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Victor Chukwuma Wakwe

Publications (4)

Prognostic Value of Elevated Cardiac Troponin I Levels in Pre-dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients without Cardiac Symptoms

Ehimen Phyllis Odum, Victor Chukwuma Wakwe, Hope Ilanye Bell-Gam & Richard Ishmael Oko-Jaja · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Introductory Concepts: Elevation of cardiac troponin I may be a marker of increased risk of cardiovascular outcomes such as left ventricular hypertrophy, congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease and reduced survival in asymptomatic CKD patients. Aim: To measure serum card...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38087

Clinical Significance of Creatine Kinase-MB Elevation in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease before Initiation of Hemodialysis

Ehimen Phyllis Odum & Victor Chukwuma Wakwe · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2017

Aim: To measure creatine kinase – myocardial band (CK-MB) concentration in stable patients with chronic kidney disease who had not commenced hemodialysis and determine its relationship with cardiac Troponin I and cardiovascular risk factors. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. P...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2017/38020

Comparison of Serum Level of Bone Resorption Markers with Bone Densitometry in Elderly Individuals in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Kiyesi Adekemi, Ehimen Phyllis Odum & Victor Chukwuma Wakwe · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2020

Introduction: This study concentrated on serum bone markers, N and C- telopeptide and tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), and their concentrations were evaluated in the serum of elderly participants and compared with that of the young of the same gender. Markers for bone...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1130535