2014
HIV and Noncommunicable Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the ART Era
Bloomfield GS, Khazanie P, Morris A, Rabadán-Diehl C, Benjamin LA, Murdoch D, Radcliff VS, Velazquez EJ, Hicks C. HIV and Noncommunicable Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the ART Era. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s40-s53. PMID: 25117960, PMCID: PMC4133739, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseCoronary artery disease/myocardial infarctionLong-term HIV infectionEffective antiretroviral therapyHIV-seropositive patientsLong-term morbidityPulmonary arterial hypertensionObstructive lung diseaseHIV-positive personsLong-term outcomesChronic noncommunicable diseasesEffective prevention strategiesPotential adverse effectsPulmonary complicationsArterial hypertensionHeart failureLung diseasePulmonary conditionsMyocardial infarctionEarly recognitionART era
2011
Chronic 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