Prevalence, associated factors and relationship between prehypertension and hypertension: a study of two ethnic African populations in Northern NigeriaS A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
J Hum Hypertens 25:224-30. 2011
..These are predominantly in their second decade of life suggesting that rise in blood pressure begins early in this population. The fifth decade of life may represent a period of transition from prehypertension to hypertension...
Multiple embolisations in rheumatic heart disease: a case reportS A Isezuo
Department of Medicine Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
West Afr J Med 28:274-6. 2009
..Though systemic thromboembolism is not an infrequent complication of rheumatic valvular disease, multiple embolic phenomena are rare...
- Clinical neuropathy in HIV/AIDS: an eight-year review of hospitalized patients in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria
S A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
Trop Doct 39:133-5. 2009
..4%, chi(2) = 19.5, P < 0.001). Neurological complications, particularly central nervous diseases, are an important cause of morbidity in the HIV/AIDS population...
- Relationship between epistaxis and hypertension: a study of patients seen in the emergency units of two tertiary health institutions in Nigeria
S A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
Niger J Clin Pract 11:379-82. 2008
..Both epistaxis and hypertension are common in the general population...
- Comparison of metabolic syndrome variables among pregnant women with and without eclampsia
Simeon A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2370, Sokoto, Nigeria
J Natl Med Assoc 100:1059-62. 2008
..Similarities in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia and metabolic syndrome have been described. This study is aimed at determining whether metabolic syndrome variables occur in eclampsia...
- Salt taste perception and relationship with blood pressure in type 2 diabetics
S A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
J Hum Hypertens 22:432-4. 2008
..001), gender (P< 0.001), family history of hypertension ( P< 001), body mass index (P<0.01), antihypertensive medication ( P<0.01) and proteinuria ( P<0.04)...
- Is high density lipoprotein cholesterol useful in diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in native Africans with type 2 diabetes?
Simeon A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
Ethn Dis 15:6-10. 2005
..Plasma lipid levels are, however, influenced by genetic and environmental factors...
- Prevalence of different skin conditions in an outpatients' setting in north-western Nigeria
Olaniyi Onayemi
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Nigeria
Int J Dermatol 44:7-11. 2005
..We therefore conducted a prospective survey of 2611 new patients seen between August 1999 and July 2001 at the consultant medical/dermatology clinics of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria...
Demographic and clinical correlates of metabolic syndrome in Native African type-2 diabetic patientsS A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
J Natl Med Assoc 97:557-63. 2005
..To describe the metabolic syndrome and its demographic and clinical correlates in native African type-2 diabetic patients...
- An audit of snake bite injuries seen at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria
C H Njoku
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
Niger Postgrad Med J 15:112-5. 2008
..Snakebite is an important but often overlooked medical problem worldwide. This work is an audit of snakebite injuries in Sokoto, North West Nigeria using hospital-based data...
- Seasonal variation in hospitalisation for hypertension-related morbidities in Sokoto, north-western Nigeria
S A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
Int J Circumpolar Health 62:397-409. 2003
..To determine the relationship between hospital admissions of hypertension-related morbidities, seasons and meteorological factors in a tropical climate...
- Eclampsia and abnormal QTc
S A Isezuo
Departments of Medicine, Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
West Afr J Med 23:123-7. 2004
..Abnormalities of calcium and magnesium metabolism are known risk factors for QT interval prolongation and have been reported in eclampsia...
- Prescription pattern of anti-hypertensive drugs in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria
E Etuk
Department of Pharmacology, College of Health Sciences Usmanu DanFodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Ann Afr Med 7:128-32. 2008
..This study examined the pattern of physicians' prescription of antihypertensive drugs and its possible effects on blood pressure control as well as physicians' compliance with recommended guidelines...
- Epidemiologic profile of peripartum cardiomyopathy in a tertiary care hospital
Simeon A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
Ethn Dis 17:228-33. 2007
..It is not, however, known if these practices have changed and influenced the epidemiology of PPCM over the years...
- Attitudes of patients towards voluntary human immunodeficiency virus counselling and testing in two Nigerian tertiary hospitals
S A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria
West Afr J Med 23:107-10. 2004
..Presumed high rejection rate of HIV test has been adduced to this practice...
- Systemic hypertension in blacks: an overview of current concepts of pathogenesis and management
S A Isezuo
Department of Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P M B 2370, Sokoto, Nigeria
Niger Postgrad Med J 10:144-53. 2003
..This paper reviews these peculiarities and their implications in the management of a Black Hypertensive...
