CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PREDICTORS OF IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE HEART FAILURE IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE IBADAN ACUTE HEART FAILURE PROJECT

Olanike A Orimolade1,2, Omokorede Ademowo-Olusanya1,3, Oladimeji Adebayo1,3, Akinyemi Aje2, Abiodun M Adeoye1,2, Adewole A Adebiyi1,2, Olulola O Oladapo1,2, Okechukwu S Ogah1,2 Affiliations 1. Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. 2. Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. 3. Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Correspondence Prof. Okechukwu S Ogah, Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, PMB 5116, Ibadan, Nigeria Telephone number: 08067747121.