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A review of co-morbidity between infectious and chronic disease in Sub Saharan Africa: TB and Diabetes Mellitus, HIV and Metabolic Syndrome, and the impact of globalization

Globalization and Health, 2009
Background Africa is facing a rapidly growing chronic non-communicable disease burden whilst at the same time experiencing continual high rates of infectious disease. It is well known that some infections increase the risk of certain chronic diseases and
Johnstone Lucy K, Critchley Julia A, Young Fiona, Unwin Nigel C   +3 more
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Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in active tuberculosis in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Scientific Reports, 2022
AbstractPeople with tuberculosis (TB) are at risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. We estimated the prevalence of cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors among people with active TB in Africa. This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from Africa. We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE through PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central Register
Joseph Baruch Baluku, Olum Ronald, Peace Bagasha, Emmy Okello, Felix Bongomin   +4 more
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Pregnancy outcome in a pregnant patient with idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare and progressive condition which is aggravated by the physiologic changes during pregnancy.
Farid Rashidi, Hossein Sate
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Identification of new cases of tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic using model strategic management

Healthcare in Low-resource Settings, 2023
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a world health problem that causes the third-largest death after cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. One of the causes of transmission of environmental factors is controlling the mobilization of individuals ...
Eppy Setiyowati, Umi Hanik, Ni Njoman Juliasih, Priyo Susilo   +3 more
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Navigating Diagnostic Dilemmas in Cardiology: A Rare Case Report of Tuberculosis Presenting as a Cardiac Abscess. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Cardiac tuberculosis (TB) is a rare but important extrapulmonary form of TB that often presents diagnostic challenges due to nonspecific symptoms and its ability to mimic other cardiac conditions. We report the case of a 45‐year‐old woman with end‐stage renal disease secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) who presented with fever ...
Bayat F, Jame Bozorgi S, Khani M, Jafari Fesharaki M, Bagheri A, Farahani E.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Misdiagnosis of Bland-White-Garland Syndrome: Report of Two Cases with Different Presentations [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2014
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) or Bland-White-Garland syndrome is usually an isolated cardiac anomaly but, in rare incidences, has been described with patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect ...
Akbar Molaei, Bahman Rastkar Hemmati, Hashem Khosroshahi, Madjid Malaki, Roya Zakeri   +4 more
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Aortic endograft infection by Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense with acquired clarithromycin resistance: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense (MMA) comprises a group of non-tuberculous, rapidly growing mycobacteria. Although MMA can cause pulmonary diseases, surgical site infections, and disseminated diseases, aortic endograft infection has
Yutaro Akiyama, Noriko Iwamoto, Keisuke Kamada, Atsushi Yoshida, Asami Osugi, Satoshi Mitarai, Tetsuya Suzuki, Kei Yamamoto, Maki Nagashima, Tetsuya Horai, Norio Ohmagari   +10 more
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Serum Concentrations of Cardiac Troponin I Is Correlated With the Outcomes of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation Referred to Emergency Department

Acta Medica Iranica, 2022
Acute exacerbations are the important reasons for hospitalization and death in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum concentrations of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and the outcome of COPD
Kavous Shahsavarinia, Neda Moghadasian Niaki, Ali Taghizadieh, Peyman Habibi, Ahmad Separham, Neda Gilani, Neda Dolatkhah   +6 more
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Cell Calcification Models and Their Implications for Medicine and Biomaterial Research

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Calcification, is the process by which the tissues containing minerals are formed, occurring during normal physiological processes, or in pathological conditions. Here, it is aimed to give a comprehensive overview of the range of cell models available, and the approaches taken by these models, highlighting when and how methodological divergences arise,
Luke Hunter, Caterina Vanelli Coralli, Robert Dzhanaev, Aaron Morgan, Willi Jahnen‐Dechent, Sergio Bertazzo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco smoking-attributable mortality in Kenya, 2012–2021

Tobacco Induced Diseases
Introduction Tobacco smoking poses a significant risk for various diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancers.
Lazarus Odeny, Gladwell Gathecha, Valerian Mwenda, Anne Kendagor, Samuel Cheburet, Beatrice Mugi, Caroline Mithi, Florence Jaguga, Kennedy Okinda, Rachel K. Devotsu, Shukri F. Mohamed, Jane Rahedi Ong’ang’o   +11 more
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