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  1. Article ; Online: Post-election responsibilities for public health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Rahim, Faraan O / Lieber, William C / Hertz, Julian T / Wembulua, Bruce Shinga / Ndeba, Patrick A / Lukelwa, Richard M

    Nature medicine

    2024  

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 1220066-9
    ISSN 1546-170X ; 1078-8956
    ISSN (online) 1546-170X
    ISSN 1078-8956
    DOI 10.1038/s41591-024-02932-9
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  2. Article ; Online: Capacity building for infectious disease control in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Lieber, William C / Rahim, Faraan O / Lartey, Henry S Q / Shah, Devesh / Mmbaga, Blandina T / Thielman, Nathan M / Hertz, Julian T

    Pathogens and global health

    2023  , Page(s) 1–3

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2625162-0
    ISSN 2047-7732 ; 2047-7724
    ISSN (online) 2047-7732
    ISSN 2047-7724
    DOI 10.1080/20477724.2023.2272363
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  3. Article ; Online: A holistic framework to integrate HIV and cardiovascular disease care in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Rahim, Faraan O / Jain, Bhav / Bloomfield, Gerald S / Jain, Pankaj / Rugakingira, Anzibert / Thielman, Nathan M / Sakita, Francis / Hertz, Julian T

    AIDS (London, England)

    2023  Volume 37, Issue 10, Page(s) 1497–1502

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; HIV Infections/therapy ; Cardiovascular Diseases/therapy ; Africa South of the Sahara/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639076-6
    ISSN 1473-5571 ; 0269-9370 ; 1350-2840
    ISSN (online) 1473-5571
    ISSN 0269-9370 ; 1350-2840
    DOI 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003604
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  4. Article ; Online: Cost-benefit analysis of intraoperative neuromonitoring for cardiac surgery.

    Jain, Bhav / Rahim, Faraan O / Thirumala, Parthasarathy D / McGarvey, Michael L / Balzer, Jeffrey / Nogueira, Raul G / van der Goes, David N / de Havenon, Adam / Sultan, Ibrahim / Ney, John

    Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association

    2024  Volume 33, Issue 3, Page(s) 107576

    Abstract: Background: Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) can detect large vessel occlusion (LVO) in real-time during surgery. The aim of this study was to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of utilizing IONM among patients undergoing cardiac surgery.: Methods: ...

    Abstract Background: Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) can detect large vessel occlusion (LVO) in real-time during surgery. The aim of this study was to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of utilizing IONM among patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
    Methods: A decision-analysis tree with terminal Markov nodes was constructed to model functional outcome, as measured via the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), among 65-year-old patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Our cost-benefit analysis compares the use of IONM (electroencephalography and somatosensory evoked potential) against no IONM in preventing neurological complications from perioperative LVO during cardiac surgery. The study was performed over a lifetime horizon from a societal perspective in the United States. Base case and one-way probabilistic sensitivity analyses were performed.
    Results: At a baseline LVO rate of 0.31%, the mean attributable lifetime expenditure for IONM-monitored cardiac surgeries relative to unmonitored cardiac surgeries was $1047.41 (95% CI, $742.12 - $1445.10). At a critical LVO rate of approximately 3.67%, the costs of both monitored and unmonitored cardiac surgeries were the same. Above this critical rate, implementing IONM became cost-saving. On one-way sensitivity analysis, variation in LVO rate from 0% - 10% caused lifetime costs attributable to receiving IONM to range from $1150.47 - $29404.61; variations in IONM cost, percentage of intervenable LVOs, IONM sensitivity, and mechanical thrombectomy cost exerted comparably minimal influence over lifetime costs.
    Discussion: We find considerable cost savings favoring the use of IONM under certain parameters corresponding to high-risk patients. This study will provide financial perspective to policymakers, clinicians, and patients alike on the appropriate use of IONM during cardiac surgery.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Aged ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory/physiology ; Neurosurgical Procedures/adverse effects ; Nervous System Diseases/etiology ; Cardiac Surgical Procedures/adverse effects ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1131675-5
    ISSN 1532-8511 ; 1052-3057
    ISSN (online) 1532-8511
    ISSN 1052-3057
    DOI 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107576
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  5. Article ; Online: Characteristics and outcomes of patients with symptomatic chronic myocardial injury in a Tanzanian emergency department: A prospective observational study.

    Rahim, Faraan O / Sakita, Francis M / Coaxum, Lauren A / Kweka, Godfrey L / Loring, Zak / Mlangi, Jerome J / Galson, Sophie W / Tarimo, Tumsifu G / Temu, Gloria / Bloomfield, Gerald S / Hertz, Julian T

    PloS one

    2024  Volume 19, Issue 5, Page(s) e0296440

    Abstract: Background: Chronic myocardial injury is a condition defined by stably elevated cardiac biomarkers without acute myocardial ischemia. Although studies from high-income countries have reported that chronic myocardial injury predicts adverse prognosis, ... ...

