Mortality Along the Rheumatic Heart Disease Cascade of Care in Uganda
Chang A, Barry M, Bendavid E, Watkins D, Beaton A, Lwabi P, Ssinabulya I, Longenecker C, Okello E. Mortality Along the Rheumatic Heart Disease Cascade of Care in Uganda. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008445. PMID: 35041475, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.121.008445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcomes and Care Quality Metrics for Women of Reproductive Age Living With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
Chang A, Nabbaale J, Okello E, Ssinabulya I, Barry M, Beaton A, Webel A, Longenecker C. Outcomes and Care Quality Metrics for Women of Reproductive Age Living With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015562. PMID: 32295465, PMCID: PMC7428530, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnticoagulantsComorbidityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMedication AdherenceOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesReproductive HealthRetention in CareRetrospective StudiesRheumatic Heart DiseaseRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUgandaWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsRheumatic heart diseaseWomen of reproductive ageHeart diseaseReproductive ageClinical rheumatic heart diseaseRheumatic Heart Disease RegistryAdherence to guideline-based therapyNew York Heart Association class III-IV heart failurePrescription of warfarinRisk of cardiovascular complicationsCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelRetrospective cohort studyGuideline-based therapyAdherence ratesDisease RegistryCohort studyAnticoagulant prescriptionSub-Saharan AfricaAnticoagulant useCardiovascular complicationsClinical outcomesCompare comorbiditiesHazards modelHeart failure