SOCIO-CLINICAL DEMOGRAPHICS AND RISK FACTORS FOR HEART FAILURE AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Heart failure was more common in middle age group, males, married individuals, social class 1 and those with a tertiary level of education. Orthopnea was the most common presenting feature. Hypertensive heart disease was the most common risk factor, and other risk factors included diabetes and alcohol use.

Authors

Ogbomo Aisosa
Ejiroghene Martha Umuerri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8372-8328)
Ademuyiwa Adetona
A K Adeyemo
A M Osagioduwa
A Kweki
I A Azeez
H K Alade
F Aigbe
O J Osarenkhoe
O H Aiwuyo
A Obasohan
O A Ogunniyi
U Okhuaihesuyi
O O Eseoghene

Institutions

Delta State University (NG)
Afe Babalola University (NG)
Nigerian Defence Academy (NG)
Federal College of Education, Kano (NG)
University of Benin Teaching Hospital (NG)

Publication Details

Journal: PubMed
Published: 2025-12-31
Primary Topic: Global Health and Epidemiology
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

SOCIO-CLINICAL DEMOGRAPHICS AND RISK FACTORS FOR HEART FAILURE AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Ogbomo Aisosa, Ejiroghene Martha Umuerri, Ademuyiwa Adetona, A K Adeyemo et al.

Dec 31, 2025

PubMed

Global Health and Epidemiology

article

SOCIO-CLINICAL DEMOGRAPHICS AND RISK FACTORS FOR HEART FAILURE AT A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Ogbomo Aisosa, Ejiroghene Martha Umuerri, Ademuyiwa Adetona, A K Adeyemo, A M Osagioduwa, A Kweki, I A Azeez, H K Alade, F Aigbe, O J Osarenkhoe, O H Aiwuyo, A Obasohan, O A Ogunniyi, U Okhuaihesuyi, O O Eseoghene

December 31, 2025article en

Abstract

Heart failure was more common in middle age group, males, married individuals, social class 1 and those with a tertiary level of education. Orthopnea was the most common presenting feature. Hypertensive heart disease was the most common risk factor, and other risk factors included diabetes and alcohol use.

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Delta State University (NG), Afe Babalola University (NG), Nigerian Defence Academy (NG), Federal College of Education, Kano (NG), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (NG)

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