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Outcomes 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
2024
Outcomes and care quality metrics for people living with rheumatic heart disease and atrial fibrillation in Uganda
Opara C, Lan R, Rwebembera J, Okello E, Watkins D, Chang A, Longenecker C. Outcomes and care quality metrics for people living with rheumatic heart disease and atrial fibrillation in Uganda. Heart Rhythm O2 2024, 5: 201-208. PMID: 38690140, PMCID: PMC11056452, DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRheumatic heart diseaseCare retentionAtrial fibrillationFactors associated with retentionCare quality metricsNearest health centerNew York Heart Association functional class III/IVComplications of rheumatic heart diseaseLower-resource settingsHeart diseaseFunctional class III/IVMultivariate logistic regressionMedian follow-upCare metricsHealth centersPrescription ratesCareConcurrent AFAnticoagulant prescriptionLogistic regressionClass III/IVAF participantsMedian ageAtrial flutterCharacterize demographics