The Ibadan Chronic Heart Failure Project: Baseline Clinical Profile, Management, and Six-Month Outcomes of the First 1,290 Participants.
Nigeria's largest heart failure study reveals critical care gaps in Africa, motivating targeted health system improvements.
Ogah OS et al. reported baseline clinical profiles, management patterns, and six-month outcomes of 1,290 participants in the Ibadan Chronic Heart Failure Project, Nigeria's largest prospective heart failure registry. The data reveal high rates of hypertensive heart disease, poor access to guideline-directed medical therapies, and significant six-month mortality, underscoring critical gaps in cardiovascular care in sub-Saharan Africa.
What the study was
- Study design
- Prospective cohort study (registry)
- Population
- Heart failure patients enrolled in the Ibadan Chronic Heart Failure Project registry, Nigeria (n=1,290)
- Sample size
- 1290
- Category
- Public Health
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- West African journal of medicine
Why it surfaced
Largest prospective CHF registry from sub-Saharan Africa (n=1,290); addresses a massively underserved population with high cardiovascular burden and limited treatment access; six-month outcomes data highlight actionable treatment gaps.
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