Submissions from 2019
Adult-onset Still’s disease triggered by pregnancy, Saleem Abdulkarim, Fredrick Otieno, and Sayed Karar
Using CIRUPA to Help Foster Communication with Families about Brain Death in Sub‑Saharan Africa, Sayed Karar, Anthony Ochola, Fatima Juma, and Feroza Daroowalla
May Measurement Month 2017: the results of blood pressure screening of 14 845 individuals in Kenya—Sub-Saharan Africa, Elijah N. Ogola, Felix Barasa, Anders Barasa, Bernard M. Gitura, Benson Njunguna, Thomas Beaney, Xin Xia, and Neil R. Poulter
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Long-term outcomes and factors associated with mortality among patients with moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension in Kenya, Abdulaziz Mansur Abeid
The association between asymptomatic and mild neurocognitive impairment and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with human immunodeficiency virus, Violet Awori, Peter Mativo, Gerald Yonga, and Reena Shah
Constrictive Bronchiolitis Attributable to Inhalation of Toxic Agents: Considerations for a Case Definition., Daniel E. Banks, Caroline A. Bolduc, Sayed Karar, and Michael J. Morris
Spontaneous regression of a primary squamous cell lung cancer following biopsy: a case report, Nathan Esplin, Khadija Fergiani, Timothy B. Legare, John W. Stelzer, Hammad Bhatti, and Sayed Karar
A Randomized control trial of English-speaking advanced cancer patients at AKUs medical and surgical clinics and the impact on QOL of one session of Dignity Therapy, Miriam Gatehi-Muriithi
Mammographic Breast Density and Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes: The Kenyan-African Aspect, Asim Jamal, Maeve Mullooly, Shahin Sayed, Rose Ndumia, Innocent Abayo, James Orwa, Ronald Wasike, Zahir Moloo, and Gretchen L. Gierach
Improving Metastatic Breast Cancer Care in Kenya Using Information Technology, Asim Jamal, Shahin Sayed, C. Cathomi, and F. Chite
Treatment of Anal Cancer Pain – A Case Report, Sayed Karar and Saleem Abdulkarim
Prevalence of HLA-B*5701 in a Kenyan population with HIV infection, Reena Shah, H. Nabiswa, Nancy Okinda, Gunturu Revathi, Mark Hawken, and Nelson M.
ECHO palliative care in Africa (ECHO-PACA): Improving access to quality palliative care., Sriram Yennu, Charles E. Amos Jr, John Weru, Edwina Beryl Victoria, Joseph Anthony Arthur, Olaitan Soyannwo, Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Eduardo Bruera, and Suresh Reddy
Submissions from 2017
mHealth in palliative care for cancer patients & care givers, Newton Andebe, Peter Waiganjo, and John Weru
Risk Factors for Hypoxia and Tachypnea Among Adolescents With Vertically-acquired HIV in Nairobi, Engi F. Attia, Noel S. Weiss, Elizabeth Maleche Obimbo, Christine J. McGrath, Anthony Cagle, Eoin T. West, El Antouny G. Neveen, Attwa Mena, Crothers Kristina, and Michael Chung
Symptomatic recovery and pharmacological management in a clinical cohort with peripartum cardiomyopathy, Anders Barasa, Valentina Goloskokova, Lars Ladfors, Harshida Patel, and Maria Schaufelberger
Alcohol use and immune reconstitution among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya, Anthony Cagle, Christine McGrath, Barbra A. Richardson, Dennis Donovan, Sameh Sakr, Nelly Yatich, Richard Ngomoa, Agnes Chepngeno Langat, Grace John-Stewart, and Michael Chung
Palliative Care: Kenya’s Current Profile and Prospects for the Future, Tayreez Mushani and John Weru
Initial Rhythm and Outcomes for Inhospital Cardiac Arrest in Kenya, Mzee Ngunga, Gerald Yonga, Benjamin Wachira, and Ezekowitz Justin
Factors that influence advance directives completion amongst terminally ill patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya, Stephen Omondi, John Weru, Asim Jamal, and Gerald Yonga
