2019
Effects of a Cookstove Intervention on Cardiac Structure, Cardiac Function, and Blood Pressure in Western Kenya
Bloomfield GS, Kirwa K, Agarwal A, Eliot MN, Alenezi F, Carter EJ, Foster MC, Kimaiyo S, Lumsden R, Menya D, Mitter SS, Velazquez EJ, Vedanthan R, Wellenius GA. Effects of a Cookstove Intervention on Cardiac Structure, Cardiac Function, and Blood Pressure in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2019, 32: 427-430. PMID: 30665729, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 partnershipsHousehold Air Pollution From Burning Wood Is Associated With Altered Cardiac Hemodynamics And Function Among Women In Western Kenya: Results From The Kenya Hap Echo Study
Kirwa K, Agarwal A, Bloomfield G, Alenezi F, Eliot M, Carter J, Ogaro F, Sherman C, Kimaiyo S, Mitter S, Velazquez E, Menya D, Welllenius G, Vedanthan R. Household Air Pollution From Burning Wood Is Associated With Altered Cardiac Hemodynamics And Function Among Women In Western Kenya: Results From The Kenya Hap Echo Study. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2015, 2015 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2015.2015-2522.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Factors Associated With Isolated Right Heart Failure in Women A Pilot Study From Western Kenya
Lagat DK, DeLong AK, Wellenius GA, Carter EJ, Bloomfield GS, Velazquez EJ, Hogan J, Kimaiyo S, Sherman CB. Factors Associated With Isolated Right Heart Failure in Women A Pilot Study From Western Kenya. Global Heart 2014, 9: 249-254. PMID: 25667096, PMCID: PMC4405788, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2014.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight heart failureOccupational dust exposureAirflow limitationHeart failureControl subjectsIndoor air pollutionDust exposureIsolated right heart failureHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testingPilot studySmall observational studiesCase-control studyKitchen ventilationSpecific environmental exposuresWestern KenyaSurrogate measureA Pilot StudyAnalysis of subgroupsSmoke exposure timeExpiratory volumeHIV positivityReferral hospitalWalk testOccupational dustThromboembolic diseaseNurse Management of Hypertension in Rural Western Kenya: Implementation Research to Optimize Delivery
Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Horowitz CR, Ascheim D, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Nurse Management of Hypertension in Rural Western Kenya: Implementation Research to Optimize Delivery. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 5-12. PMID: 24751560, PMCID: PMC4036099, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2013.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural western KenyaNurse managementBlood pressureNoncommunicable disease managementSystolic blood pressurePrimary outcome measureLong-term treatmentWestern KenyaHypertensive patientsHypertensive individualsMiddle-income countriesHypertension managementHypertension treatmentControl rateRisk factorsHypertensionOutcome measuresOptimize deliveryFull-time equivalentsEffectiveness of strategiesImplementation researchNursesDisease managementFeasibility testingRecord-keeping tool
2011
Hypertension and Obesity as Cardiovascular Risk Factors among HIV Seropositive Patients in Western Kenya
Bloomfield GS, Hogan JW, Keter A, Sang E, Carter EJ, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S. Hypertension and Obesity as Cardiovascular Risk Factors among HIV Seropositive Patients in Western Kenya. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e22288. PMID: 21779407, PMCID: PMC3136516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of hypertensionOverweight/obesityLarge HIV treatment programCardiovascular risk factorsHIV treatment programsLogistic regression analysisRisk factorsSystolic/diastolic blood pressureAssociated cardiovascular risk factorsTreatment programMultiple logistic regression analysisHIV-seropositive individualsHIV-seropositive patientsDiastolic blood pressureOverweight/obesePrevalence of HIVPercent of menAge categoriesOrdinal logistic regression analysisRegression analysisHigher age categoriesElectronic medical recordsWestern KenyaCD4 countSeropositive patientsChronic 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