Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon
Dr. Vicky Jocelyne Ama Moor hails from the Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Her research specializations are Catalase, Reactive Oxygen Species, Superoxide Dismutase. She published 87 articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations.
Research Article
Frequency and Associated Factors with QT Interval Prolongation in Adults with Chronic Heart Failure in Yaoundé
Author(s): Jerome Boombhi*, Barnabe NicolasTonyeTonye, Chris-Nadege Nganou-Gnindjo, Vicky AmaMoor, Faustin Ulrich Nzounji, Mazou N. Temgoua, Alain Menanga and Samuel Kingue
Background: Heart failure is a chronic cardiovascular disease that has an increasing incidence and a poor prognosis in adults in Sub-Saharan Africa due to the rhythm disorders frequently associated to it. Although QT interval prolongation increases cardiovascular mortality in chronic heart failure, there is poor knowledge and it remains undiagnosed... in Sub-Saharan Africa. We therefore deemed it appropriate to determine the frequency and identify the factors associated with QT interval prolongation in adult patients with chronic heart failure in Yaoundé. Our main objective was to study the frequency and factors associated with QT interval prolongation in adult patients with chronic heart failure in Yaoundé-Cameroon... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9880.21.12.684