Microcardia and cardiomegaly screening using postero-anterior chest X-ray (PA CXR) across university students in Ghana – a retrospective study
The majority of the students had normal heart sizes, but a few had microcardia and cardiomegaly. Cardiomegaly was more common among the female students. The presence of microcardia and cardiomegaly could have health implications for the students and increase their risks of cardiovascular diseases hence these students should be further screened medically for the underlying causes though they may be asymptomatic. Stakeholders in higher education and public health may find this study useful in developing strategies to minimise the prevalence of cardiac diseases and also improve treatment.
Authors
- Klenam Dzefi‐Tettey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6322-5341)
- Nathaniel Awentiirin Angaag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7052-4479)
- Patience Nyamekye Agyemang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2085-0536)
- Sonia Aboagye
- Huseini Alidu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7904-9557)
- Riaan van de Venter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4384-9234)
- Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6433-3037)
- Adam Inusah
- Evans Alesu-Dordzi
- Olawale Ogundiran
- Mariella Mawunyo Amoussou-Gohoungo
Institutions
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Nelson Mandela University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Imaging
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-024-01532-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84