Improving and Sustaining ICT Skills of Health Researchers in Kenya Through a Three-Tiered Approach of Online Learning, Hands-On Workshops, and Personalized Mentoring, A. Osoti, J. Kinuthia, Michael Chung, E. Opiyo, R. Oboko, C. Chepken, S. Fueller, D. Masuda, M. Dunbar, and D. Masys
Echocardiographic predictors of outcome in acute heart failure patients in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from THESUS-HF, Mahmoud U. Sani, Beth A. Davison, Gad Cotter, Albertino Damasceno, Bongani M. Mayosi, Okechukwu S. Ogah, Charles Mondo, Anastase Dzudie, Dike B. Ojji, Charles Kouam Kouam, Ahmed Suliman, Gerald Yonga, Sergine Abdou Ba, Fikru Maru, Bekele Alemayehu, Christopher Edwards, and Karen Sliwa
Maternal Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces Vertical Cytomegalovirus Transmission But Does Not Reduce Breast Milk Cytomegalovirus Levels, Jennifer A. Slyker, Barbra Richardson, Michael Chung, Claire Atkinson, Kristjana H. Ásbjörnsdóttir, Dara A. Lehman, Michael Boeckh, Vincent Emery, James Kiarie, and Grace John-Stewart
Practical Neurology linked to the curriculum: an online resource, Dilraj Sokhi, Alice Brockington, and Christine Lo
Costs of integrating cervical cancer screening at an HIV clinic in Kenya, Elisabeth L. Vodicka, Joseph B. Babigumira, Marita R. Mann, Rose J. Kosgei, Fan Lee, Nelly R. Mugo, Timothy C. Okech, Samah R. Sakr, Louis P. Garrison Jr, and Michael Chung
Most people in Africa don’t have access to palliative care. This needs to change, John Weru
What Kenya needs to do to end the taboo of talking about ‘end of life care’, John Weru
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Considerations for the Pharmacological Management of Elderly Patients, Sizheng Zhao, Fred Otieno, Asan Akpan, and Robert J. Moots
Submissions from 2016
Sensitivity and Specificity of Respiratory Symptoms and Clinical Signs for Abnormal Spirometry among HIV+ Individuals in Kenya, Engi F. Attia, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Nelly Yatich, Lilian Ndukwe, Sameh Sakr, Neveen G. El Antouny, Michael Chung, and Kristina A. Crothers
The Association between Asymptomatic and Mild Neurocognitive Impairment and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy amongst people living with HIV, Violet Maloba Awori
RAS Mutation Predicts Positive Resection Margins and Narrower Resection Margins in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases, Kristoffer Watten Brudvik, Yoshihiro Mise, Michael Chung, Yun Shin Chun, Scott E. Kopetz, Guillaume Passot, Claudius Conrad, Dipen M. Maru, Thomas A. Aloia, and Jean-Nicolas Vauthey
Increasing HIV-1 pretreatment drug resistance among antiretroviral-naïve adults initiating treatment between 2006 and 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Chung, Silverman Rachel, Beck Ingrid, Yatich Nelly, Dross Sandra, Jennifer McKernan-Mullin, Stephen Bii, Kenneth Tapia, Joshua Stern, Chohan Bhavna, Samah R. Sakr, and James N. Kiarie
Implementation of HIV Drug Resistance Testing in Kenya, Horacio Duarte, Ingrid Beck, James Munyao, Molly Levine, Catherine Kiptinness, Bhavna Chohan, Samah Sakr, Michael Chung, and Lisa Frenkel
Short Communication: Analysis of Minor Populations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Primer Identification and Insertion-Deletion and Carry Forward Correction Pipelines, Paul Hughes, Wenjie Deng, Scott C. Olson, Robert W. Coombs, Michael Chung, and Lisa M. Frenkel
Malignant Pervascular Epitheloid Cell Tumor (PEComa), Presenting as a Large Intra-Abdominal Mass in a Young Woman: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Asim Jamal, Majid Sikosana, Samuel Nguku, and Zahir Moloo
The Diagnostic Accuracy Of Determine™ Tb Lam Antigen in Detection of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB), Fatimah Osman Juma
A case of refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura treated with plasmapheresis and rituximab, Nicholas Kirui and Ahmed Sokwala
