Barakat Adeola Animasahun | Author | SciTechnol

Barakat Adeola Animasahun Author

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Subjects of specialization
Echocardiography

Affiliation
Dr. B Adeola Animasahun College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria.

Biography

Dr. B Adeola Animasahun
College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria, her skills are Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography Cardiac , Catheterization Cardiology, Cardiovascular, her latest publication involves Erythema marginatum: an uncommon presentation of acute rheumatic fever in a Nigerian adolescent girl—a case report.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Echocardiographic Study of Paediatrics Patients in a Private Hospital in an Urban City in Nigeria

Author(s):

Barakat Adeola Animasahun

Background: Most previous publications on echocardiography use in Nigeria emanate from public hospitals and academic settings. This study aims to elucidate the peculiarities of echocardiography use in an urban, private hospital study in pediatric patients.

Methods: Prospective and cross-sectional, involving a review of consecutive echocardiogram done at the Pediatric Cardiology unit of the Reddington multi-specialist hospital between February 2005 to January 2009. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Level of significance set at p<0.05.

Results: The age range of the subjects was three days to 256 months of age, with a mean age of 59.4 +/- 64months and a male to female rat... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000347

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