BOOK CHAPTER

1. Osei Asibey, Francis Agyeman Yeboah, W. K. B. A. Owiredu, Emmanuel Acheampong, Enoch Odame Anto, Isaac K. Owusu (2020). A comparative Cross-Sectional Study on Interplay of Adipokines in the Pathogenesis of Essential Hypertension in Ghana. Chapter 5. Research Trends and Challenges in Medical Science Vol. 6. Book Publisher International. 

         DOI: 10.9734/bpi/rtcms/v6  

         Print ISBN: 978-93-90206-91-9          eBook ISBN: 978-93-90206-926

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

 1. Jie Li, Isaac Kofi Owusu, Qingshan Geng, Aba Ankomaba Folson, Zhichao Zheng, MD, PhD; Yaw Adu-Boakye, Xinran Dong, Wen-Chih Wu, Francis Agyekum, Hongwen Fei, Harold Ayetey, Mulan Deng, Fred Adomako-Boateng, Zuxun Jiang, Braimah Baba Abubakari, Zhao Xian, Forster Nketiah Fokuoh, Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Simin Liu, Chunying Lin. Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Preclinical Target Organ Damage Among Adults in Ghana: Findings From a National Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020;9:e017492. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.017492

2. Paul Poku Sampene Ossei, Isaac Kofi Owusu, Gerald Owusu-Asubongteng, Frank Ankobea-Kokroe, William Gilbert Ayibor and Nicholas Niako. Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism in Kumasi: A Postmortem-Based Study in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana. Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, Volume 14: 1-5, 2020. DOI: 10.1177/1179548420956364

3. Waindim Nyiambam, Augustina A. Sylverken, Isaac K. Owusu, Kwame O. Buabeng, Fred A. Boateng and Ellis Owusu-Dabo. Cardiovascular disease risk assessment among patients attending two cardiac clinics in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Ghana Med J 2020; 54(3): 140-145

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i3.3

 4. Nsutebu N, Owusu IK, Buabeng KO, Bonsu KO. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and management of hypertension at a cardiac clinic in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. J Clin Hypertens. 2020; 00: 1–9.

https ://doi.org/10.1111/jch.13822

 5. Owusu I.K. and Wiafe Y.A. (2019) Left Ventricular Dysfunction: The Perspective of Echocardiography in Ghana. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 9, 639-648. https://doi.org/10.4236/wjcd.2019.99057

 6. Isaac Kofi Owusu, Fred Adomako-Boateng, Fred Kueffer, Molly Guy, Chemuttaai Lang’at, Daniel B Grossman, Teri Whitman, Keith Holloman, Douglas A Hettrick and Opare-Sem O. Novel Hypertension Management Model of Care Improves Blood Pressure Control in a West African Population. J Hypertens 2018, 7:2

             DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000257

 7. Osei Asibey, Francis Agyemang Yeboah, W.K.B.A. Owiredu, Emmanuel Acheampong, Enoch Odame Anto, Isaac K. Owusu (2018). Interplay of adipokines in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension: A comparative cross-sectional Study in Ghana. Alex J Med, https:doi.org/10.1016/j.ajme.2018.07.004.

 8. Asafu Adjaye Frimpong G., Owusu I.K., Anyitey-Korkor I.C., Wiafe-Kwakye C.S.N.S., Aboagye E., Coleman N.E., Amankwah P., Abaidoo N.K. (2018) Age-Gender Distribution of Coronary Artery Calcium Score in a Black African Population in Ghana. Vascular Health and Risk Management, 14 1–6.

 9. Owusu I.K., Acheamfour-Akowuah E. (2018) Pattern of Cardiovascular Diseases as Seen in an Out-Patient Cardiac Clinic in Ghana. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 8, 70-84.

      https://doi.org/10.4236/wjcd.2018.81008

 10. William KBA Owiredu, James Osei-Yeboah, Christian Aryee, Ellis Owusu-Darbo, Edwin F. Laing, Isaac K. Owusu. (2017) Gender Specific Predictive Performance and Optimal Threshold of Anthropometric Indeces for the Prediction of Hypertension among a Ghanaian Population in Kumasi. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health. 9 (3): 1-10.

 11. O. Bonsu, I. K. Owusu, K. O. Buabeng, D. D. Reidpath, A. Kadirvelu. Statin Treatment and Clinical Outcomes of Heart Failure Among Africans: An Inverse Probability Treatment Weighted Analysis. Journal of American Heart Association 6 (4), e004706. 2017.

