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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Readmission Among Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases in Africa: A Systematic Review.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2026Pooled it
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- Periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease: umbrella review.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of educational intervention on enhancing the health literacy among middle-aged individuals at risk for cardiovascular diseases: a randomized cotrolled trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Anthropometric Indices Associated With Elevated Estimated 10-year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Advancing the Landscape of RNAi Nanotherapeutics for Ischemic Heart Disease.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
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- Yamaguchi Syndrome: A Case of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Patient From West Africa.Cureus · 2026Article
- LDL-C Estimation in Ghana: A Comparative Study of 13 Calculation Methods.BioMed research international · 2026Article
- Ghana Heart Initiative Training for Cardiac Arrest Management Among Health Care Professionals: Outcomes Evaluation Study (2019-2024).JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Nurses' knowledge and self-reported adherence to advanced life support guidelines during in-hospital cardiac arrest in a referral hospital in Ghana.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2025Article
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- Assessment of errors in death certification and mortality patterns and trends among medical patients at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, 2019-2023.Ghana medical journal · 2025Article
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- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk among Ghanaians: A comparison of the risk assessment tools.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2024Article
- Nationwide Geospatial Analysis to Identify Variations in Primary Cardiovascular Risk in Ethiopia.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
- 35 Years of modern cardiothoracic surgery in Ghana: a legacy of excellence, a future of perfection.Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular diseaseReview
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Background: The increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden threatens the global population as the major cause of disability and premature death. Data are scarce on the magnitude of CVD among the population in West Africa, particularly in Ghana. This study examined the available scientific evidence to determine the pooled prevalence (PP) of CVD and risk factors in Ghana. Methods: We searched electronic databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library, Science Direct and Africa Journal Online databases to identify literature published from the start of the indexing of the database to 10 Result: Sixteen studies with 58912 participants from 1954 to 2022 were included in the meta-analysis. Six studies out of 16 reported more than one prevalence of CVD, giving a total of 59 estimates for PP. The PP of CVD in the general population in Ghana was 10.34% (95% Cl: [8.48, 12.20]; l Conclusion: The prevalence of CVD was high in Ghana. Urgent interventions are needed for the prevention and management of the high burden of CVD and its risk factors.
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