical clearance had been obtained. The campaign followed the guidelines outlined in the MMM21 protocol, collecting ideally three BP readings for each participant.

[Contribution of Holter ECG in the etiologic diagnosis of the ischemic stroke in Brazzaville, Congo].

To determine the prevalence of the rhythmic disorders during ischemic stroke, and to identify the predictive factors of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). It was about a cross-sectional study, descriptive and analytical, conducted to Brazzaville between january 2012 and december 2016. It related to a consecutive series of 267 patients victims of a transient ischemic attack (n = 17) or ischemic stroke (n = 250), documented by cerebral tomodensitometry or brain MRI.

[Epidemioclinical and evolutionary profile of dilated cardiomyopathies at the University Hospital in Brazzaville, Congo].

This study aims to contribute to the improvement of treatment protocols for patients with dilated cardiomyopathies (DCMs) in Brazzaville. We conducted a prospective analytical study at the University Hospital in Brazzaville between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2015. All patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) associated with DCM in the Department of Cardiology were included in the study.

Rates of untreated, treated, and controlled hypertension and relationships between blood pressure with other cardiovascular risk factors in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo): May Measurement Month 2017-Sub-Saharan Africa.

Hypertension (HT) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. In Brazzaville, the prevalence of HT was 32.5% in 2004.

[Echocardiographic profile of Congolese hypertensive patients].

Objectives: To assess echocardiographic aspect of Congolese hypertensive patients, and to identify predictive factors of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).

Patients And Methods: A transversal study was lead in Brazzaville from January 2011 to December 2013 (36 months). In total, 1125 hypertensive patients under treatment underwent transthoracic echocardiography.

[Severe ventricular arrhythmias in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and automated implantable defibrillator (AID)].

Severe ventricular arrhythmias are frequent during heart failure; they are a life-threatening condition due to the increased risk of sudden death. Efficient management remains limited in sub-Saharan Africa because of the limited or unavailable medical resources as automated implantable defibrillator (AID). We report the case of a 56-year old patient with non ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with very low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)who underwent AID implantation for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular arrhythmias in 2012.

[Evaluation of venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis among hospitalized patients in Brazzaville].

Objectives: To identify patients at risk of venous thromboembolism and to evaluate the use of preventive measures.

Methods: A cross-sectional given-day observational and descriptive study was conducted among patients in the Brazzaville University Hospital. All hospitalized adult patients were included.

Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with the metabolic syndrome among HIV-infected black Africans receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Introduction: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is common in human immune deficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Immune deficiencies caused by HIV give rise to numerous opportunistic gastrointestinal pathogens such as Helicobacter pylori, the commonest cause of chronic gastritis. The study sought to determine the relationship between H pylori infection and the MetS among HIV-infected clinic attendees.

Cost of management of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in Brazzaville (Congo): preliminary findings.

The frequency of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly as a consequence of population aging and the high prevalence of hypertension. The aim of this descriptive study was to determine the cost of management of this disease in the cardiology department at University Hospital of Brazzaville. The study included 50 patients aged 67.

Prehypertension and Hypertension among Schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo.

Background. To determine the prevalence and associated factors of prehypertension (pre-HT) and hypertension (HT) in schoolchildren at Brazzaville (Congo). Methods.

[Short-term prognosis of heart diseases managed at the pediatric intensive care unit of the Brazzaville University Hospital].

Objective: To determine the main heart diseases of children admitted to our pediatric intensive care unit.

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011 (January to December) in the pediatric intensive care of the Brazzaville University Hospital.

Results: The study included 42 children, 27 of them girls (64.

[Gender and stroke in Brazzaville].

Background: The relationship between gender and cerebrovascular disease is controversial. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between gender and vascular risk factors, biological variables and the severity of the neurological deficit in stroke.

Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted from March to August 2011 in the department of neurology of the university hospital of Brazzaville which included all patients hospitalized for confirmed stroke.

Assessing clustering of metabolic syndrome components available at primary care for Bantu Africans using factor analysis in the general population.

Background: To provide a step-by-step description of the application of factor analysis and interpretation of the results based on anthropometric parameters(body mass index or BMI and waist circumference or WC), blood pressure(BP), lipid-lipoprotein(triglycerides and HDL-C) and glucose among Bantu Africans with different numbers and cutoffs of components of metabolic syndrome(MS).

