Pattern of atherosclerosis in a Ghanaian adult population: An autopsy study

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dc.contributor.authorAnim, J.T.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-24T10:44:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-19T12:46:39Z
dc.date.available2013-06-24T10:44:58Z
dc.date.available2017-10-19T12:46:39Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.description.abstractA qualitative assessment of the degree of atherosclerotic involvement of six major arteries in 310 autopsies of Ghanaian adults revealed that atherosclerosis is less severe in Ghanaians compared to Caucasians. Atherosclerosis increases with age, more so in hypertensives, but severe lesions are not common in cerebral vessels in spite of the high mortality from haemorrhagic stroke in the adult Ghanaian. Severe atherosclerosis is, therefore, not important in the causation of cerebral haemorrhage. The small number of cerebral infarcts (six) is in keeping with the absence of severe atherosclerotic lesions in both extra cranial and intracranial large arteries. Absence of severe coronary lesions also parallels the low incidence of myocardial infarction and ischaemic heart disease in Ghanaians. Diabetes mellitus in combination with hypertension results in more severe atherosclerosis of the aorta and coronary arteries but the effect of diabetes mellitus alone requires further study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnim, J. T. (1987). Pattern of atherosclerosis in a Ghanaian adult population: An autopsy study. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 16(4), 203-212.en_US
dc.identifier.issn03093913
dc.identifier.urihttp://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/3962
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectAdulten_US
dc.subjectAgeden_US
dc.subject*Arteriosclerosis/complications/epidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectCerebrovascular Disorders/etiology/mortalityen_US
dc.subjectContinental Population Groupsen_US
dc.subjectDiabetes Complicationsen_US
dc.subjectFemaleen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectHumansen_US
dc.subjectHypertension/complicationsen_US
dc.subjectMaleen_US
dc.subjectMiddle Ageden_US
dc.titlePattern of atherosclerosis in a Ghanaian adult population: An autopsy studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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