title: Hospitalizations in Niger (West Africa) for complications from arterial hypertension.
abstract: Fifty-four patients hospitalized in Niger for complications from hypertension between September 1988 and October 1989 were studied. The following complications were observed: left ventricular hypertrophy (56%), coronary vascular defect (35%), left heart deficiency (26%), cardiac failure (32%), retinopathy (56%), renal insufficiency (35%), and stroke (24%). The most frequent risk factor was Type A personality (76%), followed by stress (48%), excess weight (37%), tobacco use (35%), hyperuricemia (35%), hypercholesteremia (17%), and diabetes (15%). Complications from hypertension may well become a major problem for African countries as they develop.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, University of Niamey, Niger.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Toure
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Salissou
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chapko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009548:Niger; D012307:Risk Factors