2023
Focused cardiac ultrasound in pregnancy
Edwards P, Anyaogu C, Mezue K, Baugh D, Goha A, Egbuche O, Nunura F, Madu E. Focused cardiac ultrasound in pregnancy. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2023, 71: 81-91. PMID: 36691704, DOI: 10.1177/10815589221142195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEchocardiographyFemaleHumansIncomeMorbidityPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePrevalenceRheumatic Heart DiseaseConceptsFocused cardiac ultrasoundRheumatic heart diseaseCardiac diseaseMaternal morbidityMaternal outcomesMaternal mortality review committeesHeart diseaseAssociated with poor maternal outcomeCause of maternal mortalityCardiac ultrasoundMortality Review CommitteePoor maternal outcomeSymptoms of normal pregnancyMiddle-income countriesExcessive maternal morbidityHigh-income countriesPoint of careAcquired cardiac diseaseManagement of cardiac diseaseMaternal mortalityEmergency medicineDiagnosis of cardiac diseaseNormal pregnancyTreatment of heart diseasePrompt recognition
2017
Acute kidney injury post–transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Ram P, Mezue K, Pressman G, Rangaswami J. Acute kidney injury post–transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Clinical Cardiology 2017, 40: 1357-1362. PMID: 29251358, PMCID: PMC6490570, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAcute kidney injuryImpact of acute kidney injuryIntermediate-risk patientsPatient outcomesAortic valve replacementSevere aortic stenosisHigh-risk patientsCost of hospital stayReduce procedural complicationsPeriprocedural hydrationSurgical candidatesValve replacementAortic stenosisImprove patient outcomesBlood transfusionHemodynamic instabilityProcedural complicationsHospital stayKidney injuryPeriprocedural embolizationTreatment optionsDevice implantationPrevent embolizationContrast medium
2013
The increasing burden of hypertension in Nigeria – can a dietary salt reduction strategy change the trend?
Mezue K. The increasing burden of hypertension in Nigeria – can a dietary salt reduction strategy change the trend? Perspectives In Public Health 2013, 134: 346-352. PMID: 24002906, DOI: 10.1177/1757913913499658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of hypertensionIncreasing burden of hypertensionNon-communicable diseasesSalt reductionMiddle-income countriesPrevalence of hypertensionSalt reduction strategiesPopulation-wide basisPopulation-wide levelIncreasing burdenCardiovascular diseaseHypertensionReduction strategiesDeveloping countriesMortality