scholarly journals High prevalence of ST-elevation, early repolarization, and left ventricular hypertrophy during the eligibility assessment for an HIV vaccine trial in young, healthy Tanzanians

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Mann ◽  
Patricia Munseri ◽  
Marco Missanga ◽  
Johnson Lwakatare ◽  
Mohamed Janabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Vaccine Trial ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Hiv Vaccine ◽  
Early Repolarization ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
St Elevation ◽  
Eligibility Assessment

scholarly journals High prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in young urban black men with hypertension

1998 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 304
Author(s):  
W.S. Post ◽  
J.L. Weiss ◽  
R.S. Blumenthal ◽  
G. Gerstenblith ◽  
A.R. Capriotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
High Prevalence

scholarly journals Prevalence and pattern of echocardiographic abnormalities among patients on haemodialysis at an urban hospital in Central Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Kansiime ◽  
Robert Kalyesubula ◽  
Emmy Okello ◽  
Ponsiano Ocama
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Diastolic Dysfunction ◽  
Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Chronic Haemodialysis ◽  
Urban Hospital ◽  
Cardiac Abnormalities ◽  
High Prevalence

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of morbidity and premature mortality in patients on chronic haemodialysis. There are limited data on cardiac abnormalities among these patients in sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda. We determined the prevalence and patterns of echocardiographic (echo) abnormalities among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on haemodialysis at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Methods: Eighty patients with ESRD on chronic haemodialysis were enrolled in the study over a period of five months from November 2017 to March 2018. We collected data on demographic and baseline clinical characteristics by reviewing charts and conducting patient interviews. Participants had blood pressure measurements performed and blood samples taken for laboratory investigations. We then conducted a cardiac evaluation using standard transthoracic echo protocols. Bivariable and multivariable analysis was performed to study associations with left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction. Results: Fifty-three of the 80 patients (66%) were male, mean age was 49 ± 16 years and the median duration on dialysis was 9.5 months (interquartile range 4–24 months). Twenty-eight (35%) had to travel >50 km to access dialysis. Seventy-four patients (93%) had at least one cardiac echo abnormality and 30% had at least three abnormalities. Left ventricular hypertrophy (68%) and diastolic dysfunction (64%) were the most common abnormalities. There was a high prevalence of factors that have previously been associated with left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction including anaemia (79%), poorly controlled hypertension (79%) and dyslipidaemia (56%) but none of these was statistically significantly associated in this study. Conclusions: Our study confirmed a high prevalence of cardiac abnormalities among a young population of African patients with ESRD on chronic dialysis. We recommend that echocardiography be part of the routine care to help plan early intervention for those at high risk of cardiovascular events.

High prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in octogenarian women: The Jerusalem Longitudinal Cohort Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-91
Author(s):  
David Leibowitz ◽  
Michael Bursztyn ◽  
Jeremy M. Jacobs ◽  
Eliana Ein-Mor ◽  
Jochanan Stessman
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Longitudinal Cohort Study ◽  
Longitudinal Cohort ◽  
High Prevalence
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