BruceIzeokhaiOvbiageleMDMSc, MAS, MBA

PubMed

• Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-Solving 2023 Update.
  Amytis Towfighi, Bruce Ovbiagele> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Apr 2
• Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study.
  Fred Stephen Sarfo, Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Matthew Akpa, Joshua Akinyemi, Kolawole Wahab, Arti Singh, Albert Akpalu, Priscilla Abrafi Opare-Addo, Akinkunmi Paul...> ;Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2024 Mar 17
• Temporal Trends in Blood Pressure Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among US Stroke Survivors.
  Daniel M Oh, Bruce Ovbiagele, Daniela Markovic, Amytis Towfighi> ;Stroke. 2024 Apr 1
• Brain imaging prior to thrombectomy in the late window of large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Chun-Hsien Lin, Bruce Ovbiagele, David S Liebeskind, Jeffrey L Saver, Meng Lee> ;Neuroradiology. 2024 Mar 1
• Anticoagulation for Atrial Cardiopathy in Cryptogenic Stroke.
  Gregory M Marcus, Bruce Ovbiagele> ;JAMA. 2024 Feb 20
• Epigenetics as a target to mitigate excess stroke risk in people of African ancestry: A scoping review.
  Priscilla Abrafi Opare-Addo, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Minas Aikins, Serwaa Asare Bediako, Bruce Ovbiagele> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2024 May 1
• Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: insights from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network study.
  Okekunle, A., Asowata, O., Akpa, O., Fakunle, A., Bodunde, I., Komolafe, M., Arulogun, O., Sarfo, F., Obiako, R., Osaigbovo, G., Ogbole, G., Bello, A., Adeniyi, S., Ca...> ;Journal of Hypertension. 2024 Apr 1
• Addressing disparities in the global epidemiology of stroke.
  Morgan L Prust, Rachel Forman, Bruce Ovbiagele> ;Nature Reviews. Neurology. 2024 Apr 1
• Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovati...
  Okekunle, A., Asowata, O., Akpa, O., Fakunle, A., Chikowore, T., Mohamed, S., Obiako, R., Komolafe, M., Osaigbovo, G., Ogbole, G., Arulogun, O., Sarfo, F., Wahab, K., ...> ;International Journal of Epidemiology. 2024 Feb 1
• First Year in Review, Second Year in Preview, and the 2023Top 10.
  Ovbiagele, B.> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Jan 2
• Clinical and neuroimaging factors associated with 30-day fatality among indigenous West Africans with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
  Komolafe, M., Sunmonu, T., Akinyemi, J., Sarfo, F., Akpalu, A., Wahab, K., Obiako, R., Owolabi, L., Osaigbovo, G., Ogbole, G., Tiwari, H., Jenkins, C., Lackland, D., F...> ;Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2024 Jan 15
• Geo-Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Diagnosed Hypertension among Urban Dwellers in Ibadan, Nigeria: A Community-based Study.
  Owolabi, M., Taiwo, O., Akinyemi, J., Adebayo, A., Popoola, O., Akinyemi, R., Akpa, O., Olowoyo, P., Okekunle, A., Uvere, E., Nwimo, C., Ajala, O., Adebajo, O., Ayodel...> ;Research Square. 2023 Dec 20
• African Stroke Organization Conference 2022: Stroke in the Age of Emerging Challenges and Advances.
  Akinyemi, R., Owolabi, M., Sarfo, F., Tagge, R., Gebreyohanns, M., Ovbiagele, B.> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 Dec 19
• Frequency & factors associated with elevated lipoprotein-a among Ghanaian stroke survivors.
  Gyabaah, S., Adu-Boakye, Y., Sarfo-Kantanka, O., Gyan, K., Kokuro, C., Agyei, M., Akassi, J., Tawiah, P., Norman, B., Sarfo, F., Ovbiagele, B.> ;Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2024 Jan 15
• Non-cigarette tobacco use and stroke among West Africans: evidence from the SIREN study.
  Adekunle Gregory Fakunle, Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Onoja Akpa, Fred S Sarfo, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab, Reginald Obiako, Morenikeji Komolaf...> ;Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2023 Nov 28
