Chinasa Orie Agwu Amadi

Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Emergencies in the Adult Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in a Resource-constrained Setting of South-Eastern Nigeria

Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh, Chinasa Orie Agwu Amadi & Agwu Nkwa AMADI · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Background: Despite significant progress and advances in the management of cardiovascular (CV) emergencies and the knowledge of its determinants globally, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) constitute a significant cause of emergency department (ED) hospitalizations especially in a r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2018/25928

Neuro-epidemiology of Acute Stroke Syndrome in the Adult Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in a Resource-limited Environment of South-eastern Nigeria

Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh, Patrick Uchenna Njoku, Chinasa Orie Agwu Amadi & Agwu Nkwa AMADI · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: Globally, acute stroke is one of the leading causes of preventable emergency hospital admissions. It is emerging as an important cause of disability and mortality among adult Nigerian Africans in the emergency department(ED) of Nigerian hospitals. Aim: The study was d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24260

Metabolic Syndrome in a Sub-population of Geriatric Nigerians in a Primary Care Clinic of a Tertiary Hospital in South-Eastern Nigeria

Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh, Agwu Nkwa AMADI & Chinasa Orie Agwu Amadi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: Research studies have shown that age is an independent risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, as eco-demographic structure and function of Nigeria changes, geriatric Nigerians tend to adopt lifestyles that promote the emergence of metabolic syndrome. Aim:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23672