2017
Approaches to Sustainable Capacity Building for Cardiovascular Disease Care in Kenya
Barasa FA, Vedanthan R, Pastakia SD, Crowe SJ, Aruasa W, Sugut WK, White R, Ogola ES, Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ. Approaches to Sustainable Capacity Building for Cardiovascular Disease Care in Kenya. Cardiology Clinics 2017, 35: 145-152. PMID: 27886785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2016.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular disease careHealth care infrastructureDiseases of povertyMiddle-income countriesDisease careCardiovascular diseaseNoncommunicable diseasesTherapeutic strategiesDiagnostic capacityHigh-quality medicationsCare infrastructureEpidemic levelsHealth careDiseasePhysical injuryCareTraffic accidents
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