Publications by authors named "Kathleen B Ngu"
Background: Hypertension is a challenging public health problem with a huge burden in the developing countries. Non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment is a big obstacle in blood pressure (BP) control and favours disease progression to complications. Our objectives were to determine the rate of non-adherence to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy, investigate factors associated with non-adherence, and to assess the association between non-adherence and BP control in the Buea Health District (BHD), Cameroon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The prevalence of hypertension has continued to increase and is now a great burden for health care providers. Obtaining information on the factors affecting compliance to antihypertensive drugs is thus important. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge of hypertension and to determine factors affecting the compliance of hypertensive patients to their antihypertensive drugs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Hypertensive Cameroonians According to Three Common Estimators of the Glomerular Filtration Rate.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
May 2016
Hypertension is a risk factor for renal diseases, which, in turn, are precursors of hypertension. The authors assessed the prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among 336 hypertensive adult Cameroonians (mean age, 60.9±11.
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- Lutembacher syndrome (LS) is a rare heart condition involving a combination of atrial septal defect (ASD) and mitral stenosis (MS), with symptoms depending on the severity of each defect.
- Prognosis can vary widely, influenced by factors like pulmonary resistance and heart chamber size, with high risks of secondary conditions such as pulmonary hypertension and heart failure.
- Echocardiography is the primary method for diagnosing LS, and early detection is crucial for effective treatment through emerging trans-catheter therapies; ongoing research may improve understanding of long-term outcomes.
Background: Data regarding the epidemiology of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and dialysis in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce and knowledge about the spectrum renal disease is very limited. This study is on the profile of patients with ESRD in a referral hospital in Cameroon.
Methods: Medical records of patients with ESRD covering a 10-year period of activities of the Douala General Hospital were reviewed.
Introduction: Identifying White Coat Hypertension (WCH) may avoid inappropriate commitment of individuals to lifelong and costly blood pressure (BP) lowering medications'. We assessed the prevalence and determinants of WCH in urban clinical settings in Cameroon.
Methods: Participants were a consecutive sample of adults, who underwent ambulatory BP measurements (ABPM) for the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluation of treatmentin three referral cardiac clinics in the cities of Yaounde and Douala, between January 2006 and July 2011.
Objectives: Hypertension has been established as a major public health problem in Africa, but its specific contributions to disease burden are still incompletely understood. We report the prevalence and determinants of hypertension, detection, treatment and control rates among adults in major cities in Cameroon.
Design: Cross-sectional study.