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The impact of novel coronavirus COVID‐19 on noncommunicable disease patients and health systems: a review
Chang A, Cullen M, Harrington R, Barry M. The impact of novel coronavirus COVID‐19 on noncommunicable disease patients and health systems: a review. Journal Of Internal Medicine 2020, 289: 450-462. PMID: 33020988, PMCID: PMC7675448, DOI: 10.1111/joim.13184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth system factorsNoncommunicable disease patientsNoncommunicable diseasesHealth systemLevels of health systemsSystemic factorsCare of patientsDisease-specific factorsPublic health measuresCare providersNCD patientsDisproportionate burdenHealth measuresCOVID-19Society statementEndocrine disordersPatientsCareLong-term effectsDisease patientsHealthDiseasePandemic disruptionCoronavirus diseaseProviders
2023
What We Lost in the Fire: Endemic Tropical Heart Diseases in the Time of COVID-19.
Chang A, Zühlke L, Ribeiro A, Barry M, Okello E, Longenecker C. What We Lost in the Fire: Endemic Tropical Heart Diseases in the Time of COVID-19. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 108: 462-464. PMID: 36746666, PMCID: PMC9978545, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart diseaseMiddle-income countriesGlobal health equityCOVID-19 pandemicHealth equityHealth disparitiesHealthcare providersCare systemMalaria control initiativesRheumatic heart diseaseGroup of disordersControl statusCOVID-19Time of COVID-19Control initiativesFunding increasesEndomyocardial fibrosisSubstantial mortalityDiseaseEndemic illnessOutcomesChagas diseasePeopleCareHealthcare
2022
Recent Advances in the Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Continuum
Rwebembera J, Nascimento B, Minja N, de Loizaga S, Aliku T, dos Santos L, Galdino B, Corte L, Silva V, Chang A, Dutra W, Nunes M, Beaton A. Recent Advances in the Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Continuum. Pathogens 2022, 11: 179. PMID: 35215123, PMCID: PMC8878614, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11020179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRheumatic heart diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusRheumatic feverLatent rheumatic heart diseaseManagement of rheumatic heart diseaseGroup A <i>Streptococcus</i>Burden of rheumatic heart diseaseSecondary antibiotic prophylaxisAntibiotic prophylaxisGAS pharyngitisEchocardiographic screeningImmunodeficiency virusDiagnostic strategiesHeart diseaseTertiary managementVaccine developmentMiddle-income countriesNarrative reviewDisease continuumRF/RHDDiseaseFeverGlobal eradicationInfectious diseasesRheumatism
2016
Regenerative Medicine: Potential Mechanisms of Cardiac Recovery in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Chang A, Kittle J, Wu S. Regenerative Medicine: Potential Mechanisms of Cardiac Recovery in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Current Treatment Options In Cardiovascular Medicine 2016, 18: 20. PMID: 26874708, PMCID: PMC4957545, DOI: 10.1007/s11936-016-0443-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac recoveryPathophysiology of Takotsubo syndromeAcute chest painAssociated with significant hemodynamic compromiseAcute heart failureSignificant hemodynamic compromiseResponse to injurySystolic dysfunctionChest painTakotsubo syndromeHemodynamic compromiseHeart failureDisease courseInciting insultHistological studiesTakotsuboPotential mechanismsDiseaseCardiomyopathyPainPathophysiologySyndromeCytoprotective processDysfunctionSystolic