 12. O. Bonsu, I. K. Owusu, K. O. Buabeng, D. D. Reidpath, A. Kadirvelu. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients admitted for heart failure: A 5-year retrospective study of African patients, International Journal of Cardiology, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.014

 13. Isaac Kofi Owusu, Fred Adomako-Boateng, Daniel Grossman, Fred Kueffer, Molly Guy, Chemuttaai Lang’At, Douglas Hettrick, Teri Whitman, Keith Holloman, O. Opare-Sem. Novel Hypertension Management Model of Care Decreases Blood Pressure in West African Population. Journal of Hypertension 35, e305, 2017

 14. Isaac Owusu, Fred Adomako-Boateng, Daniel Grossman, Fred Kueffer, Molly Guy, Chemuttaai Lang’At, Douglas Hettrick, Teri Whitman, Keith Holloman, O. Opare-Sem. Improved Blood Pressure Control and High Adherence to a Novel Managemnt Model of Hypertension Care in a West African Population. Hypertension 70 (suppl 1), A091-A091, 2017

 15. Owusu IK, Acheamfour-Akowuah E (2017) Determinants of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients seen in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. J Hypertens 6: 238. doi:4172/2167-1095.1000238

 16. Acheamfour-Akowuah E, Owusu I. K., Nkum Bernard C. (2016). Blood Pressure Control Status of Hypertensive Patients Attending an Outpatient Specialist Clinic in Ghana. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 28-34.

 17. Acheamfour-Akowuah E., Owusu I. K. (2016). Prevalence and Correlates of Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients at a Specialist Clinic in Techiman, Ghana. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences Volume 15, Issue 11 Ver. III, PP 100-109.

 18. Owusu I. K., Buabeng K. O., Agyapong T., Ansah C. A. (2016). Pharmacological Management of Cardiovascular Diseases at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. 4, No. 4, pp. 21-27.

 19. Owusu I. K., Buabeng K. O., Agyapong T., Ansah C. A. (2016). Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug-Drug Interactions with Cardiovascular Medications Seen in Patients Attending a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Open Science Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 1-6.

 20. Christiana Aryee, William K. B. A. Owiredu, James Osei-Yeboah, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Edwin F. Laing,  Isaac K. Owusu. (2016). An Analysis of Anthropometric Indicators and Modifiable Lifestyle Parameters Associated with Hypertensive Nephropathy. International Journal of Hypertension, Volume 2016, 14 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6598921

 21. Emmanuel Acheamfour-Akowuah, Isaac Kofi Owusu, Bernard C. Nkum. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Hypertensive Patients Attending a Specialist Clinic in Techiman, Ghana. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 4, No. 4, 2016, pp. 15-20.

 22. Lambert Tetteh Appiah, George Bedu-Addo, Stephen Fred Sarfo, Isaac Kofi Owusu, David Chadwick, Anna Maria Geretti. Cardiovascular Risk Profile of HIV Patients Accessing Routine Care at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Annals of Global Health 82 (3), 402, 2016.

 23. Buabeng KO, Agyepong T, Owusu IK, Koffour GA and Ansah CA. Multidrug Therapy and Risk of Adverse Drug Reactions in Africa: The Need to Step Up Pharmacovigillance to Improve Patient Health and Safety. SM J Clin Pharm Acta. 2016; 2(1): 1005.

 24. Kwadwo Osei Bonsu, Isaac Kofi Owusu, Kwame Ohene Buabeng, Daniel Diamond Reidpath, Amudha Kadirvelu. Review of novel therapeutic targets for improving heart failure treatment based on experimental and clinicalstudies. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 2016:12 1–20.

 25. Isaac Kofi Owusu, Richard Kena Boadi, Alexander Afari-Kissi, Yaw Adu-Boakye. Logistics Regression Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Hypertension in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. 3, No. 6, 2015, pp. 205-211.

 26. Isaac Kofi Owusu. Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients Presenting with Heart Failure to a Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 3, No. 3, 2015, pp. 90-97.

 27. Isaac K. Owusu, Christiana Aryee, William K. B. A. Owiredu, James Osei-Yeboah, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Edwin F. Laing. Analysis of Atherogenic and Anthropometric Profiles of Normotensive and Hypertensive Ghanaians in the Kumasi Metropolis. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 7(5): 378-397, 2015.

