Prevalence and determinants of electrocardiographic abnormalities in sub-Saharan African individuals with type 2 diabetes

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 533-537

  Dzudie, Anastase ^a,b   Choukem, Simeon Pierre ^a,b   Adam, Abdoul K ^c   Kengne, Andre P ^d   Gouking, Patricia ^e   Dehayem, Mesmin ^e   Kamdem, Félicité ^a   Doualla, Marie S ^a,f   Joko, Henry A ^a   Lobe, Marielle E E ^a   Mbouende, Yves M ^a   Luma, Henry ^a,f   Mbanya, Jean Claude ^e,f   Kingue, Samuel ^f  

^a DOUALA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^b Buea Faculty of Health Sciences   (Cameroon)

^c Higher Institute of Public Health Sciences   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^f Department of Internal Medicine   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes mellitus; ECG; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; METFORMIN; SULFONAMIDE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PULSE PRESSURE; QT PROLONGATION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; T WAVE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGED; CAMEROON; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84874053814     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2012-054     Document Type: Article

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