Submissions from 2014
DSM‐5 and ICD‐11 definitions of posttraumatic stress disorder: Investigating “narrow” and “broad” approaches, Dan J. Stein, Katie A. McLaughlin, Karestan C. Koenen, Lukoye Atwoli, Matthew J. Friedman, Eric D. Hill, Andreas Maercker, Maria Petukhova, Victoria Shahly, and Mark van Ommeren
Emerging antiretroviral drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: novel affordable technologies are needed to provide resistance testing for individual and public health benefits, Gert U. van Zyl, Lisa M. Frenkel, Michael Chung, Wolfgang Preiser, John W. Mellors, and Jean B. Nachega
Acute management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a tertiary hospital in Kenya: are we complying with practice guidelines?, Benjamin Wachira, Andrew Owuor, and Harun Otieno
Submissions from 2013
HIV-1 progression links with viral genetic variability and subtype, and patient’s HLA type: analysis of a Nairobi-Kenyan cohort, Syed Hani Abidi, Aniqa Shahid, Laila S. Lakhani, Reena Shah, Nancy Okinda, Peter Ojwang, Farhat Abbas, Sarah Rowland-Jones, and Syed Ali
Breaking bad news in clinical setting - health professionals' experience and perceived competence in southwestern Nigeria: A cross sectional study, Philip Adebayo, Olukayode Abayomi, Peter O. Johnson, Taofeeq Oloyede, and Abimbola A. Oyelekan
Neuropsychiatric and Parkinsonian manifestations of dementia: A case report in a Nigerian woman, Philip Adebayo, Ajan A. Ajani, Olaleye A. Adenij, and Rufus O. Akinyemi
Anthropometric differences among natives of Abuja living in urban and rural communities: correlations with other cardiovascular risk factors, Olufemi Sola Adediran, Philip Adebayo, and Adeseye Abiodun Akintunde
Carotid atherosclerosis and right ventricular diastolic dysfunction in a sample of hypertensive Nigerian patients, Adeseye A. Akintunde, Philip Adebayo, Ademola A. Aremu, and Oladimeji G. Opadijo
Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in South Africa: analysis from the South African Stress and Health Study, Lukoye Atwoli, Dan J. Stein, David R. Williams, Katie A. Mclaughlin, Maria Petukhova, Ronald C. Kessler, and Karestan C. Koenen
Comparing Papanicolau smear, visual inspection with acetic acid and human papillomavirus cervical cancer screening methods among HIV-positive women by immune status and antiretroviral therapy, Michael Chung, K. P. McKenzie, H. D. Vuyst, B. A. Richardson, Farzana Rana, R. Pamnani, J. W. Njoroge, E. Nyongesa-Malava, S. R. Sakr, G. C. John-Stewart, and N. R. Mugo
The journey of addiction: Barriers to and facilitators of drug use cessation among street children and youths in Western Kenya, Lonnie Embleton, Lukoye Atwoli, David Ayuku, and Paula Braitstein
Harnessing the power of the grassroots to conduct public health research in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from western Kenya in the adaptation of community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches, Allan Kamanda, Lonnie Embleton, David Ayuku, Lukoye Atwoli, Peter Gisore, Samuel Ayaya, Rachel Vreeman, and Paula Braitstein
Effect of mobile phone short message service on adherence rates to antihypertensives at the Family Medicine Clinic, Barbara Karau
The muranga teleophthalmology study: comparison of virtual (teleglaucoma) with in-person clinical assessment to diagnose glaucoma, Dan Kiage, Irfan N. Kherani, Stephen Gichuhi, Karim F. Damji, and Muindi Nyenze
Substance use among inmates at the Eldoret prison in Western Kenya, Daniel WC Kinyanjui and Lukoye Atwoli
Improving diabetic retinopathy screening in Africa: Patient satisfaction with teleophthalmology versus ophthalmologist-based screening, K. Kurji, D. Kiage, C. J. Rudnisky, and K. F. Damji
