Open AccessPlasma lipid profiles in Nigerians with normal blood pressure, hypertension and other acquired cardiac conditions
Author(s) -
V. A. Ukoh,
I. A. O. Oforofuo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v84i6.9535
Subject(s) - medicine , nigerians , hypertensive heart disease , heart disease , cardiology , blood pressure , disease , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , lipid profile , cross sectional study , ischaemic heart disease , cholesterol , heart failure , pathology , political science , law
The attention of researchers has recently been drawn to the changing lipid pattern in the Nigerian African because of diet and changing lifestyles. With increasing awareness of systemic hypertension and the role of cholesterol in ischaemic heart disease, indiscriminate emphasis has been placed on the reduction of fat intake and total calorie intake in every patient who has any form of heart disease.