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Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive and normotensive type 2 diabetic females in Port Harcourt.
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PMID:  22314979     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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This study investigated the prevalence of electrocardiographically determined left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive and normotensive type 2 diabetic females who went for consultation at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Rivers State, Nigeria. Two hundred participants mean age 52years, attending the medical outpatient clinic over a 6-month period were recruited for the study.  Of the population studied, 16.5% of the hypertensive and 13.0% of the normotensive diabetics had left ventricular hypertrophy. Cardiovascular abnormalities notably bifascicular block, left atrial block, right ventricular enlargement, and right atrial enlargement were predominately among hypertensive diabetes and also notably  was arrhythmia  and atrial flutter among normotensive diabetes. The significance of these findings is discussed. Keywords: Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Cardiovascular disease, Left ventricular hypertrophy.
Authors:
D C Nworah; C Pr Chike; M R Akpa; A Nwafor; D V Dapper
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-11-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nigerian journal of physiological sciences : official publication of the Physiological Society of Nigeria     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0794-859X     ISO Abbreviation:  Niger J Physiol Sci     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-08     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8811109     Medline TA:  Niger J Physiol Sci     Country:  Nigeria    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt ,Choba,Rivers State. anwafor2000@yahoo.com.
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