2016
Initial experience with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Nigerian patients with hypertension
Isiguzo G, Baugh D, Nwuruku G, Mezue K, Madu C, Madu E. Initial experience with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Nigerian patients with hypertension. Nigerian Journal Of Cardiology 2016, 13: 33-38. DOI: 10.4103/0189-7969.173851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringOffice blood pressureHypertensive patientsBlood pressure monitoringTwo-tailed Student's t-testPressure monitoringAdult hypertensive patientsBody mass indexWhite coat hypertensionNight-time BPAbnormal dipping patternsStudent's t-testBurden of hypertensionAmbulatory blood pressure monitoring useWaking BPNigerian patientsDaytime BPConsecutive recruitmentNocturnal hypertensionMass indexBP controlAdverse outcomesEnugu NigeriaBP loadBlood pressure
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