The significance of the WHO/ISH absolute cardiovascular risk prediction scores among recent stroke survivors in Ghana—Insights from the PINGS2 multicenter study
The majority of recent stroke survivors in this multicenter Ghanaian cohort were classified as having low absolute CVD risk. This raises questions about the performance of the WHO/ISH risk assessment tool in this population.
Authors
- Ansumana Bockarie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1173-1493)
- Nathaniel Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7307-3196)
- Christiana Neizer
- K Agyenim-Boateng
- Raelle Tagge
- Ruth Laryea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7963-6145)
- Rexford Adu Gyamfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-8557)
- Albert Akpalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-9852)
- Nana Kwame Ayisi‐Boateng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0961-4434)
- Samuel Blay Nguah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2118-7711)
- Micheal Ampofo
- Sanaa Afriyie-Ansah
- Evans MacCready
- Victoria Aba Sam
- Priscilla Abrafi Opare-Addo
- John Humphrey Amuasi
- Lambert Tetteh Appiah
- Bruce Ovbiagele
- Fred Stephen Sarfo
- Agnes Arthur
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Kumasi Technical University (GH)
- West End Hospital (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Presbyterian University, Ghana (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Equity Neuroscience
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuros.2026.100024
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00