Risk factors, Clinico-Pathologic Characteristics and Outcomes in Young Kenyan Female Patients with Breast Cancer in AKUH-N, Gilford Mutwiri Mwikamba
What change in outcomes after cardiac arrest is necessary to change practice? Results of an international survey, Graham Nichol, Siobhan P. Brown, Gavin D. Perkins, Francis Kim, Fritz Sterz, Jo Ann Broeckel Elrod, Spyros Mentzelopoulos, Richard Lyon, Yaseen Arabi, Maaret Castren, Peter Larsen, Terence Valenzuela, Jan-Thorsten Graesner, Scott Youngquist, Nalinas Khunkhlai, Henry E. Wang, Franek Ondrej, Juan Manuel Fraga Sastrias, Anders Barasa, and Michael R. Sayre
Factors that Influence Advance Directives Completion amongst Terminally Ill Patients at AKUHN, Stephen Omondi Otieno
Simplified Paper Format for Detecting HIV Drug Resistance in Clinical Specimens by Oligonucleotide Ligation, Nuttada Panpradist, Ingrid A. Beck, Michael Chung, James N. Kiarie, Lisa M. Frenkel, and Barry R. Lutz
Symptoms in women with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A mixed method study, Harshida Patel, Marie Berg, Anders Barasa, Cecily Begley, and Maria Schaufelberger
Partner Disclosure and Early CD4 Response among HIV-Infected Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Treatment in Nairobi Kenya, T. Tony Trinh, Nelly Yatich, Richard Ngomoa, Christine J. McGrath, Barbra A. Richardson, Samah R. Sakr, Agnes Langat, Grace C. John-Stewart, and Michael Chung
Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Mohamed Hasham Varwani
Telephone versus Face to Face Palliative Care Consults during Referral, John Weru
Submissions from 2015
Development of the roadmap and guidelines for the prevention and management of high blood pressure in Africa: Proceedings of the PASCAR: Hypertension task force meeting: Nairobi, Kenya, Anastase Dzudie, Dike Ojji, Benedict Chukwuemeka Anisiuba, Serigne Abdou, Ruth Cornick, Albertino Damasceno, Abdoul Kane, Ana Ogla Mocumbi, Awad Mohamed, George Nel, Elijah Ogola, Basden Onwubere, Harun Otieno, Brian Rainer, Aletta Schutte, Ibrahim Toure Ali, Marc Twagirumukiza, Neil Poulter, and Bongani Mayosi
Methylation Levels of CADM1, MAL, and MIR124-2 in Cervical Scrapes for Triage of HIV-Infected, High-Risk HPV-Positive Women in Kenya., De Vuyst Hugo, Franceschi Silvia, Plummer Martyn, Nelly R. Mugo, Samah R. Sakr, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, Daniëlle A. M. Heideman, Vanessa Tenet, Peter J. F. Snijders, Albertus T. Hesselink, and Michael Chung
Does upgrade to tri-ventricular pacemaker improve long-term clinical response in non-responders to biventricular cardiac resynchronization therapy?, Sharon Hw Man, Jeilan Mohamed, Shoaib Siddiqui, and G. André Ng
Respiratory function amongst asymptomatic HIV positive and HIV negative clients at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Noah Kipkemei Murbiy
Gender differences in clinical characteristics and outcome of acute heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: results of the THESUS-HF study, Okechukwu S. Ogah, Beth A. Davison, Karen Sliwa, Bongani M. Mayosi, Albertino Damasceno, Mahmoud U. Sani, Charles Mondo, Anastase Dzudie, Dike B. Ojji, Charles Kouam, Ahmed Suliman, Neshaad Schrueder, Gerald Yonga, Sergine Abdou Ba, Fikru Maru, Bekele Alemayehu, Christopher Edwards, and Gad Cotter
Comparison of cardiovascular risk profiles amongst newly diagnosed cancer patients and non-cancer patients at the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Majid Lingani-Ncube Sikosana
Mortality Across Two ART Trials Enrolling at ≤200 vs ≤350 CD4 cells/uL in Kenya, Rachel A. Silverman, Michael Chung, James N. Kiarie, Nelly Yatich, Julia Njoroge, Catherine Kiptiness, Samah Sakr, Grace John-Stewart, and Lisa Frenkel
Atrial fibrillation in sub-saharan Africa: epidemiology, unmet needs, and treatment options, Bruce Sheldon Stambler and Mzee Ngunga
Characterization of in-hospital cardiac arrest in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya, Benjamin Wachira
