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
2016
Nocturnal Non-dipping Blood Pressure Profile in Black Normotensives Is Associated with Cardiac Target Organ Damage.
Mezue K, Isiguzo G, Madu C, Nwuruku G, Rangaswami J, Baugh D, Madu E. Nocturnal Non-dipping Blood Pressure Profile in Black Normotensives Is Associated with Cardiac Target Organ Damage. Ethnicity & Disease 2016, 26: 279-84. PMID: 27440966, PMCID: PMC4948793, DOI: 10.18865/ed.26.3.279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac target organ damageTarget organ damageNon-dippersBlood pressure profileNocturnal blood pressureOrgan damageBlood pressureBlack normotensivesNon-dipping of blood pressureMass indexCardiovascular riskLeft atrial volume indexLeft ventricular mass indexCardiovascular end-organ damageIncreased relative wall thicknessAtrial volume indexAmbulatory blood pressure patternsNon-dipper groupVentricular mass indexNocturnal non-dippingNon-dipping profileNon-dipping patternPredictor of cardiovascular riskEnd-organ damageNon-dipping blood pressure profile