The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among sexually abused children at kenyatta national hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, C. A. OMBOK, A. Obondo, and Lukoye Atwoli
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of atrial fibrillation and flutter at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Jay Shavadia, Gerald Yonga, Sitna Mwanzi, Ashna Jinah, Abednego Moriasi, and Harun Otieno
Readmission and death after an acute heart failure event: predictors and outcomes in sub-saharan africa: results from the thesus-hf registry, K. Sliwa, B. A. Davison, B. M. Mayosi, A. Damasceno, M. Sani, O. S. Ogah, C. Mondo, D. Ojji, A. Dzudie, C. K. Kouam, A. Suliman, N. Schrueder, Gerald Yonga, S. A. Ba, F. Maru, B. Alemayehu, C. Edwards, and G. Cotter
Major incidents in Kenya: the case for emergency services development and training, Benjamin Wachira and Wayne Smith
The prevalence of smoking and the knowledge of smoking hazards and smoking cessation strategies among hiv positive patients in johannesburg, south africa, Peter Waweru, R. Anderson, H. Steel, WDF. Venter, D. Murdoch, and C. Feldman
Submissions from 2012
Short-term diagnostic stability among re-admitted psychiatric in-patients in Eldoret, Kenya, Lukoye Atwoli, D. Ndambuki, P. OWITI, G. Manguro, and N. Omulimi
The causes, treatment, and outcome of acute heart failure in 1006 Africans From 9 countries, Albertino Damasceno, Bongani M. Mayosi, Mahmoud Sani, Okechukwu S. Ogah, Charles Mondo, Dike Ojji, Anastase Dzudie, Charles Kouam Kouam, Ahmed Suliman, Neshaad Schrueder, Gerald Yonga, Serigne Abdou Ba, Fikru Maru, Bekele Alemayehu, Christopher Edwards, Beth A. Davison, Gad Cotter, and Karen Sliwa
The use of bevacizumab among women with metastatic breast cancer: a survey on clinical practice and the ongoing controversy., Shaheenah Dawood, Asim Jamal, Thomas A. Buchholz, Javier Cortes, Massimo Cristofanilli, Sudeep Gupta, and Ana M. Gonzalez‐Angulo
Knowledge, attitudes, and substance use practices among street children in Western Kenya, Lonnie Embleton, David Ayuku, Lukoye Atwoli, Rachel Vreeman, and Paula Braitstein
Risk of restless legs syndrome in low socioeconomic rheumatoidarthritis patients, Muhammad Ishaq, Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, and Kamran Hamid
Adjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Physician's Choices, Asi Jamal, Shiyam Kumar, Sajjad Raza, Maria Mehboob, and Osama Ishtiaq
Molecular Targeting Agents in Cancer Therapy: Science and Society, Asim Jamal
Psychiatric morbidity among HIV-infected children and adolescents in a resource-poor Kenyan urban community, Judy W. Kamau, Wangari Kuria, Muthoni Mathai, Lukoye Atwoli, and Rachael Kangethe
Preoperative medical consultation: maximizing its benefits, Raul A, Rivera; Nguyen T. Mai; Jorge I. Martinez-Osorio; Matthew F, McNeill; Sayed Karar; and Ishak A Mansi A. Mansi
A prospective review of acute coronary syndromes in an urban hospital in sub-Saharan Africa, Jay Shavadia, Gerald Yonga, and Harun Otieno
The influence of antiretroviral therapy on the QTc interval in an African cohort, J. Shavadia, Reena Shah, Gerald Yonga, R. Patel, J. Stebbing, and M. Nelson
Community perspectives on research consent involving vulnerable children in Western Kenya, Rachel Vreeman, Eunice Kamaara, Allan Kamanda, David Ayuku, Winstone Nyandiko, Lukoye Atwoli, Samuel Ayaya, Peter Gisore, Michael Scanlon, and Paula Braitstein
Submissions from 2011
Postpartum Depression, Lukoye Atwoli
Prevalence of substance use among college students in Eldoret, western Kenya, Lukoye Atwoli, Prisca A. Mungla, Moses N. Ndung'u, Kiende C. Kinoti, and Evans M. Ogot
