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ArticleCureus2023

A Retrospective Five-Year Study of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Risk-Based Interventions Among Hypertensive Patients in Nairobi Hospital, Kenya.

Kevin O Ndede, Zahid Khan, Florence K Akumiah, Martin Wanyoike

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiovascular disease risk among hypertensive patients in Africa.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Kevin O NdedeInternal Medicine/Medical Physiology, Kenya Methodist University, Nairobi, KEN.
Zahid KhanAcute Medicine, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Southend-on-Sea, GBR.
Florence K AkumiahInternal Medicine, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, GHA.
Martin WanyoikeCardiology, The Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, KEN.
British Heart Foundation · GBThe Royal Free Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. It is projected that the prevalence of CVD will continue to rise in developing countries, largely driven by an increase in the prevalence of potentially modifiable risk factors. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk assessment among individuals with risk factors for CVD but without CVD is an inexpensive and viable strategy in CVD risk stratification and prevention. Despite the known benefits of CVD risk assessment, it is not well established whether physicians/ cardiologists in Kenya comply with the guideline-recommended practice of CVD risk stratification as a prerequisite for initiation of primary CVD preventive interventions. Aims and objectives This study was designed to audit the utilization of cardiovascular risk assessment tools in risk stratification of hypertensive individuals and physician provision of risk-based primary CVD prevention interventions. Results A five-year (2017-2022) retrospective study of patients' medical records was conducted in December 2022 at the PrimeCare cardiology clinic in Nairobi Hospital, Kenya. Data were collected from 373 patients' medical records retrospectively. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 25 (Released 2017; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States). The mean age of the patients was 60 years with the majority being female (54%). The mean BMI was 30.3 kg/m

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cardiovascular disease (cvd)cardiovascular disease preventioncardiovascular disease riskcategorical variablescvd risk assessmenthypertensive individuals on statinshypertensive patientsnational ambulatory medical care surveyretrospective researchtherapeutic lifestyle interventions

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PMID37900475
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