Publications by authors named "Philip Adebola"
The choice and regimen of anticoagulation therapy in pregnant women with mechanical valve prostheses have always been a daunting task. It is a delicate balance that takes into consideration the risk of thromboembolic complications in the mother and the risk of potential Warfarin embryopathy to the foetus. Medical practice in a low socioeconomic setting also has the peculiar challenge of financial constraints on the part of the patients and difficulties in monitoring the efficacy of anticoagulation therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study investigated plasma sodium/potassium ratio, markers of oxidative stress, renal function, and endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive Nigerians.
Materials And Methods: Five hundred forty-nine volunteers consisting of three hundred and twenty-four hypertensive and two hundred twenty-five controls participated in this study. Blood samples were collected from the participants and were analyzed for electrolytes, markers of oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, renal function, and inflammation, using ion-selective electrodes, spectrophotometric, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods, respectively.
Unlabelled: Background : Full blood count has been shown to predict disease severity and mortality risk in cancer patients. This study aimed to highlight the degree of derangements of full blood count parameters and provide mean values in pre-chemotherapy breast cancer patients compared with apparently normal control subjects.
Methods: This was an unmatched case-control study among breast cancer patients attending Oncology clinic of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja and the nurses of the institution as control.