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OBJECTIVES:Heart failure (HF) is a lethal disorder most common in blacks. Available treatment options have little impact on prognosis, making primary prevention a priority. We aimed to describe the spectrum of established HF risk factors and clinical features in Nigerian adults. METHODS:We recruited consecutive adults with HF diagnosed using the Framingham criteria in a Teaching Hospital, and recorded clinical findings with a structured form. Blood was drawn for haematocrit, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and serum cholesterol. RESULTS:102 subjects were studied. Common HF risk factors were hypertension 45 (44%), obesity 26 (25%), alcohol intake 25 (24%) and hypercholesterolaemia 22 (21%). Both tachycardia (OR 5.5, 95%CI 1.7-14.9) and S3 gallop (OR 4.05, 95%CI 1.53-10.76) were significantly related with NYHA class IV HF. BMI was strongly related with total serum cholesterol (r = 0.70, P < 0.001). Low ESR (< 5 mm/h) was protective of NYHA class IV HF (OR 0.40, 95%CI 0.16-0.88). CONCLUSION:Hypertension, obesity, alcohol intake and hypercholesterolaemia were common in blacks with HF. Both S3 gallop and high ESR indicated more severe HF.
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Acta Cardioljournal_title
Acta cardiologicaauthors
Laabes EP,Thacher TD,Okeahialam BNdoi
10.2143/AC.63.4.2033041subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-08-01 00:00:00pages
437-43issue
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1784-973Xjournal_volume
63pub_type
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doi：10.2143/AC.59.4.2005204
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doi：10.1080/ac.66.5.2131091
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doi：10.2143/AC.57.6.2005466
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doi：10.2143/AC.64.5.2042704
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.2143/AC.59.2.2005174
更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.2143/AC.65.2.2047066
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
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