2015
Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya
Binanay CA, Akwanalo CO, Aruasa W, Barasa FA, Corey GR, Crowe S, Esamai F, Einterz R, Foster MC, Gardner A, Kibosia J, Kimaiyo S, Koech M, Korir B, Lawrence JE, Lukas S, Manji I, Maritim P, Ogaro F, Park P, Pastakia SD, Sugut W, Vedanthan R, Yanoh R, Velazquez EJ, Bloomfield GS. Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2550-2560. PMID: 26653630, PMCID: PMC4680855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesPublic referral hospitalCardiovascular disease deathsWorld Health Organization frameworkResource-limited settingsHealth care systemReferral hospitalSubspecialty careDisease deathsCardiovascular healthChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careMedical CenterCardiovascular servicesInfectious diseasesHealth systemCare systemDiseaseHealth partnershipsHospitalStepwise approachCareWestern KenyaAcademic partnerships
2011
Chronic noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa: An academic model for countering the epidemic
Bloomfield GS, Kimaiyo S, Carter EJ, Binanay C, Corey GR, Einterz RM, Tierney WM, Velazquez EJ. Chronic noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa: An academic model for countering the epidemic. American Heart Journal 2011, 161: 842-847. PMID: 21570512, PMCID: PMC3093664, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary diseaseChronic diseasesNoncommunicable diseasesChronic noncommunicable diseasesMaternal diseaseWorldwide epidemicPulmonary medicinePatient careWorldwide deathsClinical researchDiseaseCardiovascular medicineMajor causeUnprecedented burdenInternational academic partnershipsCareSaharan AfricaWestern KenyaEpidemicBurdenAcademic partnershipsTraining curriculumResearch training curriculumMedicine