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pro vyhledávání: '"Yaw Adu-Boakye"'
Autor:
Francis Agyekum, Aba Ankomaba Folson, Benjamin Abaidoo, Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Yaw Adu-Boakye, Harold Ayetey, Isaac Kofi Owusu
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Abstract Background Lifestyle behavioural risk factors have been linked to increased cardiovascular disease. Recent data have shown increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) burden in Ghana. This study aimed to describe the behavioural
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/97b3769850314de88697f2301442a169
Autor:
Francis Agyekum, Florence Koryo Akumiah, Samuel Blay Nguah, Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Khushali Ganatra, Yaw Adu-Boakye, Aba Ankomaba Folson, Harold Ayetey, Isaac Kofi Owusu
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Vol 18, Iss , Pp 100670- (2024)
Objectives: Risk stratification is a cornerstone for preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Ghana has yet to develop a locally derived and validated ASCVD risk model. A critical first step towards this goal is assessing how the co
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e61336ff3bd84e07b0e9b5a11042495f
Publikováno v:
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2023)
Abstract Background Sub-valvular aortic stenosis is a rare disorder that has a prevalence of 6.5% of all adult congenital heart diseases. The hemodynamic changes that occur in pregnancy with the resultant increase in cardiac output may not well be to
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/92c7588a29a043df9188e7899f86bef5
Publikováno v:
Clinical Case Reports, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Abstract Lutembacher syndrome (LS) is a rare heart disorder characterized by a congenital or acquired combination of the atrial septal defect (ASD) and mitral stenosis. In LS, patients may be asymptomatic for years, but early detection and treatment
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/62c2b6583a404248a1bc0793e5f31289
Autor:
Elliot Koranteng Tannor, Obed Ofori Nyarko, Yaw Adu-Boakye, Saabea Owusu Konadu, Gilda Opoku, Frank Ankobea-Kokroe, Mercy Opare-Addo, Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Evans Xorse Amuzu, Gilgal Justice Ansah, Kate Appiah-Boateng, Emmanuel Ofori, Daniel Ansong
Publikováno v:
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, Vol 16 (2022)
Introduction: Hypertension is an important public health menace globally and in sub-Saharan Africa. The prevalence of hypertension is on the rise in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) such as Ghana. This rise led to the adoption of the May
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1745d1827b2441e4aff5a6f111026ba8
Autor:
Jie Li, Isaac Kofi Owusu, Qingshan Geng, Aba Ankomaba Folson, Zhichao Zheng, Yaw Adu‐Boakye, Xinran Dong, Wen‐Chih Wu, Francis Agyekum, Hongwen Fei, Harold Ayetey, Mulan Deng, Fred Adomako‐Boateng, Zuxun Jiang, Braimah Baba Abubakari, Zhao Xian, Forster Nketiah Fokuoh, Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Simin Liu, Chunying Lin
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 9, Iss 24 (2020)
Background Although sub‐Saharan Africa has a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), there remains a lack of systematic and comprehensive assessment of risk factors and early CVD outcomes in adults in sub‐Saharan Africa. Methods and Re
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f143b6f58e514d6a82b5ea222852f65a
Autor:
Gordon Manu Amponsah, Yaw Adu-Boakye, Maureen Nyarko, Henry Kofi Andoh, Kwaku Gyasi Danso, Manolo Agbenoku, Isaac Kofi Owusu
Publikováno v:
AIMS Medical Science. 10:46-54
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is an uncommon symmetrical paralysis usually affecting proximal muscles, which occurs in the hyperthyroid state with associated hypokalemia. It is more prevalent in East Asian males and extremely rare in blacks. Da
Autor:
Fred S. Sarfo, Nana K. Ayisi-Boateng, Samuel B. Nguah, Osei Sarfo-Kantanka, Collins Kokuro, Hanson Ababio, Yaw Adu-Boakye, Bruce Ovbiagele
Publikováno v:
Ghana Medical Journal; Vol. 57 No. 1 (2023); 28-36
Objective: To identify the determinants of systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) among Ghanaians.Design: We undertook a secondary analysis of data collected in a prospective studySetting: The study involved patients with hypertension and or diab
Autor:
Yaw Adu-Boakye, Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Solomon Gyabaah, Chris Oppong, Freda Aidoo Manu, Adwoa Agyemang Adu-Gyamfi
Publikováno v:
Recent Advances in Clinical Trials. 2
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults with an estimated prevalence of between 2-4% of the general population with a significant effect on morbidity and mortality. It is an important contributor to stroke, myoca
Autor:
Isaac Nana Ogyefo, Prosper Adjei, Yaw Adu-Boakye, Solomon Gyabaah, Jeffery Kudiabor, Harriet Danso, Faustina Abena Nti-Boakye
Publikováno v:
Medical and Clinical Case Reports. 2
Mitral valve prolapse is a common valvular abnormality. It affects 2-3% of the general population. It often runs a benign course and the majority of patients are asymptomatic. Cardiac sources of thrombi account for about 20% of ischaemic strokes. The