The changing trend of cardiovascular disease and its clinical characteristics in Ethiopia: hospital‑based observational study

The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), their clinical characteristics, and associated factors in the outpatient department of the chronic illness clinic of Gondar University Referral Hospital. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among patie...

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Published in:	Vascular health and risk management Vol. 13; pp. 143 - 151
Main Authors:	Tefera, Yonas Getaye, Abegaz, Tadesse Melaku, Abebe, Tamrat Befekadu, Mekuria, Abebe Basazn
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2017 Taylor & Francis Ltd Dove Medical Press
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Cardiology Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Care and treatment Chi-Square Distribution Child Chronic illnesses clinical characteristics Clinics Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Developing Countries Development and progression Drug stores Epidemiology Ethiopia Ethiopia - epidemiology Female Gondar Heart failure Heart Failure - diagnosis Heart Failure - epidemiology Heart Failure - therapy Hospitals Hospitals, University - trends Humans Hypertension Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - epidemiology Hypertension - therapy Internal medicine Laboratories LDCs Logistic Models Low income groups Male Medical Records Metabolic disorders Methods Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality Myocardial Ischemia - diagnosis Myocardial Ischemia - epidemiology Myocardial Ischemia - therapy Observational studies Odds Ratio Original Research Patients pattern Pharmacy Prognosis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Rural Health - trends Sentinel surveillance Sociodemographics Time Factors Urban Health - trends Young Adult Ethiopia Africa Gondar pattern cardiovascular disease Ethiopia clinical characteristics
ISSN:	1178-2048, 1176-6344, 1178-2048
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