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional, comparative, and correlational survey conducted between January and April 2005, in Kinshasa Hinterland, DRC. The clustering of cardiovascular risk factors was defined in all, MS group according to IDF(WC, BP, triglycerides, HDL-C, glucose), absence and presence of cardiometabolic risk(CDM) group(BMI,WC, BP, fasting glucose, and post-load glucose).

Helicobacter pylori infection is identified as a cardiovascular risk factor in Central Africans.

Background: Helicobacter pylori is now incriminated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.

Objective: To examine the importance of H. pylori infection as a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor.

[Impact of severe hypertension in acute heart failure in Brazzaville (Congo)].

This retrospective study to assess the role of hypertension in acute heart failure (HF) reviewed the case records of 86 patients, including 35 men (41%) and 51 women (59%), mean age 55.6 ± 18 years, who were hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of HF. The cardiovascular risk factors considered were hypertension (56%), diabetes (8%), and smoking (13%); 11 patients were alcoholics (13%).

Aging, female sex, migration, elevated HDL-C, and inflammation are associated with prevalence of metabolic syndrome among African bank employees.

Background: The objective of this study was to compare four different criteria for diagnosing metabolic syndrome (MS) and to correlate sociodemographic data, liver enzymes, lipids, inflammation, and insulin resistance with MS definitions.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included a random number of 126 African bank employees from Brazzaville, Congo.

Results: THE PREVALENCE OF MS VARIED ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS USED: 4.

Effects of biomarkers of oxidative stress damage on prevalence and severity of visual disability among black Central Africans.

Background: Because of the demographic transition, lifestyle changes, urbanization, and nutrition transition, Central Africans are at higher risk of ocular diseases associated with oxidative stress and visual disability. This study aimed to estimate the normal values of oxidant status defined by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL), 8-Isoprostane and 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and to determine their pathogenic role in the prevalence and the severity of visual disability among these black Africans.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, run in a case-control study randomly selected from Kinshasa province, DR Congo.

[Lipid, lipoproteins and atherogenesis profiles in sickle cell disease among Central African patients].

Lipid and lipopproteins disorders are well established in sera from sickle cell disease (SCD) patients out of Central Africa. The present case-control study was conducted to compare serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), HDL-C, triglycerides (TG), LDL-C and TC/HDL-C ratio (atherogenic index) from SCD homozygotes (SS) in steady state, SCD heterozygotes (AS) and controls (AA) in Brazzaville, Congo. Significant reductions of TC and LDL-C vs.

Relationship between Younger Age, Autoimmunity, Cardiometabolic Risk, Oxidative Stress, HAART, and Ischemic Stroke in Africans with HIV/AIDS.

Background and Purpose. It now appears clear that both HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy (HAART) use are associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease such as stroke. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence, the risk factors, and the cardiometabolic comorbidities of stroke in HIV/AIDS Central African patients.

[Hypertensive emergencies at the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville, Congo].

The purpose of this retrospective study conducted in the emergency department of the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville, Congo was to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of hypertensive emergencies. With a total of 76 patients admitted during the study period, the prevalence of hypertensive emergency was 4%. The sex ratio was 1 and mean patient age was 57.

[Non traumatic thoracic pain in adults: etiology and management at the CHU of Brazzaville (Congo)].

This retrospective survey that is about the adult's non traumatic thoracic pains has been achieved during one period of three months in the service of the emergencies of the hospitable and academic center of Brazzaville. Her goal was to determine the prevalence of the thoracic pains, to specify their causes and the place of the cardiovascular diseases. We collected 88 cases left in 40 men (45.

[Rheumatic heart disease in schoolchildren in Brazzaville].

The purpose of this study is to screen for rheumatic heart disease as a basis for treatment of the disease and determination of its prevalence in schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo. Surveying was conducted in 4 schools located in suburban districts of Brazzaville from May to June 2005. A cohort of 2250 school children was enrolled by random sampling at 3 levels.

[Cost of emergency cardiovascular care at the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville, Congo].

The purpose of this cross-sectional retrospective study was to evaluate the cost of managing cardiovascular emergencies in the Emergency Department of the Brazzaville University Hospital in the Republic of the Congo. This study included 197 patients admitted for stroke in 90 cases, heart failure in 65 and hypertensive emergency in 42 from July to December 2006. The mean duration of hospitalization was 45.