 28. Kim A. Eagle, Pat Sovitch, Kara Morgenstern, Edward B. Goldman, Kay Fuller, Hakan Oral, Joshua Romero, James N. Kirkpatrick, Al Romero, George Samson, Rita Grewlik, Christian Machado, Eric O. Sison, Rogelio V. Tangoo, Nelson S. Abelardo, Isaac Owusu, Ohene Opare-Sem (2014). Post-Mortem Cardiac Device Retrieval for Re-Use in Third World Nations: Views of the General Public and Patient Population. umich.edu

 29. Owusu IK, Boakye YA, Appiah LT (2014) Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Heart Failure Patients at a Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. J Cardiovasc Dis Diagn 2: 142. doi:4172/2329-9517.1000142.

 30. Owusu IK, Oppong B (2014) Echocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with HIV Infection at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana. J Gen Pract 2: 148. doi:10.4172/2329- 126.1000148.

 31. Owusu IK, Adu-Boakye Y, Appiah TL. Hypertensive Heart Failure in Kumasi, Ghana, Open Science Journal of Clinical Medicine. Vol. 2, No. 1, 2014, pp. 39-43.

 32. Aime Bonny Marcus Ngantcha, Sylvie Ndongo Amougou, Adama Kane, Sonia Marrakchi, Emmy Okello, Georges Taty, Abdulrrawwak Gehani, Mamadou Diakite, Mohammed Q Talle, Pier D Lambiase, Martin Houenassi, Ashley Chin, Harun Otieno, Gloria Temu, Isaac Kofi Owusu, Kamilu Karaye, Abdalla AM Awad, Bo Gregens Winkel, Silvia G Priori; on behalf of the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death. Rationale and Design of the Pan-African Sudden Cardiac Death Survey: Pan-African Sudden Cardiac Death Study. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa. Vol. 25, No. 4, 2014, pp 34-68.

 33. Owusu IK, Boakye YA (2013) Prevalence and Aetiology of Heart Failure in Patients Seen at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. J Cardiovasc Dis Diagn 1: 131.

doi:10.4172/2329-9517.1000131.

 34. Anane C, Buabeng KO, Sarpong K, Owusu IK (2013). The Impact of a Comprehensive Medication Counseling and Education on Rehospitalization and Mortality of Advanced Heart Failure Patients in Ghana. J Cardiovasc Dis Diagn 1: 123. doi:10.4172/2329-9517.1000123.

 35. I K Owusu, Y Adu-Boakye, R K Boadi. Cardiovascular Risk Profile Of Patients Seen At A Cardiac Clinic in Kumasi, Ghana. The Internet Journal of Health, 2013 Volume 14 Number1.

 36. Owusu IK, Anane C, Buabeng KO. Post partum heart failure: a rare presentation to The intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Ghana. International Medical Case Reports Journal. Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-32. 01 June 2012.

 37. Anane, I. Owusu and J. Attakorah : Monitoring Amiodarone Therapy In Cardiac Arrthythmias In The Intensive Care Unit Of A Teaching Hospital In Ghana. The Internet Journal of Cardiology. 2011 Volume 10 Number 1.

38. Anane C, Buabeng K.O, Owusu I.K, Sarpong K. Dealing with non-cardiac comorbidities in advanced heart failure patients. The Carvedilol or Bisoprolol African Trial (COBAT) studies in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana Advances in life Sciences Journal, August 16, 2012, 12.09 OSAID

39. Anane. Charles, Mensah. V. and Owusu Isaac : Managing Hypertension In Heart Failure Patients In A Teaching Hospital In Ghana. The Internet Journal of Cardiovascular Research. 2011 Volume 7 Number 1.

 40. Isaac Owusu : A Case Report Of Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism PresentingTo Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi. The Internet Journal of Health. 2010 Volume 11 Number 1.

 41. Isaac Kofi Owusu, Ansumana Bockarie and Yaw Ampem Amoako: Orthodromic Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia Presenting To The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana: The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine 2009; Volume 7, Number 2.

 42. Isaac Kofi Owusu: Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy In Patients Seen With Hypertensive Heart Failure: The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine. 2007; Volume 6, Number 1.

 43. Isaac Kofi Owusu: Causes Of Heart Failure As Seen In Kumasi Ghana: The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine. 2007; Volume 5, Number 1.

 44. Isaac Kofi Owusu: Treatment Of Heart Failure In A Teaching Hospital In Ghana, West Africa. The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine. 2007. Volume 4 Number 2.

 45. Dong, Y.B., Plange-Rhyle, J, Owusu, I., Micah, F.B., Eastwood, J.B., Carter, N.D., Saggar-Malik, A.A., Cappuccio, F.P., Jeffrey, S. “T594M mutation of the b-subunit of the epithelial sodium channel in Ghanaian populations in Kumasi and London, and a possible association with hypertension”. Genetic Testing. 2002; 6:63-65.