Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. In Cote d’Ivoire, high BP is the first risk factor for stroke and myocardial infarction. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes worldwide. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in May 2017. BP measurement, the definition of hypertension and statistical analysis followed the standard MMM17 protocol. A Coordinators Team was created. All doctors in cardiology training of Abidjan Institute of Cardiology ( N = 72) were briefed to carry out the MMM study as investigators, and 55 sites were created. These were major urban transport stations, supermarkets and markets, and churches. BP was calculated from the mean of the 2nd and 3rd readings, and hypertension was defined as a systolic BP of at least 140 mmHg and/or a diastolic BP of at least 90 mmHg or being on BP-lowering treatment. We screened 24 563 individuals during MMM17, with mean age of 37 years. After multiple imputations, 5015 (20.4%) had hypertension. Of individuals not receiving anti-hypertensive medication, 3943 (16.8%) were hypertensive. Of individuals receiving anti-hypertensive medication, 583 (54.4%) had uncontrolled BP. MMM17 was the largest BP screening campaign undertaken in Cote d’Ivoire. MMM allowed us to identify many undiagnosed and inadequately treated hypertension cases and could usefully lower the burden attributed to increased BP. MMM should be continued.
Aim: Physical activity and other lifestyle changes are an important part of the guidelines for anti-hypertensive therapy. The effect of physical activity on hypertension and heart disease has been well described. No study in our context has been done on this issue. The aim of this study was to evaluate regular physical activity in the management of hypertensive patients at the Cardiology Institute of Abidjan and the National Police Hospital. Material and methods: This was a prospective and descriptive study held in the External Consultations and Rehabilitation Departments of the aforementioned structures. It started on July 20, 2017 and ended on September 7, 2017. The data were analyzed on SPSS version 22. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Out of the 190 hypertensive patients recruited and educated, only 70 actually participated in the physical activities that took place in the Rehabilitation Department of Heart Institute. The mean age of the patients was 52 years ± 15 years. The most affected age group was between 40 and 49 years of age (47.40%). There was a male predominance with a sex ratio of 1.11. 63.16% of the patients had a superior. The follow-up time for Hypertension was more than one year in 73.68% of the cases. Our study highlighted the knowledge of the virtues of regular physical activity on the body in 94.74% of cases. Physical activity was prescribed in 94.74% of cases. It was practiced in 63.16% of cases. The mains reasons given for those who did not practice physical activity were "lack of willpower" (90%) and physical activity considered "too tiring" (70%).
Objective: Our work aims to propose a simplified approach by the cardiovascular rehabilitation for the cardiac heart failure. Method and Patients: We realized an observational prospective study during 12-month period which included 85 cardiac heart failure patients at Abidjan Cardiology Institute. Results: 85 patients were included in our study; the average age was 45 ± 20 years. The ratio-sex (men/woman) was to 2. Six patients abandoned the study due to financial issues so that we continued the study with 79 patients. According to the stage of cardiac failure by New York Heart Association (NYHA): after the cardiac rehabilitation, the values of P (P = 0.000) confirmed that the rehabilitation improved considerably the potency tolerance. 60 patients (75%) were at the NYHA II, III stages. According to potency test results, rehabilitation improved significantly the patients potency in watt of the (P = 0.000). According to left ventricle ejection fraction: rehabilitation improved patients cardiac output. Variability rate was 50% for the cardiac output between 20%-30% and 30%-40%. Conclusion: In addition to drug therapy, cardiovascular rehabilitation is now recognized in the management of heart failure. Improvements of signs and patients' life quality remain the major benefits of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and the reduction of hospitalizations and mortality.
Introduction-Objective: The clinical management of hypertension is well codified. It is based on drug and non-drug therapies, including regular physical activity. The aim was to evaluate the knowledge of physicians on the importance of regular physical activity (RPA) in the care of hypertensive patients at the Institute of Cardiology of Abidjan (ICA). Material and Methods: That was a prospective and descriptive study carried out from July 20, 2019 to September 7, 2019 at the Outpatient Department of the ICA. Our study population consisted of 32 physicians from the Outpatient Department of the ICA. To achieve our goal, we developed a questionnaire for the physicians, which included seventeen items related to the socio-occupational characteristics, to the level of knowledge of hypertension, to the attitudes and the practices in the management of hypertension, and to the factors limiting the accessibility to the practice of a physical activity. Results: The majority of the health professionals in our study were men (62.50%). Among 32 physicians, 56.25% were cardiologists and 75% had a seniority in position of 1 to 4 years. 81.25% of the physicians responded that the hypertensive patients could not only benefit from non-drug means. The suggestion of a complementary physical activity (jogging and brisk walking) to the hypertension treatment was found 137.5 times. Jogging and brisk walking were the main types of physical activity which were suggested to patients. All the physicians responded 3 times per week when they were asked about the frequency of activities proposed for the clinical management of patients with hypertension.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.