Uchunguzi (Journal Watch/Montre de journal) June 2015, Benjamin Wachira
Uchunguzi (Journal WatchMontre de Journal) March 2015, Benjamin Wachira
Uchunguzi (Journal Watch/Montre de journal) September 2015, Benjamin Wachira
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Incidence and risk factors for acute myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery at the Aga Khan University hospital Nairobi, Salim Said Ahmed
Rationale and design of the Pan-African sudden cardiac death survey: The Pan-African SCD study, Aimé Bonny, Marcus Ngantcha, Sylvie Ndongo Amougou, Adama Kane, Sonia Marrakchi, Emmy Okello, Georges Taty, Abdulrrazzak Gehani, Mamadou Diakite, Mohammed Talle, Pier Lambiase, Martin Houenassi, Ashley Chin, Harun Otieno, Gloria Temu, Isaac Koffi Owusu, Kamilu Karaye, Abdalla AM Awad, Bo Bo Gregers Winkel, and Silvia Priori
Oligonucleotide ligation assay detects HIV drug resistance associated with virologic failure among antiretroviral-naive adults in Kenya, Michael Chung, Ingrid A. Beck, Sandra Dross, Kenneth Tapia, James N. Kiarie, Barbra A. Richardson, Julie Overbaugh, Samah R. Sakr, Grace C. John-Stewart, and Lisa M. Frenkel
Clinical features, proximate causes, and consequences of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa, Symon M. Kariuki, William Matuja, Albert Akpalu, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Martin Chabi, Ryan G. Wagner, Myles Connor, Eddie Chengo, Anthony K. Ngugi, Rachael Odhiambo, Christian Bottomley, Steven White, Josemir W. Sander, Brian G. R. Neville, and Charles R. J. C. Newton
Effect of surgical subspecialty training on patent ductus arteriosus ligation outcomes, Dor Markush, Kelleigh E. Briden, Michael Chung, Katherine W. Herbst, Trudy J. Lerer, Stephen Neff, Amy C. Wu, and Brendan T. Campbell
Interventions to promote adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Africa: a network meta-analysis, Edward J. Mills, Richard Lester, Kristian Thorlund, Maria Lorenzi, Katherine Muldoon, Steve Kanters, Sebastian Linnemayr, Robert Gross, Yvette Calderon, K Rivet Amico, Harsha Thirumurthy, Cynthia Pearson, Robert H. Remien, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Lehana Thabane, Michael Chung, Ira B. Wilson, Albert Liu, Olalekan A. Uthman, Jane Simoni, David Bangsberg, Sanni Yaya, Till Bärnighausen, Nathan Ford, and Jean B. Nachega
Comparison of cardiometabolic risk profile between HIV patients on art and those who are art naïve, Erick Kimani Njenga
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of venous thromboembolism at the Aga Khan University hospital, Nairobi, Felix Mutuma Riunga
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
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
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, D. Kiage, I. N. Kherani, S. Gichuhi, K. F. Damji, and M. Nyenze
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
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of atrial fibrillation and flutter at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, J. Shavadia, G. Yonga, S. Mwanzi, A. Jinah, A. Moriasi, and H. 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, G. 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, P. Waweru, R. Anderson, H. Steel, WDF. Venter, D. Murdoch, and C. Feldman
Submissions from 2012
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
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
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
A prospective review of acute coronary syndromes in an urban hospital in sub-Saharan Africa, J. Shavadia, G. Yonga, and H. Otieno
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
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
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
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