Isaac Acquah

Computer Engineering

About

Isaac Acquah is a Senior Lecturer in the Biomedical Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. He graduated from KNUST in 2005, with a BSc. in Computer Engineering. After serving for a year as a Teaching Assistant at KNUST, he studied for a Masters in Biomedical Engineering at University of Surrey, England. He joined KNUST as one of the pioneering faculty members for the Biomedical Engineering program. He obtained his doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from Korea University, South Korea.His research focusses bioinstrumentation, Medical AI applications and development of healthcare technologies.

Research Summary

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Research predominantly focuses on cardiovascular health risk factors, encompassing issues like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, social determinants of health, economic impacts on outcomes in cardiovascular diseases, public health policy, individual behavioral interventions like medication adherence, and integrated health systems addressing both societal and individual aspects.

Research Themes

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease(2020)

Inflammatory bowel disease and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in U.S. adults—A population-level analysis in the national health interview survey(2022)

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a nationally representative adult population with inflammatory bowel disease without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(2021)

Abstract 16424: Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among a Nationally Representative Adult Population With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Without Clinical Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease(2020)

Social Determinants of Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Pregnant Women in the United States(2022)

Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk, Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease, and Cardiovascular Events(2023)

Low educational attainment is associated with higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the United States adult population(2023)

Community and Social Context: An Important Social Determinant of Cardiovascular Disease(2021)

Cumulative social disadvantage and health-related quality of life: national health interview survey 2013–2017(2023)

Multidimensional Poverty and Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease(2024)

Neighborhood deprivation and morbid obesity: Insights from the Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Disease Health System Learning Registry(2022)

Social disadvantage, coronary artery calcium, and their interplay in the prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events(2023)

Social Vulnerability, Determinants for Equitable Health, and Cardiovascular Disease(2024)

Cumulative Social Disadvantage and Health-Related Quality of Life: National Health Interview Survey 2013-2017(2022)

Addition of Social Determinants of Health to Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis(2024)

Abstract 13639: The Impact of Income Level on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality Across the Spectrum of Cardiovascular Health & Disease Among Adults in the United States(2021)

Scope and Social Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States(2021)

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR COVID-19 MITIGATION MEASURES AMONG ADULTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN UNITED STATES(2021)

Abstract 15540: Prevalence and Sociodemographic Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States(2020)

Delayed medical care due to transportation barriers among adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(2021)

Social Determinants of Health Among Non-Elderly Adults With Stroke in the United States(2022)

Unfavorable social determinants of health are associated with higher burden of financial toxicity among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the US: findings from the National Health Interview Survey(2022)

Financial Hardship Among Nonelderly Adults With CKD in the United States(2021)

On Telemedicine Implementations in Ghana(2019)

Association of cardiovascular risk profile with premature all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults: findings from a national study(2024)

Cardiovascular risk profile of Middle Eastern immigrants living in the United States-the National Health Interview Survey(2021)

Abstract 11803: Area Deprivation and COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: The Curator Registry of Houston Methodist(2021)

Abstract 14405: Impact of Educational Attainment on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: Findings From a National Study of US Adults(2021)

Abstract 15274: Social Determinants of Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Pregnant Women in United States(2020)

Abstract 13366: Cardiovascular Risk Profile of Middle Eastern Immigrants Living in the United States(2021)

ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PROFILE WITH ALL-CAUSE AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY IN NON-ELDERLY US ADULTS, 2006-2014(2022)

Abstract 13639: The Impact of Income Level on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality Across the Spectrum of Cardiovascular Health & Disease Among Adults in the United States(2021)

Abstract 12118: Social Disadvantage, Coronary Artery Calcium, and Their Interplay, in the Prediction of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis(2022)

Abstract 11652: The Addition of Social Determinants of Health to Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction(2023)

Social Determinants of Adherence to COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Measures Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease(2021)

Long-Term Prognostic Implications and Role of Further Testing in Adults Aged ≤55 Years With a Coronary Calcium Score of Zero (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)(2021)

Lightweight Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) Detection and Defense Algorithm for WiFi-Enabled Internet of Things (IoT) Gateways(2019)

Association of cardiovascular risk profile with healthcare expenditure and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with and without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(2020)

Influenza Vaccination Among Adults With CKD in the United States: Regional, Demographic, and Socioeconomic Differences(2021)

Chest CT features of patients under investigation for Covid-19 pneumonia in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital: a descriptive study(2020)

Body Mass Index and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in United States Adults With and Without Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey(2023)

Abstract 13707: Body Mass Index and Mortality in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United States(2021)

Abstract 4147988: The association between E-cigarette use and atrial fibrillation in the All of Us Study: A prospective study(2024)

Abstract 4147290: The association between alcohol intake and pericarditis and myocarditis: The "All of Us” Research Program(2024)

Characteristic modal analysis in miniaturization and bandwidth‐enhancement of monopole antenna for WLAN/WiMAX/LTE applications(2023)

Shea Butter as a Viable Couplant for Ultrasound Imaging(2019)

Trends and factors associated with use of digital health technology among adults with serious psychological distress in the United States: A secondary data analysis of the National Health Interview Survey(2022)

Abstract 15779: Unfavorable Social Determinants of Health Profile and Financial Toxicity From Healthcare in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease(2020)

DETERMINANTS OF TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AMONG ADULTS WITH ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE(2021)

Abstract 17309: Scope and Determinants of Nonfinancial Barriers to Healthcare Access in Individuals With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease(2020)

Abstract 13877: Financial Hardship From Medical Bills Among Non-Elderly Adults With Obesity in the US(2021)

Abstract 11520: Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus in the United States(2021)

MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES(2022)

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults in the United States: National Health Interview Survey 2013-2017(2022)

Abstract 4146818: Interplay of Coronary Artery Calcium and Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs Equations in ASCVD Risk Prediction(2024)

Unhealthy alcohol use and risk of coronary heart disease among young and middle-aged adults(2025)

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS AND ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN THE ALL OF US STUDY(2025)

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND RISK OF RHEUMATIC VALVULAR HEART DISEASE: A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ALL-OF-US RESEARCH PROJECT(2025)

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