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Francis Agyekum · Sankore

University of Ghana

Francis Agyekum

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-7901-168X

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Publications

23

Citations

202

h-index

7

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

4

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

University of Ghana27 works
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital15 works

Publications

23 works in the graph, newest first.

Prevalence and predictors of left ventricular hypertrophy among hypertensive patients in Ghana: implications for cardiology practice
2026PhysiologyJournal0 citations10.1152/physiol.2026.41.s1.2301520
Establishing a National Deep Vein Thrombosis Network in Ghana: findings from a prospective observational study embedded in a capacity-building initiative
2026BMJ Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjph-2025-003419
Advances in kidney disease: pathogenesis and therapeutic targets
2025Frontiers in MedicineJournalOpen accessCorresponding28 citations10.3389/fmed.2025.1526090
Assessment of errors in death certification and mortality patterns and trends among medical patients at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, 2019-2023
2025Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citations10.4314/gmj.v59i3.2

Cardiovascular Diseases, Medication Non-Adherence, and the Potential Of Personalized Medicine: A Comprehensive Review

2025Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen access0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v14i1.337

Alcohol Use in Heart Failure: Patterns and Associations Among Acutely Decompensated Patients in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

2025International Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen access0 citations10.1155/ijcp/6566822

Effectiveness of digital health interventions on blood pressure control, lifestyle behaviours and adherence to medication in patients with hypertension in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

2024EClinicalMedicineJournalOpen access73 citations10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102432

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors in Ghana: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2024Global HeartJournalOpen accessCorresponding28 citations10.5334/gh.1307

Behavioural and nutritional risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among the Ghanaian population- a cross-sectional study

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1186/s12889-024-17709-5

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk among Ghanaians: A comparison of the risk assessment tools.

2024American Journal of Preventive CardiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100670

Anticoagulation control among patients on vitamin K antagonists in nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

2024Journal of Thrombosis and ThrombolysisJournalOpen access7 citations10.1007/s11239-023-02928-1

Delays in Cardiovascular Emergency Responses in Africa: Health System Failures or Cultural Challenges?

2024Global Health Science and PracticeJournalOpen access6 citations10.9745/ghsp-d-24-00092

Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource Project

2024International Journal of EpidemiologyJournalOpen access9 citations10.1093/ije/dyad171

Delayed diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis in a West African octogenarian

2024Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern AfricaJournal2 citations10.5830/cvja-2024-001

Addressing the roadblocks to hypertension management in Ghana: proceedings of a roundtable discussion

2024Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.4314/gmj.v58i3.9

Nocturnal blood pressure dipping and left ventricular hypertrophy among hypertensive outpatients in a Ghanaian hospital

2024Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/gmj.v58i3.7

Contemporary aetiology of acute heart failure in a teaching hospital in Ghana

2023BMC Cardiovascular DisordersJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1186/s12872-023-03103-3

Angiographic severity of coronary artery disease and the influence of major cardiovascular risk factors

2023Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4314/gmj.v57i4.2

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Ghana: A Scoping Review

2023Journal of Clinical and Preventive CardiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4103/jcpc.jcpc_1_23

Determinants of right ventricular systolic dysfunction among patients with left heart failure in a Ghanaian hospital

2023Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern AfricaJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.5830/cvja-2022-051

Electrical storm in a middle-aged man

2023Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/gmj.v57i2.11

Assessing and Improving the Care of Patients With Heart Failure in Ghana: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study and the Ghana Heart Initiative-Heart Failure Registry

2023JMIR Research ProtocolsJournalOpen access0 citations10.2196/52616

Secondhand smoke exposure is independently associated with stroke among non-smoking adults in West Africa

2022Journal of the Neurological SciencesJournalOpen access7 citations10.1016/j.jns.2022.120489