2021
Racial differences in cardiopulmonary outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury
Egbuche O, Abe T, Nwokike S, Jegede O, Mezue K, Olanipekun T, Onuorah I, Echols M. Racial differences in cardiopulmonary outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury. Reviews In Cardiovascular Medicine 2021, 22: 1667-1675. PMID: 34957809, PMCID: PMC9054458, DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2204174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-hospital cardiac eventsCOVID-19 patientsIn-hospital mortalityCardiac eventsGrady Health SystemNon-blacksAssociated with increased disease burdenCardiopulmonary outcomesPolymerase-chain-reaction assayAssociated with higher riskMortality of hospitalized COVID-19 patientsAcute respiratory distress syndromeAssociated with worse outcomesIn-hospital acute kidney injuryMechanism of injuryOutcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patientsPresence of AKIHospitalized COVID-19 patientsRespiratory distress syndromeProportion of patientsAcute kidney injuryPrimary composite outcomeRetrospective cohort studyImpact of AKIHealth system
2020
Indigenous people and the COVID-19 pandemic: the tip of an iceberg of social and economic inequities
Goha A, Mezue K, Edwards P, Madu K, Baugh D, Tulloch-Reid E, Nunura F, Doubeni C, Madu E. Indigenous people and the COVID-19 pandemic: the tip of an iceberg of social and economic inequities. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2020, 75: 207-208. PMID: 33067253, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-214755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSub-Saharan Africa Tackles COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities.
Mezue K, Edwards P, Nsofor I, Goha A, Anya I, Madu K, Baugh D, Nunura F, Gaulton G, Madu E. Sub-Saharan Africa Tackles COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities. Ethnicity & Disease 2020, 30: 693-694. PMID: 32989369, PMCID: PMC7518544, DOI: 10.18865/ed.30.4.693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID‐19 and the heart: An update for clinicians
Goha A, Mezue K, Edwards P, Nunura F, Baugh D, Madu E. COVID‐19 and the heart: An update for clinicians. Clinical Cardiology 2020, 43: 1216-1222. PMID: 32533585, PMCID: PMC7323229, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognosis of COVID-19 diseaseAdverse cardiac effectsPre-existing cardiovascular diseaseOptimal patient managementAcute myocardial injuryRisk of morbidityAcute coronary syndromeManifestations of COVID-19Cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19Cardiovascular manifestationsCardiac effectsEffects of medicationVenous thromboembolismCoronary syndromeHeart failureMyocardial injuryPatient managementRAA systemClinical syndromeCardiovascular diseaseViral entrySARS-CoV-2COVID-19 diseaseHeartCOVID-19