Publications by authors named "Mayowa Aridegbe"
Background: We evaluated the characteristics of carotid and vertebral atherosclerosis in indigenous West Africans with stroke.
Methodology: Of the 3778stroke patients recruited between 01/2014 and 08/2017, 1070 (28.3%) received carotid and vertebral artery evaluation with B-mode Ultrasound.
Background: The relationship of diet with stroke risk among Africans is not well understood.
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary patterns and stroke risk among West Africans.
Methods: In this multi-center case-control study, 3684 stroke patients matched (for age and sex) with 3684 healthy controls were recruited from Nigeria and Ghana.
Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for stroke and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) globally. Understanding risk factors for hypertension among individuals with matching characteristics with stroke patients may inform primordial/primary prevention of hypertension and stroke among them. This study identified the risk factors for hypertension among community-dwelling stroke-free population in Ghana and Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Laboratory-based studies of neurological disease patterns and mechanisms are sparse in sub-Saharan Africa. However, availability of human brain tissue resource depends on willingness towards brain donation. This study evaluated the level of willingness among outpatient clinic attendees in a Nigerian teaching hospital.
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- The research aims to investigate the relationship between left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and stroke, specifically focusing on shared genomic and environmental risk factors among African participants in the SIREN study.
- LVH was found in 55% of stroke patients studied, with younger age and high blood pressure being significant predictors, especially prevalent in women.
- The study hopes to clarify if LVH is genetically influenced and how hypertension serves as a critical risk factor for both LVH and stroke, contributing to better understanding and prevention strategies.