Stroke and its correlates among patients on maintenance hemodialysis in Cameroon.

Teuwafeu Denis GeorgesMarie Patrice HalleNadine Aurore KenfackCyrille Duquesne NkouonlackHermine FoudaClovis NkokeYacouba Mapoure Njankouo

Published in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2023)

The incidence of stroke is high among hemodialysis patients in Cameroon and hemorrhagic stroke is the commonest type. Diabetes and heart failure triple the risk of stroke. Mortality in patients who suffered a stroke was high.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
heart failure
type diabetes
cerebral ischemia
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
left ventricular
brain injury
cardiovascular events
peritoneal dialysis
glycemic control
blood brain barrier