Factors Associated With Isolated Right Heart Failure in Women A Pilot Study From Western Kenya
Lagat DK, DeLong AK, Wellenius GA, Carter EJ, Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ, Hogan J, Kimaiyo S, Sherman CB. Factors Associated With Isolated Right Heart Failure in Women A Pilot Study From Western Kenya. Global Heart 2014, 9: 249-254. PMID: 25667096, PMCID: PMC4405788, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight heart failureOccupational dust exposureAirflow limitationHeart failureControl subjectsIndoor air pollutionDust exposureIsolated right heart failureHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testingPilot studySmall observational studiesCase-control studyKitchen ventilationSpecific environmental exposuresWestern KenyaSurrogate measureA Pilot StudyAnalysis of subgroupsSmoke exposure timeExpiratory volumeHIV positivityReferral hospitalWalk testOccupational dustThromboembolic disease