Mbadiwe Nkeiruka Chigaekwu

Environmental Heavy Metals Exposure: Effects on Development of Heart Failure in Nigeria

Ikaraoha Chidiebere Ikechukwu, Mbadiwe Nkeiruka Chigaekwu, Njoku Mercy Chimankpa, Nwadike Constance & Dike-Ndudim Joy · Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases · 2021

Background: Despite indications that environmental heavy metals; Lead (Pb), Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd) and Mercury (Hg) exposure may play important role in the pathogenesis of Cardiovascular diseases and thus heart failure, it has not been investigated in Black-African human popu...

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Alterations in Some Markers of Inflammation and Coagulation in Patients with Heart Failure in South-Eastern Nigeria

Egeonu Jane Anthonia, Ikaraoha Chidiebere Ikechukwu, Okoroiwu Leticia Ijeoma, Mbadiwe Nkeiruka Chigaekwu & Unadike Chioma Veronica · Asian Journal of Cardiology Research · 2021

Background: Recent studies indicate that inflammation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Heart Failure, yet there is scarcity of report on blood markers of inflammation and coagulation in patients with heart failure from a Black-African population like Nigeria. Objectiv...

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