Book of Approved Abstracts
Explore peer-reviewed scientific contributions, oral presentations, and moderated clinical posters for the 55th Annual General Meeting & Scientific Conference.
ESTABLISHING NORMATIVE VALUES OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN HEALTHY NIGERIAN CHILDREN
Authors: Antia G.A, Antia S.E
PREVALENCE OF COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN NEONATES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA (JANUARY 2021–DECEMBER 2025)
Authors: 1) Alerechi-Ogbugo, D. J. 2) Ewuzie, A. A. 3) Chukwu, C. J. 4)Tabansi, P. N. 5)Otaigbe, B. E.
PATTERN OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN NEONATES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: 1) Alerechi-Ogbugo, D. J. 2) Ewuzie, A. A. 3) Chukwu, C. J. 4) Tabansi, P. N. 5) Otaigbe, B. E.
PREVALENCE, PATTERN AND RISK FACTORS FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AMONG NEONATES BORN IN YENAGOA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BAYELSA STATE.
Authors: MaryJane .C. Okeke, Chika .O. Duru, Barbara.E. Otaigbe, and Immaculata Tunde-Oremodu,
Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Youth with Sickle Cell Disease: Evaluating Genotypic Difference and Effects of Hydroxyurea
Authors: Chukwuemeka Igwe MD MPH; Isaac Kistler MS; Christopher Schmitt MD; Chance Alvarado MS; Susan Creary MD, MSc; Megan Gunsaulus MD; Amulya Buddhavarapu MD; Kan Hor MD; Hannah Jacobs DO
Critical Congenital Heart Defects in Jos, Plateau State; A 5 Year Review Of Prevalence
Authors: Methodology: This was a retrospective study exploring existing echocardiography and hospital records of children aged 0 - 18 years with cyanotic CHD presenting to the Paediatric department of the JUTH from July 2021 to June 2026.
SILENT HYPERTENSION REVEALING COARCTATION OF THE AORTA IN AN ADOLESCENT BOY: A CASE REPORT
Authors: Oladimeji A1., Lamina O. 1,Ransome-Kuti O. 1,2, Gasper D. 1, Wusu T. 1, Animasahun B.A. 1, 1Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN INFANTS AND TODDLERS
Authors: Maryam O. Usman,1 Nuhu Abubakar,2 Cyprian Umeoguaju,3 Ibrahim Aliyu,4 Mustafa O. Asani4