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Prevalence, patterns and factors associated with hypertensive crises in Mulago hospital emergency department; a cross-sectional study
Conclusion: Hypertensive emergencies are common and significantly associated with poor compliance to prescribed anti-hy- pertensive drugs. Acute stroke is the commonest presentation in our setting.Keywords: Hypertensive crises, prevalence, factors associated.
Source: African Health Sciences - April 22, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: research

South African cardiovascular risk stratification guideline for non-cardiac surgery
S Afr Med J. 2021 Oct 29;111(10b):13424.ABSTRACTExecutive summary The South African (SA) guidelines for cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery were developed to address the need for cardiac risk assessment and risk stratification for elective non-cardiac surgical patients in SA, and more broadly in Africa.The guidelines were developed by updating the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Non-cardiac Surgery, with a search of literature from African countries and recent publications. The updated proposed guidelines were then evaluated in...
Source: South African Medical Journal - May 3, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: C S Alphonsus N Naidoo P Motshabi Chakane I Cassimjee L Firfiray H Louwrens J Van der Westhuizen A Malan S Spijkerman H Kluyts N J Cloete T Kisten N B Nejthardt B M Biccard Source Type: research

Emerging trends in non-communicable disease mortality in South Africa, 1997 - 2010.
CONCLUSIONS: NCDs contribute to premature mortality in SA, threatening socioeconomic development. While NCD mortality rates have decreased slightly, it is necessary to strengthen prevention and healthcare provision and monitor emerging trends in cause-specific mortality to inform these strategies if the target of 2% annual decline is to be achieved. PMID: 27138667 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: South African Medical Journal - May 5, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research

Relative frequencies of neurological disorders in Northwestern Nigeria: A retrospective study
Conclusion: The outcome of this study revealed that stroke and spinal cord compression syndromes were the most common neurological disorders in our center. It also showed that individuals within their productive age (50–54 years) were more affected. Given the present state of constrained resources, coordinated efforts at the institutional, state, and federal government levels are essential to encourage prioritization, funding, and implementation of effective health-care delivery system.
Source: Annals of African Medicine - May 7, 2019 Category: African Health Authors: Salisu Abdullahi Balarabe Jamila Mohammad Kamfani Source Type: research