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptom self-report among medical students in Eldoret, Kenya, Lukoye Atwoli, P. Owiti, G. Manguro, and D. NDAMBUKI
Comparison of Complete Versus Incomplete Stent Frame Expansion After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With Medtronic Coke Valve Bioprosthesis, Hasan Jilaihawi, Derek Chin, Tomasz J. Spyt, Jeilan Mohamed, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera, Noor Mohamed, Johan Bence, Elaine Logtens, and Jan Kovac
The influence of depression on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients at Aga Khan University Hospital (Nairobi), Evelyn W. Karanja-Mbugua
Cytological diagnosis of typical carcinoid on bronchoscopic brush smears in an HIV-positive patient, Neeta Kumar, Shahin Sayed, and Swati Das
159 Pilot Study exploring the regional repolarisation instability index in relation to myocardial heterogeneity and prediction of ventricular arrhythmia and death, William B. Nicolson, Christopher D. Steadman, P. Brown, Jeilan Mohamed, S. Yusuf, S Kundu, A. J. Sandilands, P. J. Stafford, F. S. Schlindwein, G. P. McCann, and G. Andre Ng
Regional fractionation and dominant frequency in persistent atrial fibrillation: effects of left atrial ablation and evidence of spatial relationship, Jiun Tuan, Jeilan Mohamed, Suman Kundu, Will Nicolson, Irene Chung, Peter J. Stafford, and G. André Ng
An analysis of the clinical practice of emergency medicine in public emergency centres in Kenya, Benjamin W. Wachira
Outbreak of beriberi among African union troops in Mogadishu, Somalia, John T. Watson, Hassan El Bushra, Emmaculate J. Lebo, Godfrey Bwire, James Kiyengo, Gideon Emukule, Victor Omballa, John Tole, Muvunyi Zuberi, Robert F. Breiman, and Mark A. Katz
Submissions from 2010
Emergency mental health and psychosocial support for survivors of post-election violence in Eldoret, Kenya, Lukoye Atwoli
Self-reported Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms among university students in Eldoret, Kenya, Lukoye Atwoli, P. Owiti, G. Manguro, and D. NDAMBUKI
Prosthesis-patient mismatch after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Medtronic-Corevalve bioprosthesis, Hasan Jilaihawi, Derek Chin, Tomasz Spyt, Jeilan Mohamed, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera, Johan Bence, Elaine Logtens, and Jan Kovac
Peripheral arterial disease in HIV positive and negative subjects at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Farida Kaittany
Familial clustering of cancer in two tertiary care hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya, G. W. Kiarie, N. O. Abinya, M. D. Joshi, G. N. Lule, and G. Z. Mutuma
Influence of patient's perceptions, beliefs and knowledge about cancer on treatment decision making in Pakistan, Shiyam Kumar, Asim Jamal, Sana Khalid, and Nehal Masood
Striking electrical and mechanical alternans associated with cardiac tamponade., Jeilan Mohamed, Abubakar Habib, Helen Colver, Suman Kundu, Noor Mohammed, and Ian Loke
Ganglionic plexus ablation during pulmonary vein isolation--predisposing to ventricular arrhythmias?, Faizel Osman, Suman Kundu, Jiun Tuan, Jeilan Mohamed, Peter J. Stafford, and G. Andre' Ng
Increase in organization index predicts atrial fibrillation termination with flecainide post-ablation: spectral analysis of intracardiac electrograms, Jiun Tuan, Faizel Osman, Jeilan Mohamed, Suman Kundu, Rajkumar Mantravadi, Peter J. Stafford, and G. André Ng
Submissions from 2009
ACE-I induced angioedema: a case report and review of literature, Philip Adebayo and Olutayo Christopher Alebiosu
Neuroleptic induced tardive dyskinesa in a patient on treatment for schizophrenia: a case report, Lukoye Atwoli, G. MANGURO, P. OWITI, and D. NDAMBUKI
