The aim of this study was to make a comparative analysis between a regional and a systemic aprotinin use in coronary artery bypass grafting. The advantage of a topical aprotinin application is devoid of any systemic side effects. A randomized study & prospective in nature com...
Introduction: The article analyzes the risk factors that contribute to the development of congenital heart defects in children. Materials and Methods: We analyzed 162 case histories of children with congenital heart defects who received treatment in the cardiac surgery department...
Introduction: Electrocardiogram (ECG) provides a wealth of information and remains an essential part of the assessment of cardiac patients. However, noise distortions associated with the signal could lead to wrong interpretation and diagnosis. Aim: To carry out an extensive compa...
Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia (PE) complicate pregnancy outcomes among women worldwide and are responsible for a high incidence of maternal and fetal mortalities. Complete blood count tests (CBC), including hematocrit (HCT) and red cell dis...
Aim: Dyslipidaemia and diabetes mellitus (DM) are major causes of cardiovascular diseases. Both of these two have varying effects on individuals of different age and gender. An age-dependent association between blood glucose level and lipid profile of patients with DM and ischemi...
Background and Aim: The teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in schools is very effective and affordable in order to promote it in a community. Initiation of resuscitation measures within 4 minutes increases the chance of survival in individuals by 2-4 times. Students...
Welding processes produce toxic fumes consisting of gaseous and aerosol by-products which pose a risk to the male cardiovascular system. The rate of cardiovascular death is increasing globally, and there is existing evidence on cardiovascular impairment of welding fume constituen...
The study was carried out to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among market women in Ede, Osun State. A total number of 200 market women were assessed using anthropometric indices. The result revealed the age distribution of the respondent which 16% were within the...
Background: Hypertension has become a common sickness in Nigeria especially among population above 50 years of age. It constitutes a major riskfactor for several cardiovascular diseases suchas atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal insufficiency, coronary artery disease and stroke...
Plakophilin 2, an armadillo protein, is a constituent of the desmosomal protein complex. Its function is very important in the maintenance of the integrity of tissues exposed to mechanical stress, such as the cardiac tissues. Mutations in the PKP2 gene complex has been implicated...