Heart Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bloomfield GS, Barasa FA, Doll JA, Velazquez EJ. Heart Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa. Current Cardiology Reviews 2013, 9: 157-173. PMID: 23597299, PMCID: PMC3682399, DOI: 10.2174/1573403x11309020008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureDisease burdenAcute heart failureHeart failure syndromeCardiovascular disease burdenRange of etiologiesSpectrum of causesSaharan AfricaRegional disease burdenProspective registryClinical characteristicsIdiopathic causesCase seriesCase reportNational healthcare systemLifestyle habitsDiagnostic considerationsFailure syndromeSignificant burdenDisease trendsNatural historyHealthcare systemEtiologySub-Saharan AfricansBurdenNatural History of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation (TR) Diagnosed Immediately after Heart Transplant
Zanotti G, Shaw L, Castleberry A, Schroder J, Velazquez E, Swaminathan M, Rogers J, Milano C. Natural History of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation (TR) Diagnosed Immediately after Heart Transplant. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2013, 32: s256. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.01.663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignificant tricuspid valve regurgitationTricuspid valve regurgitationHeart transplantGraft reperfusionPostoperative TTETR gradeValve regurgitationValve repairIntraoperative TEECommon findingNatural historyYear post transplantTricuspid valve repairOptimal surgical managementAssessment of predictorsBicaval techniqueEarly morbidityMonthly followupCardiac transplantationPost transplantPostoperative morbidityPostoperative stayWedge pressureTransplant databaseUnadjusted survival