Predictors for permanent pacemaker requirement after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the CoreValve bioprosthesi, Hasan Jilaihawi, Derek Chin, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera, Jeilan Mohamed, Tomasz Spyt, G. Andre' Ng, Johan Bence, Elaine Logtens, and Jan Kovac
Early regression of left ventricular wall thickness following percutaneous aortic valve replacement with the CoreValve bioprosthesis., Hasan Jilaihawi, Jeilan Mohamed, Tomasz Spyt, Derek Chin, Elaine Logtens, and Jan Kovac
The univariate and bivariate impact of HIV/AIDS on the quality of life: A cross sectional study in the Hubei Province-Central China, Omari Baaliy Mkangara; Chongjian Wang; Hao Xiang; Yihua Xu,; Shaofa Nie; Li Liu; Saumu Tobbi Mweri; Mustaafa Bapumia; Theresia M. Kobelo; and Felicia Williams Jackson
Letter by Jeilan et al regarding article, "Longitudinal strain delay index by speckle tracking imaging: a new marker of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy"., Jeilan Mohamed, Jiun H. Tuan, and G. Andre' Ng
Risk of contrast induced nephropathy in HIV patients receiving radiographic contrast at three Aga Khan Hospitals, Sitna A. Mwanzi
Evaluation of atrial septal defect using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: Comparison with surgical findings, Saumu Tobbi Mweri, Youbin Deng, eixuan Cheng, Hanhua Lin, Hongwei Wang, Ommari Baaliy Mkangara, Zhi Xia, Xiufen Hu, Xiaojun Bi, Yuhan Wu, Mustaafa Bapumia, Weihui Shentu, Rong Liu, Yani Li, and Meihua Zhu
Use of triple-site ventricular pacing in a patient with severe congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation., Faizel Osman, Jeilan Mohamed, and G. Andre' Ng
Antiretroviral therapy dose adjustments based on calculated creatinine clearance, J. Shavadia, G. Tesfaldet, and Majid Twahir
Relationship between the spectral characteristics of atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardias that occur after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, Jiun Tuan, Jeilan Mohamed, Suman Kundu, and G. Andre' Ng
Pulmonary Vein Isolation using a High Density Mesh Ablator Catheter: Incorporation of three-Dimensional Navigation and Mappin, Jiun Tuan, Jeilan Mohamed, Faizel Osman, Suman Kundu, Rajkumar Mantravadi, Peter J. Stafford, and G. André Ng
Submissions from 2008
Primary cerebral angitis of the central nervous system: case report, S. Das, J. O. Jowi, K. Hameed, and F. S. Rana
Pathological sub-types, risk factors and outcome of stroke at the Nairobi hospital, Kenya, James Jowi and Peter Mativo
A review of electroencephalograms done at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, J. O. Jowi, Z. P Kidiga, and M. G. Gitau
Fanconi Syndrome and Lactic Acidosis Associated with Stavudine and Lamivudine Therapy. AIDS., Nelson, Mark; Azwa, Alex; Ahmed Sokwala; Reena Shah; and Stebbing, Justin
The concept of skin bleaching in Africa and its devastating health implications, Melanie Miyanji
Epidemiology of human immuno-deficiency virus and quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS in China, Ommari Baaliy Mkangara, Shaofa Nie, Chongjian Wang, Yihua Xu, Saumu Tobbi Mweri, Theresia M. Kobelo, and Mustaafa Bapumia
Re: The atrioventricular delay of cardiac resynchronization can be optimized hemodynamically during exercise and predicted from resting measurements., Jeilan Mohamed, Suman Kundu, Jiun H. Tuan, and G. Andre Ng
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Cardiac tuberculoma., Jeilan Mohamed, Matthias Schmitt, Gerry McCann, Joan Davies, Joseph Leverment, and Derek Chin
Prevalence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury at the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Peter W. Munyu
