ArticleThe Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology2019
Epidemiology and long-term prognosis of atrial fibrillation in rural African patients.
Article in The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ROLE OF INFLAMMATION IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of atrial fibrillation among acute stroke patients at public referral hospitals in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2024: a cross-sectional study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
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- Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and atrial fibrillation: a Sub-Saharan African perspective.ESC heart failure · 2023Review
- Improving anticoagulation in sub-Saharan Africa: What are the challenges and how can we overcome them?British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2021Review
- World Heart Federation Roadmap on Atrial Fibrillation - A 2020 Update.Global heart · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have addressed the pattern of atrial fibrillation (AF) in rural Africa. The purpose of the study was to assess the epidemiology and long-term prognosis of AF in rural African patients in the Regional Hospital Center (RHC) of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso.
resultsOverall, 107 of 1805 cardiac cases presented with AF (prevalence of 5.9%). Six patients were excluded. Mean age was 66.56 ± 14.92 years, and 53.47% were female. Hypertension was the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factor (59.41%). Congestive heart failure (HF) was reported in 85.15% of the study patients at presentation. Most of the study population presented with severe underlying heart disease (93.1%), and hypertensive heart disease was the most prevalent with 45.54% of the cases. The mean CHA
conclusionAF is not rare in rural African patients and is associated with an increased long-term risk of HF, stroke, and mortality.
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