Search Results - "Lubenga, Yves"
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Masked uncontrolled hypertension among elderly black sub-saharan africans compared to younger adults: a cross-sectional in-hospital study
Published in BMC cardiovascular disorders (04-09-2024)“…Although aging and being of African descent are well-known risk factors for masked uncontrolled hypertension (MUCH), data on MUCH among elderly black…”
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May Measurement Month 2021: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from a suburban community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Published in European heart journal supplements (24-07-2024)“…Hypertension remains the most powerful contributor to the global morbidity and mortality. May Measurement Month (MMM), a worldwide screening campaign initiated…”
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Correlations of Serum Lipid Parameters and Atherogenic Indices With Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Among Apparently Healthy Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter In-Hospital Cross-Sectional Study
Published in Journal of diabetes research (2024)“…In adolescents with Type 1 diabetes, lipid ratios are predictors of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). However, whether this also applies to adults…”
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May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Published in European heart journal supplements (01-05-2021)“…Hypertension, the foremost cause of global morbi-mortality, is linked with a high mortality from numerous cardiovascular endpoints. The May Measurement Month…”
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Prevalence, location, and determinants of valvular calcifications in Congolese patients on chronic hemodialysis : a multicenter cross-sectional study
Published in Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation (01-09-2020)“…Valvular calcifications (VCs) are one of the major cardiovascular complications in patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) due to its prevalence and predictive…”
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Analysis of blood pressure and selected cardiovascular risk factors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the May Measurement Month 2018 results
Published in European heart journal supplements (01-08-2020)“…Hypertension (HT) is the largest contributor to cardiovascular disease mortality and is characterized by high prevalence and low awareness, treatment, and…”
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Prevalence and factors associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension on maintenance hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study
Published in BMC nephrology (04-11-2020)“…Although cardiovascular diseases in particular Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is associated with, high morbid-mortality in chronic hemodialysis, but its…”
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Prognostic Significance of Abnormal Ankle-Brachial Index Among Long-term Hemodialysis Patients in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Published in Rambam Maimonides medical journal (19-01-2021)“…Early identification of atherosclerosis using a non-invasive tool like ankle-brachial index (ABI) could help reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease among…”
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Cardiac arrhythmia services in Africa from 2011 to 2018: the second report from the Pan African Society of Cardiology working group on cardiac arrhythmias and pacing
Published in Europace (London, England) (01-03-2020)“…Abstract Aims Cardiac arrhythmia services are a neglected field of cardiology in Africa. To provide comprehensive contemporary information on the access and…”
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