Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Author "Yonga, GO"
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Cardiovascular risk factor profiles in mild to moderate hypertensives seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
Yonga, GO; Ogola, EN; Juma, FD (Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 1993)Sixty newly diagnosed adult patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension were assessed to determine their cardiovascular risk factor profiles. Detailed history and physical examinations were done. Resting 12-lead ... -
Comparative study of the efficacy and tolerability of hydroflumethiazide versus propranolol in Africans with mild to moderate hypertension
Ogola, EN; Yonga, GO (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1993)Sixty patients with Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) of 100-110mmHg matched for age, sex and Bp levels were randomly assigned to propranolol 80mg daily or Hydroflumethiazide (HFM) 50mg daily. HFM causes a significant reduction ... -
Current drug therapy of systemic mycoses: a review.
Yonga, GO (University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences,, 1995)The frequency of systemic fungal infections have increased significantly in the past decade. Opportunistic systemic fungal infections are increasingly posing difficult management challenges to the clinician. To the aid of ... -
Development of risk factors for coronary artery disease in Africans.
Yonga, GO (University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1998) -
Effect of percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on pulmonary venous flow in severe mitral stenosis.
Yonga, GO; Jowi, CA; Bonhoeffer, P. (University of Nairobi,College of Health Sciences, 1999)OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy (PBMV) on the deranged systolic and diastolic pulmonary venous flows in mitral stenosis. DESIGN: Open, non-randomised, case-control study. SETTING: Mater ... -
Influence of beta-blockade with beta-1-selectivity or intrinsic sympathomimetic activity on some cardiorespiratory responses to exercise
Yonga, GO; Oyuga, HW; Njeru, EK (University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1993)Possession of beta-1-selectivity and intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (ISA) by beta-adrenergic blocking drugs have been found to modify the effects of these drugs on heart rate, blood pressure and pulmonary airway ... -
Key issues in the diagnosis and management of hypertension.
Yonga, GO (University of Nairobi,School of health science, 2000-04) -
Metabolic effects of propranolol and hydroflumethiazide treatment in Kenyans with mild to moderate essential hypertension
Yonga, GO; Ogola, EN; Orinda, DA (Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1993)In a prospective single-blind comparative trial, sixty newly diagnosed mild to moderate hypertensives were randomly assigned to either propranolol or hydroflumethiazide monotherapy. Baseline fasting serum glucose lipid ... -
Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy: initial experience in Nairobi using a new multi-track catheter system.
Yonga, GO; Bonhoeffer, P; Jowi, CA (University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1999)OBJECTIVE: To determine efficacy and safety of the new multi-track catheter system for percutaneous baloon mitral valvotomy. DESIGN: Open, non-randomised intervention. SETTING: Cardiac catheterisation Laboratories of ... -
Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy in juvenile mitral stenosis.
Yonga, GO; Bonhoeffer, P (University of Nairobi,School of health science, 2003)OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC), using multi-track double balloon technique in juvenile mitral stenosis. DESIGN: Open non-randomised interventio ... -
Pulmonary venous flow pattern in various grades of mitral regurgitation and the effect of mitral surgery on flows in severe regurgitation
Yonga, GO (University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1999)OBJECTIVE: Firstly, to describe pulmonary venous flow patterns in various grades of mitral regurgitation and secondly, to determine effect of mitral valve surgery on these flows. DESIGN: Descriptive study for the first ... -
Salt and hypertension: a race-related phenomenon?
Yonga, GO (University of Nairobi,School of health science, 1998) -
Treatment of severe mitral stenosis in pregnancy using multi-track mitral balloon dilatation: case report.
Yonga, GO; Kagia, J; Bonhoeffer, P (Necker Enfantes Hospital, Paris, France, 2000)A case of 31-year old pregnant lady with severe mitral stenosis who benefited tremendously from multi-track balloon valvotomy is presented. She had history of cardiorespiratory arrest during delivery in the previous pregnancy ...