Left Ventricular Changes and Inflammatory Biomarkers in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants in Jos, Northcentral Nigeria.

Cardiac remodeling has been reported in HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) infants. Inflammatory biomarkers have also been observed to be associated with cardiac remodeling in older HEU children but have not been widely studied in infants. We identified left ventricular (LV) cardiac changes in HEU infants exposed to current ARV therapy in utero and determined their association with the inflammatory biomarkers, C-reactive protein (CRP), and cardiac troponin.

Chikungunya virus antepartum transmission and abnormal infant outcomes in a cohort of pregnant women in Nigeria.

Objectives: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a reemerging global public health concern, which causes acute febrile illness, rash, and arthralgia and may affect both mothers and infants during pregnancy. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of CHIKV in Africa remains understudied.

Methods: Our cohort study screened 1006 pregnant women with a Zika/dengue/CHIKV rapid test at two clinics in Nigeria between 2019 and 2022.

Chikungunya virus antepartum transmission and abnormal infant outcomes in Nigeria.

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has become a global public health concern since the reemergence of the Indian Ocean lineage and expansion of the Asian genotype. CHIKV infection causes acute febrile illness, rash, and arthralgia and during pregnancy may affect both mothers and infants. The mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of CHIKV in Africa remains understudied.

Study of congenital heart defects among neonates in Jos, Nigeria: prevalence and spectrum.

Background: There are few reports of the prevalence of CHD in the neonatal period in sub-Saharan Africa. The only available study in Nigeria was carried out before the widespread availability of echocardiography in the country. We sought to determine the prevalence and spectrum of congenital heart defects (CHD) among neonates in Jos, Nigeria.

Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in North-Central Nigeria: a school-based cross-sectional pilot study.

Objectives: To present epidemiological data on rheumatic heart disease (RHD), the most common acquired heart disease in children and young adults in low- and middle-income countries, for North-Central Nigeria.

Methods: In this pilot study, we conducted clinical and echocardiography screening on a cross section of randomly selected secondary schoolchildren in Jos, North-Central Nigeria, from March to September 2016. For outcome classification into borderline or definite RHD, we performed a confirmatory echocardiography using the World Heart Federation criteria for those suspected to have RHD from the screening.

Profile of congenital heart disease in infants born following exposure to preeclampsia.

Background: Events in pregnancy play an important role in predisposing the newborn to the risk of developing CHD. This study evaluated the association between maternal preeclampsia and her offspring risk of CHD.

Methods: This is a cohort study of 90 sex-matched neonates (45 each born to women with preeclampsia and normal pregnancy) in Jos, Nigeria.

Serum lipid and glucose profiles in HIV-positive Nigerian children.

Objectives: To describe the fasting serum lipid and glucose profiles of HIV-positive Nigerian children and determine the prevalence and risk factors for dyslipidaemia and hyperglycaemia, which are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

Methods: This was a comparative cross-sectional study carried out at the Paediatric Infectious Disease Clinic (PIDC) of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for HIV-positive children and at two primary schools in Jos for HIV-negative children as controls. One hundred and forty-two HIV-positive children aged 6-18 years and an equal number of controls were studied by determining their fasting serum lipid and glucose levels.

Childhood acquired heart diseases in Jos, north central Nigeria.

Background: The patterns of childhood acquired heart diseases (AHD) vary in different parts of the world and may evolve over time. We aimed to compare the pattern of childhood AHD in our institution to the historical and contemporary patterns in other parts of the country, and to highlight possible regional differences and changes in trend.

Materials And Methods: Pediatric echocardiography records spanning a period of 10 years were reviewed.

Left ventricular systolic function in Nigerian children with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Objective: The objective of this article was to compare the left ventricular (LV) systolic function of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children with that of healthy controls, determine the prevalence of LV systolic dysfunction in HIV-infected children, and its association with age, stage of disease, and use of zidovudine.

Study Design: This was a comparative cross-sectional descriptive study.

Setting: A University Teaching Hospital in North-Central Nigeria in 2008.