A5087854283- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Retinal Imaging and Analysis
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
University of Ghana
2023
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
2023
Background Information is scarce regarding effects of antihypertensive medication on blood pressure variability (BPV) and associated clinical outcomes. We examined whether treatment changes BPV over time such change (decline or increase) has any association with long-term mortality in an elderly hypertensive population. Methods Results used data from a subset participants the Second Australian National Blood Pressure study (n=496) aged ≥65 years who had 24-hour ambulatory recordings at entry...
BackgroundExisting reports show a bidirectional association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and pulmonary dysfunction. Obesity, which is causally related to both T2D dysfunction, could play an important role in this association. However, has not been reported.Research QuestionWhat are the associations of measures obesity with function T2D?Study Design MethodsThis was cross-sectional study among 464 adults T2D. Spirometry performed according American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory...