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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaCardiovascular DiseasesChronic DiseaseEpidemicsHumansLung DiseasesRisk FactorsConceptsPulmonary diseaseChronic diseasesNoncommunicable diseasesChronic noncommunicable diseasesMaternal diseaseWorldwide epidemicPulmonary medicinePatient careWorldwide deathsClinical researchDiseaseCardiovascular medicineMajor causeUnprecedented burdenInternational academic partnershipsCareSaharan AfricaWestern KenyaEpidemicBurdenAcademic partnershipsTraining curriculumResearch training curriculumMedicine