    Abstract Background: Chronic myocardial injury is a condition defined by stably elevated cardiac biomarkers without acute myocardial ischemia. Although studies from high-income countries have reported that chronic myocardial injury predicts adverse prognosis, there are no published data about the condition in sub-Saharan Africa.
    Methods: Between November 2020 and January 2023, adult patients with chest pain or shortness of breath were recruited from an emergency department in Moshi, Tanzania. Medical history and point-of-care troponin T (cTnT) assays were obtained from participants; those whose initial and three-hour repeat cTnT values were abnormally elevated but within 11% of each other were defined as having chronic myocardial injury. Mortality was assessed thirty days following enrollment.
    Results: Of 568 enrolled participants, 81 (14.3%) had chronic myocardial injury, 73 (12.9%) had acute myocardial injury, and 412 (72.5%) had undetectable cTnT values. Of participants with chronic myocardial injury, the mean (± sd) age was 61.5 (± 17.2) years, and the most common comorbidities were CKD (n = 65, 80%) and hypertension (n = 60, 74%). After adjusting for CKD, thirty-day mortality rates (38% vs. 36%, aOR 1.03, 95% CI: 0.52-2.03, p = 0.931) were similar between participants with chronic myocardial injury and those with acute myocardial injury, but significantly greater (38% vs. 13.6%, aOR 3.63, 95% CI: 1.98-6.65, p<0.001) among participants with chronic myocardial injury than those with undetectable cTnT values.
    Conclusion: In Tanzania, chronic myocardial injury is a poor prognostic indicator associated with high risk of short-term mortality. Clinicians practicing in this region should triage patients with stably elevated cTn levels in light of their increased risk.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Female ; Tanzania/epidemiology ; Middle Aged ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Prospective Studies ; Troponin T/blood ; Aged ; Prognosis ; Adult ; Biomarkers/blood ; Chronic Disease ; Cardiomyopathies/blood ; Cardiomyopathies/epidemiology ; Cardiomyopathies/mortality
    Chemical Substances Troponin T ; Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0296440
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  6. Article ; Online: Longitudinal ECG changes among adults with HIV in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study.

    Rahim, Faraan O / Sakita, Francis M / Coaxum, Lauren / Maro, Amedeus V / Ford, James S / Hatter, Kate / Gedion, Kalipa / Ezad, Saad M / Galson, Sophie W / Bloomfield, Gerald S / Limkakeng, Alexander T / Kessy, Monica S / Mmbaga, Blandina / Hertz, Julian T

    PLOS global public health

    2023  Volume 3, Issue 10, Page(s) e0002525

    Abstract: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising among people with HIV (PWH) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the utility of the electrocardiogram (ECG) in screening for CVD, there is limited data regarding longitudinal ECG changes among PWH ... ...

    Abstract The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising among people with HIV (PWH) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the utility of the electrocardiogram (ECG) in screening for CVD, there is limited data regarding longitudinal ECG changes among PWH in SSA. In this study, we aimed to describe ECG changes over a 6-month period in a cohort of PWH in northern Tanzania. Between September 2020 and March 2021, adult PWH were recruited from Majengo HIV Care and Treatment Clinic (MCTC) in Moshi, Tanzania. Trained research assistants surveyed participants and obtained a baseline ECG. Participants then returned to MCTC for a 6-month follow-up, where another ECG was obtained. Two independent physician adjudicators interpreted baseline and follow-up ECGs for rhythm, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), bundle branch blocks, ST-segment changes, and T-wave inversion, using standardized criteria. New ECG abnormalities were defined as those that were absent in a patient's baseline ECG but present in their 6-month follow-up ECG. Of 500 enrolled participants, 476 (95.2%) completed follow-up. The mean (± SD) age of participants was 45.7 (± 11.0) years, 351 (73.7%) were female, and 495 (99.8%) were taking antiretroviral therapy. At baseline, 248 (52.1%) participants had one or more ECG abnormalities, the most common of which were LVH (n = 108, 22.7%) and T-wave inversion (n = 89, 18.7%). At six months, 112 (23.5%) participants developed new ECG abnormalities, including 40 (8.0%) cases of new T-wave inversion, 22 (4.6%) cases of new LVH, 12 (2.5%) cases of new ST elevation, and 11 (2.3%) cases of new prolonged QTc. Therefore, new ECG changes were common over a relatively short 6-month period, which suggests that subclinical CVD may develop rapidly in PWH in Tanzania. These data highlight the need for additional studies on CVD in PWH in SSA and the importance of routine CVD screening in this high-risk population.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2767-3375
    ISSN (online) 2767-3375
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002525
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