Background and Significance: Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most heavily investigated technologies in cardiovascular medicine, with algorithms now reported for electrocardiographic interpretation, echocardiographic quantification, coronary plaque characterisat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1168
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is influenced by demographic, behavioural, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors. Aim: This study compared socio-demographic and selected lifestyle features of CVD subjects and apparently heal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1169
Background: The ABO blood group has been investigated in relation to cardiovascular risk markers, but population-specific evidence among apparently healthy Nigerian students remains limited. Aim: The study aims to evaluate the association between ABO blood group and cardiovascula...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1167
Background: Dyslipidaemia is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, necessitating the search for effective natural lipid-lowering agents. Aim: This study compared the phytochemical composition and hypolipidaemic effects of ethanolic root, leaf, and seed extracts of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1166
Frailty is common among older adults receiving cardiovascular care and is consistently associated with death, disability, prolonged hospitalisation, readmission and poor recovery after acute illness or intervention. Yet routine assessment remains uneven, and the transition from m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1165
This study investigated the simultaneous occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes and examined the linear and non-linear effects of age, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, and physical activity on both outcomes while accounting for their possible dependence. Da...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1164
Market activities may release toxic substances into the environment and adversely affect traders' health. This study assessed oxidative stress, inflammatory and cardiac stress markers among female market traders. Serum samples from market traders (Group 1, n = 20) and non-market...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1162
Subcapsular hepatic haematoma is an uncommon and potentially serious bleeding complication following systemic thrombolytic therapy. Although rare, it may occur even in the absence of trauma and can present with non-specific abdominal symptoms, making diagnosis challenging in the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1163
The electrocardiogram (ECG) remains one of the most universally applied diagnostic tools in clinical medicine, yet a substantial body of evidence demonstrates that ECG interpretation competency among medical graduates is persistently and widely inadequate. This critical review ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1161
Aim: This study assessed the effect of a structured WhatsApp-based educational intervention on knowledge of hypertension, medication adherence, and self-care management among patients with hypertension attending teaching hospitals in Ogun State, Nigeria. Study Design: A two-arm h...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1160
Background: Takotsubo syndrome is an acute and usually reversible form of myocardial dysfunction that often resembles acute coronary syndrome. Its epidemiological profile has become increasingly relevant as diagnostic awareness and access to cardiac imaging have improved. Objecti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1159
Background: Hypertension is a serious public health problem. The ethnobotanical studies revealed the use of numerous medicinal plants in beninese pharmacopeia of which Schrankia leptocarpa for the hypertension treatment. Aims: The study aims to characterize the phytochemical prof...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1158
Background & Aims: Global longitudinal strain (GLS) derived from two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography is increasingly recognized as a sensitive marker of subclinical myocardial dysfunction. Its relationship to the anatomical extent and distribution of coronary ar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1157
Aortic complications in Marfan syndrome can be life-threatening, yet this case uniquely illustrates the catastrophic consequences of delayed diagnosis in a young patient. We report a 21-year-old man with a family history of Marfan syndrome who presented with acute dyspnea and tea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1156
Background: Dyslipidemia is a recognized metabolic complication among people living with HIV receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). As survival improves with long-term antiretroviral treatment, lipid abnormalities are becoming increasingly important contributors...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcd/2026/v8i1155