Adebayo T Oyedeji

• MB.Ch.B, FMCP
• Medical Doctor at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo

Background: Aortic dilatation is associated with the presence of aortic diseases. Current guidelines for assessing the aortic root (AoR) depend on linear measurements acquired by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. We considered that real-time three-dimensional echocardiography, which correlates better with AoR volume obtained by computed tomog...

Trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE) is an important non-invasive cardiac examination that provides structural and functional information. It is useful in the diagnosis of cardiac diseases and often guides the management and follow-up of patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The study aimed to present an audit of the echocardiograms perform...

Echocardiography remains a key noninvasive cardiac investigative tool in the management of patients, especially in a developing economy like Nigeria. In this study, we investigated the indications for transthoracic echocardiography and spectrum of cardiac disease found in patients referred to our cardiac unit for echocardiography. A prospective two...

To determine the current prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), clinical features, types of valvular lesions, complications and mortality, at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, South West Nigeria. We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study of all the cases of RHD seen in the medical outpatient c...

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) as a marker of cardiac damage in hypertension has important prognostic implications. With high prevalence of hypertension in Nigeria and the untoward effect of LVH, it is essential that the prevalence of LVH be determined. To determine prevalence of LVH and its severity in clinical practice among hypertensive pati...

We report the case of a patient with an extensive anterior myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, left ventricular apical thrombus and an apical left ventricular aneurysm following failed thrombolysis. We obtained serial two-dimensional echocardiograms at short intervals in the acute phase and also during the mo...

An atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a rare but well-recognized abnormality of uncertain clinical relevance. It is a localized bulging of the inter-atrial septum into either or both atria during the cardiac cycle. ASA has been reported as an unexpected finding during autopsy but may also be diagnosed in living patients by echocardiographic techniques...

Background: Previous studies have suggested that a high body mass index (BMI) was associated with improved outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF). The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between BMI and echocardiographic variables of cardiac function in stable outpatients with heart failure. Methods and materials: This is a cros...

The use of easily obtainable clinical and laboratory parameters to identify hypertensive patients with increased cardiovascular risk in resource limited settings cannot be overemphasized. Prolongation of QT intervals and increased dispersion has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death. The study aimed at describing the epidemiol...

Heart failure is a major public health concern. Prediction models in heart failure have employed echo-cardiography and other advanced laboratory parameters in predicting the risk of mortality. However, most of the patients in the resource poor economies still do not have easy access to these advanced technology. To determine the clinical and echoca...

Cor triatriatum is among the rarest of all congenital cardiac abnormalities accounting for 0.1-0.4% of all congenital heart disease. Its coexistence with a very prominent Eustachian valve which mimics a Cor triatriatum dextrum is an exceptionally rare finding in an asymptomatic adult. We report the case of a 44 year old male who presented to our de...

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor for adverse cardiac outcomes in hypertensive patients. This study is designed to assess the cardiovascular responses to treadmill exercise among Nigerian hypertensives with echocardiographically proven LVH. Fifty hypertensive patients with LVH (27 males and 23 females) between 30 and...

Introduction. Hypertension is the commonest cause of sudden cardiac death in Nigeria and a notable cause or contributor to valvular heart disease in patients with hypertension. It engenders this catastrophe via several pathophysiological mechanisms. Its prevalence has continued to rise significantly and the damage it does to the valves poses addit...

Objectives: This study evaluated left ventricular function, using echocardiographic methods, in Nigerian DIABETICS with additional aim of assessing the effect of coexisting hypertension. Design: A descriptive cross sectional study Setting: Hospital based study Subjects: Ninety five subjects aged 30-60 years comprising 31 hypertensive DIABETICS, 30...

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent cardiac risk factor in hypertensives and the structural classification of left ventricular (LV) geometry provides additional prognostic information. Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring has been shown to be superior to office blood pressure (BP) in relation to hypertension LVH. We investiga...

Background Congenital heart diseases are important causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in adults. There is a paucity of published data about their prevalence and pattern in adult Nigerians seen at echocardiography. Objectives To determine the prevalence and pattern of adult congenital heart diseases, in Ile-Ife. Materials and Method...

This study evaluated normotensive diabetic patients' blood pressure response to graded exercise and their echocardiographic pattern of left ventricular geometry. A descriptive, cross-sectional, hospital-based study was carried out on 30 normotensive type 2 diabetic patients and 34 controls, aged 30 to 60 years. The outcome measures were to determin...

Heart failure is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children. There are very few reports on heart failure among the children living in developing countries. This informed the decision to study heart failure among the children at the hospital. The objectives of this study were to determine how common heart failure is its aetiologies...

This study aims to estimate the prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder (MDD) in Nigerian outpatients with heart failure. Authors assessed patients with heart failure (N = 102) for DSM-IV diagnosis of MDD and obtained sociodemographic and clinical data. MDD was found in 28 (27.5%) of the patients. The significant correlates predictin...