Meiotic recombination generates rich diversity in NK cell receptor genes, alleles, and haplotypes, Paul J. Norman, Laurent Abi-Rached, Ketevan Gendzekhadze, John A. Hammond, Achim K. Moesta, Deepti Sharma, Thorsten Grief, Karina L. McQueen, Lisbeth A. Guethlein, and Kamran Ahmed
HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C coinfection in Kenya, Reena Shah, Jane Karuru, Mark Nelson, and Justin Stebbing
HIV-Associated pulmonary hypertension: case report, Jay Shavadia, S. Das, and Gerald Yonga
A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of an HIV/AIDS symptom management manual, Dean J. Wantland, William L. Holzemer, Shahnaz Moezzi, Suzanne S. Willard, John Arudo, Kenn M. Kirksey, Carmen J. Portillo, Inge B. Corless, Marı´a E. Rosa, Linda L. Robinson, Patrice K. Nicholas, Mary Jane Hamilton, Elizabeth F. Sefcik, Sarie Human, Marta M. Rivero, Mary Maryland, and Emily Huang
Submissions from 2007
An Afternoon in Iraq, Sayed Karar
Transvenous pacing causing tamponade in patients receiving glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors for percutaneous coronary intervention, Jeilan Mohamed, Gail Richardson, and Anthony Gershlick
Osmotic demyelination syndrome: Case report, Mzee Ngunga, R. Harania, K. Hameed, and J. O. Jowi
Unusual selection on the KIR3DL1/S1 natural killer cell receptor in Africans, Paul J. Norman, Laurent Abi-Rached, Ketevan Gendzekhadze, Daniel Korbel, Michael Gleimer, Don Rowley, Dan Bruno, Christine V F Carrington, Dasdayanee Chandanayingyong, and Kamran Hamid
Submissions from 2006
HLA‐DQB1 locus and gastric cancer in Helicobacter pylori infection, Yoshinori Watanabe, Nobuo Aoyama, Toshiyuki Sakai, Daisuke Shirasaka, Shuji Maekawa, Kohei Kuroda, Casmir Wambura, Takao Tamura, Yoshisuke Nose, and Masato Kasuga
Using UMLS metathesaurus concepts to describe medical images: dermatology vocabulary, James W. Woods, Charles A. Sneiderman, Kamran Hamid, Michael J. .Ackerman, and Charlie Hatton
Submissions from 2005
Characteristics and outcome of chest pain in young adults., Muhammad Shahid and Kamran Hameed
Submissions from 2004
SNP haplotypes and allele frequencies show evidence for disruptive and balancing selection in the human leukocyte receptor complex, Paulo j. Norman; Mark A. Cook; B. Sean Carey; Christine V.F Carrington; David H. Verity; Kamran Hamid; D. Dan Ramdath; Dasnayanee Chandanayingyong,; Mark Leppert,; Henry A.F Stephens; and R. W. R.W Vaughan
Submissions from 2003
Impact of clarithromycin resistance and CYP2C19 genetic polymorphism on treatment efficacy of Helicobacter pylori infection with lansoprazole- or rabeprazole-based triple therapy in Japan, Miki Ikuya, Aoyama Nobuo, Sakai Toshiyuki, Shirasaka Daisuke, Casmir Wambura, Maekawa Shujia, Kuroda Kohei, Tamura Takao, Kita Tomoko, Sakaeda Toshiyuki, Katsuhiko Okumura, and Kasuga Masato
Submissions from 2002
Relationship Between Gastric Ulcer and Helicobacter pylori VacA Detected in Gastric Juice Using Bead-ELISA Method, Daisuke Shirasaka, Nobuo Aoyama, Masanori Sakashita, Kohei Kuroda, Casmir Wambura, Masaki Miyamoto, Takao Tamura, Kinnosuke Yahiro, Akihiro Wada, and Hisao Kurazono
Effect of Helicobacter pylori‐Induced Cyclooxygenase‐2 on Gastric Epithelial Cell Kinetics: Implication for Gastric Carcinogenesis, Casmir Wambura, Nobuo Aoyama, Daisuke Shirasaka, Toshiyuki Sakai, Takahiro Ikemura, Masanori Sakashita, Shuji Maekawa, Kohei Kuroda, Takashi Inoue, Shigeyuki Ebara, Masaki Miyamoto, and Masato Kasuga
Nephropathy in patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus black Africans, F. W. Wanjohi, F. C. F. Otieno, E. N. Ogola, and E. O. Amayo
Submissions from 1999
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in HIV infected patients, Karen E. Rogstad, Reena Shah, G. Tesfaladet, Mohammed Abdullah, and Imtyaz Ahmed-Jushuf