Francis Agyekum
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentGEMP OFFICE
heart failurehypertensioncardiovascular risk factorscoronary artery disease
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
51 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominant modifiable risk factors for stroke in Ghana and Nigeria (SIREN): a case-control study MO Owolabi, F Sarfo, R Akinyemi, M Gebregziabher, O Akpa, A Akpalu, ... |
2018 | The Lancet Global Health 6 (4), e436-e446, 2018 | Health Sciences | 385 |
| Factors associated with medication nonadherence among hypertensives in Ghana and Nigeria V Boima, AD Ademola, AO Odusola, F Agyekum, CE Nwafor, H Cole, ... |
2015 | International journal of hypertension 2015 (1), 205716, 2015 | Health Sciences | 231 |
| Phenotyping stroke in sub-Saharan Africa: stroke investigative research and education network (SIREN) phenomics protocol A Akpalu, FS Sarfo, B Ovbiagele, R Akinyemi, M Gebregziabher, ... |
2015 | Neuroepidemiology 45 (2), 73-82, 2015 | Social Sciences | 116 |
| Effectiveness of digital health interventions on blood pressure control, lifestyle behaviours and adherence to medication in patients with hypertension in low-income and middle … V Boima, A Doku, F Agyekum, LS Tuglo, C Agyemang |
2024 | EClinicalMedicine 69, 2024 | Health Sciences | 115 |
| Prevalence and determinants of depression among patients with hypertension: A cross-sectional comparison study in Ghana and Nigeria AD Ademola, V Boima, AO Odusola, F Agyekum, CE Nwafor, BL Salako |
2019 | Nigerian journal of clinical practice 22 (4), 558-565, 2019 | Health Sciences | 69 |
| Prevalence and prognostic features of ECG abnormalities in acute stroke: findings from the SIREN study among Africans AM Adeoye, OS Ogah, B Ovbiagele, R Akinyemi, V Shidali, F Agyekum, ... |
2017 | Global Heart 12 (2), 99-105, 2017 | Health Sciences | 45 |
| Advances in kidney disease: pathogenesis and therapeutic targets V Boima, AB Agyekum, K Ganatra, F Agyekum, E Kwakyi, J Inusah, ... |
2025 | Frontiers in Medicine 12, 1526090, 2025 | Health Sciences | 36 |
| Cardiometabolic risk factors and preclinical target organ damage among adults in Ghana: findings from a national study J Li, IK Owusu, Q Geng, AA Folson, Z Zheng, Y Adu‐Boakye, X Dong, ... |
2020 | Journal of the American Heart Association 9 (24), e017492, 2020 | Health Sciences | 34 |
| Prevalence of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis A Doku, LS Tuglo, V Boima, F Agyekum, P Aovare, MA Abdulai, A Godi, ... |
2024 | Global Heart 19 (1), 21-21, 2024 | Health Sciences | 31 |
| Risk factor characterization of ischemic stroke subtypes among West Africans FS Sarfo, B Ovbiagele, O Akpa, A Akpalu, K Wahab, R Obiako, ... |
2022 | Stroke 53 (1), 134-144, 2022 | Health Sciences | 30 |
| Clinical prediction score for successful retrograde procedure in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention W Chai, F Agyekum, B Zhang, H Liao, D Ma, Z Zhong, P Wang, L Jin |
2016 | Cardiology 134 (3), 331-339, 2016 | Health Sciences | 26 |
| Behavioural and nutritional risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among the Ghanaian population-a cross-sectional study F Agyekum, AA Folson, B Abaidoo, LT Appiah, Y Adu-Boakye, H Ayetey, ... |
2024 | BMC Public Health 24 (1), 194, 2024 | Health Sciences | 17 |
| Contemporary aetiology of acute heart failure in a teaching hospital in Ghana F Agyekum, AA Folson, BYA Asare, A Doku, J Kpodonu, R Okine, ... |
2023 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 23 (1), 82, 2023 | Health Sciences | 13 |
| Secondhand smoke exposure is independently associated with stroke among non-smoking adults in West Africa AP Okekunle, OJ Asowata, AG Fakunle, OM Akpa, FS Sarfo, A Akpalu, ... |
2022 | Journal of the neurological sciences 443, 120489, 2022 | Health Sciences | 13 |
| Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk among Ghanaians: A comparison of the risk assessment tools. F Agyekum, FK Akumiah, SB Nguah, LT Appiah, K Ganatra, ... |
2024 | American Journal of Preventive Cardiology 18, 100670, 2024 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Exploring overlaps between the genomic and environmental determinants of LVH and stroke: a multicenter study in West Africa AM Adeoye, B Ovbiagele, P Kolo, L Appiah, A Aje, O Adebayo, F Sarfo, ... |
2017 | Global heart 12 (2), 107-113. e5, 2017 | Health Sciences | 12 |
| Angiographic severity of coronary artery disease and the influence of major cardiovascular risk factors NJ Dung, MM Tettey, M Tamatey, LA Sereboe, A Doku, M Adu-Adadey, ... |
2023 | Ghana Medical Journal 57 (4), 262, 2023 | Health Sciences | 9 |
| Cardiac Abnormalities in Relation to the Disease Activity Index Among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in a Tertiary Hospital: A cross-Sectional Study S Attuquayefio, A Doku, D Dey, F Agyekum, K Akumiah, Florence, ... |
2023 | Cureus 15 (11), e49495, 2023 | Health Sciences | 8 |
| Echocardiographic Abnormalities and Determinants of 1‐Month Outcome of Stroke Among West Africans in the SIREN Study AM Adeoye, B Ovbiagele, JO Akinyemi, OS Ogah, R Akinyemi, ... |
2019 | Journal of the American Heart Association 8 (11), e010814, 2019 | Health Sciences | 8 |
| Anticoagulation control among patients on vitamin K antagonists in nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa JC Mwita, JM Francis, C Pillay, OS Ogah, DY Goshu, F Agyekum, ... |
2024 | Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis 57 (4), 613-621, 2024 | Health Sciences | 7 |
| Delays in cardiovascular emergency responses in Africa: Health system failures or cultural challenges? KT Asamoah, A Doku, F Akumiah, E Ampofo, F Duodu, F Agyekum, ... |
2024 | Global Health: Science and Practice 12 (5), e2400092, 2024 | Health Sciences | 7 |
| Prevalence and prognostic features of electrocardiographic abnormalities in acute stroke among Africans: findings from SIREN MA Adeoye, OS Ogah, B Ovbiagele, R Akinyemi, V Shidali, F Agyekum, ... |
2017 | Global heart 12 (2), 99, 2017 | Health Sciences | 5 |
| Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease burden in Ghana: a scoping review F Agyekum, F Akumiah |
2023 | Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology 12 (3), 99-109, 2023 | Health Sciences | 4 |
| Assessment of errors in death certification and mortality patterns and trends among medical patients at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, 2019-2023 F Agyekum, IE Asamoah, M Bashir, NA Asante, K Ganatra, F Duodu, ... |
2025 | Ghana Medical Journal 59 (3), 111, 2025 | Health Sciences | 3 |
| Addressing the roadblocks to hypertension management in Ghana: proceedings of a roundtable discussion A Doku, D Ahadzi, EA Adams, AA Folson, E Codato, F Agyekum |
2024 | Ghana Medical Journal 58 (3), 239-244, 2024 | Social Sciences | 3 |