The Use of Metabolomes in Risk Stratification of Heart Failure Patients: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a significant health problem that is often associated with major morbidity and mortality. Metabolic abnormalities occur in HF and may be used to identify individuals at risk of developing the condition. Furthermore, these metabolic changes may play a role in the pathogenesis and progression of HF.

The Pandemic of Coronary Artery Disease in the Sub-Saharan Africa: What Clinicians Need to Know.

Purpose Of Review: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally with an accelerated increase in CVD‑related death in Africa and other low‑middle‑income countries. This review is aimed at highlighting the burden of coronary artery disease CAD, its peculiarities as well as challenges of management in sub-Saharan Africa.

Recent Findings: Recent data revealed a shift from high incidence of CVDs associated with poverty and malnutrition (such as rheumatic heart disease) initially, which are now falling, to rising incidence of other non-communicable CVDs (such as hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), and heart failure).

The Importance of Physical Activity in Preventing Fatigue and Burnout in Healthcare Workers.

The workers of the health sector are important to the country's economy in many ways. Healthy and rested workers are highly valuable to the public health sector and give a good perception of their work to patients and society. It is thus important to have a sufficient number of healthy working staff in healthcare institutions who do not have work fatigue and burnout.

Hypertension and its complications are also common in low-resource specialty clinics.

The spectrum of cardiovascular diseases in an outpatient low-resource rural specialty tertiary center is not well documented. The study aimed to determine the spectrum of cardiovascular diseases in this setting. We analyzed the medical records of 748 patients with complete data between June 1 and December 31, 2017.

Disparities in clinical features and outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy in high versus low prevalent regions in Nigeria.

Aims: The prospective, multicentre Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Nigeria (PEACE) registry originally demonstrated a high prevalence of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) among patients originating from Kano, North-West Nigeria. In a post hoc analysis, we sought to determine if this phenomenon was characterized by a differential case profile and outcome among PPCM cases originating elsewhere.

Methods And Results: Overall, 199 (81.

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Nigeria.

Background: Nigeria has the highest incidence of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) in the world. However, data on PPCM-related outcomes are limited.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical profile, myocardial remodeling, and survival of patients with PPCM in Nigeria.

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy: Pattern and Obstetric Outcome in Bida, Nigeria.

Context: Cases of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) are an increase in developing economies. Identifying the pattern of HDP in a particular community and documenting their management outcome may allow for proper planning by all stakeholders.

Aims: The objective was to determine the pattern and management outcome of hypertensive disorders among pregnant women.

Serum lipid profile and correlates in newly presenting Nigerians with arterial hypertension.

Background: Arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia are modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. The multiplicative effect of these risk factors may worsen the atherogenic index of an individual. The objective of this study was to determine the pattern and prevalence of dyslipidemia in newly presenting Nigerians with arterial hypertension, as well as determine some of its correlates.

Relationship between left ventricular diastolic function and geometric patterns in Nigerians with newly diagnosed systemic hypertension.

Background: It is not known whether abnormalities of left ventricular diastolic function are influenced by the various cardiac geometric patterns in Nigerians with newly diagnosed systemic hypertension.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the parameters of left ventricular diastolic function and the geometric patterns in this group of patients.

Methods: Two-dimensional, guided M-mode echocardiography including Doppler was performed in 150 consecutive, newly diagnosed hypertensive individuals and normotensive controls aged between 35 and 74 years.