• Direct oral anticoagulants compared with other strategies in patients with atrial fibrillation and stroke or transient ischemic attack: Systematic review.
  Kuan-Hsin Lee, Wei-Tse Hung, Wen-Yi Huang, Bruce Ovbiagele, Meng Lee> ;Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan Yi Zhi. 2023 Oct 12
• Research participants' perception of ethical issues in stroke genomics and neurobiobanking research in Africa.
  Ayodele Jegede, Olubukola Balogun, Olorunyomi Felix Olorunsogbon, Michelle Nichols, Joshua Akinyemi, Carolyn Jenkins, Mayowa Ogunronbi, Arti Singh, Reginald Obiako, Ko...> ;Medrxiv. 2023 Oct 3
• Health Disparities Research Curricula and Training Development: Recommendations From a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Workgroup.
  Bruce Ovbiagele, Lilyana Amezcua, Salvador Cruz Cruz-Flores, Patrick Griffith, Girardin Jean-Louis, Carolyn Jenkins, Virginia J Howard, Goldie Smith-Byrd> ;Neurology. 2023 Aug 15
• Knowledge and perspectives of community members on risk assessment for stroke prevention using mobile health approaches in Nigeria.
  Fred Stephen Sarfo, Reginald Obiako, Michelle Nichols, Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi, Adekunle Fakunle, Onoja Akpa, Oyedunni Arulogun, Rufus Akinyemi, Carolyn Jenkins, Bruce...> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2023 Sep 1
• Prevalence and predictors of low folate levels among stroke survivors in a country without mandatory folate food fortification: Analysis of a Ghanaian sample.
  Fred Stephen Sarfo, Richard Boateng, Priscilla Abrafi Opare-Addo, Rexford Adu Gyamfi, Samuel Blay Nguah, Bruce Ovbiagele> ;Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2023 Sep 1
• Determinants of First-Ever Stroke Severity in West Africans: Evidence From the SIREN Study.
  Oladimeji Adebayo, Onoja Akpa, Osahon J Asowata, Adekunle Fakunle, Fred S Sarfo, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab, Reginald Obiako, Morenikeji Komolafe, Lukman Owolabi, G...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 Jun 20
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  Effect of an Educational Intervention for Primary Stroke Risk Reduction in Ghana and Nigeria: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Fred Stephen Sarfo, Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi, Reginald Obiako, Michelle Nichols, Adekunle Gregory Fakunle, Nathaniel Adusei, Michael Ampofo, Oyedunni Arulogun, Carolyn ...> ;Stroke. 2023 Jun 1
• All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Stroke Mortality Among Foreign-Born Versus US-Born Individuals of African Ancestry.
  Alain Lekoubou Looti, Bruce Ovbiagele, Daniela Markovic, Amytis Towfighi> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023 May 2
• Correction to: African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology and a Vibrant Ecosystem (ACHIEVE): novel strategies for accelerating hypertension contro...
  Mayowa Owolabi, Paul Olowoyo, Ana Mocumbi, Okechukwu S Ogah, Augustine Odili, Kolawole Wahab, Dike Ojji, Abiodun M Adeoye, Rufus Akinyemi, Albert Akpalu, Reginald Obia...> ;Journal of Human Hypertension. 2023 Apr 28
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  African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology and a Vibrant Ecosystem (ACHIEVE): novel strategies for accelerating hypertension control in Africa.
  Mayowa Owolabi, Paul Olowoyo, Ana Mocumbi, Okechukwu S Ogah, Augustine Odili, Kolawole Wahab, Dike Ojji, Abiodun M Adeoye, Rufus Akinyemi, Albert Akpalu, Reginald Obia...> ;Journal of Human Hypertension. 2023 Apr 19
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Journal Articles

• Stroking Out While Black—the Complex Role of Racism  
  Olajide Williams, Bruce Ovbiagele, JAMA Neurology