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Hypertension and obesity as cardiovascular risk factors among HIV seropositive patients in Western Kenya.

Bloomfield, Gerald; Carter, EJ; Hogan, JW; Keter, A; Kimaiyo, S; Sang, E; Velazquez, Eric J (PLoS One, 2011)

BACKGROUND: There is increased risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV seropositive individuals. The prevalence of HIV is highest in sub-Saharan Africa; however, HIV-related cardiovascular risk research is largely derived ...

Clinical characteristics and 12-month outcomes of patients with valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Kenya.

Akwanalo, CO; Bloomfield, Gerald; Chen, P-S; Emonyi, W; Heckbert, SR; Inui, TS; Kimaiyo, S; ... (16 authors) (PLoS One, 2017)

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major contributor to the global cardiovascular disease burden. The clinical profile and outcomes of AF patients with valvular heart diseases in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have not ...

Safety and efficacy of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir in black patients with hepatitis C virus infection: A retrospective analysis of phase 3 data.

Wilder, Julius M; Jeffers, Lennox J; Ravendhran, Natarajan; Shiffman, Mitchell L; Poulos, John; Sulkowski, Mark S; Gitlin, Norman; ... (17 authors) (Hepatology, 2016-02)

UNLABELLED: Black patients chronically infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) have historically had lower rates of response to interferon-based treatment than patients of other races. In the phase 3 ION program, ...

Psychiatric correlates of snuff and chewing tobacco use.

Fu, Qiang; Vaughn, Michael G; Wu, Li-Tzy; Heath, Andrew C (PLoS One, 2014)

Compared to the association between cigarette smoking and psychiatric disorders, relatively little is known about the relationship between smokeless tobacco use and psychiatric disorders. To identify the psychiatric correlates ...

Poor Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Disease Serologic Testing in an Area of Low Disease Incidence.

Lantos, Paul M; Branda, John A; Boggan, Joel C; Chudgar, Saumil M; Wilson, Elizabeth A; Ruffin, Felicia; Fowler, Vance; ... (9 authors) (Clin Infect Dis, 2015-11-01)

BACKGROUND: Lyme disease is diagnosed by 2-tiered serologic testing in patients with a compatible clinical illness, but the significance of positive test results in low-prevalence regions has not been investigated. METHODS: ...

Patterns of care quality and prognosis among hospitalized ischemic stroke patients with chronic kidney disease.

Ovbiagele, Bruce; Schwamm, Lee H; Smith, Eric E; Grau-Sepulveda, Maria V; Saver, Jeffrey L; Bhatt, Deepak L; Hernandez, Adrian F; ... (9 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2014-06-05)

BACKGROUND: Relatively little is known about the quality of care and outcomes for hospitalized ischemic stroke patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We examined quality of care and in-hospital prognoses among patients ...

Nonmedical Opioid Pain Relievers and All-Cause Mortality: A 27-Year Follow-Up From the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.

Cottler, Linda B; Hu, Hui; Smallwood, Bryan A; Anthony, James C; Wu, Li-Tzy; Eaton, William W (American journal of public health, 2016-03)

We investigated whether nonmedical opioid pain reliever use is associated with higher mortality in the general US population.We assessed the history of nonmedical opioid pain reliever use among 9985 people interviewed at ...

Variation in the type and frequency of postoperative invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections according to type of surgical procedure.

Anderson, Deverick J; Arduino, Jean Marie; Reed, Shelby D; Sexton, Daniel J; Kaye, Keith S; Grussemeyer, Chelsea A; Peter, Senaka A; ... (11 authors) (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2010-07)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the epidemiological characteristics of postoperative invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection following 4 types of major surgical procedures.design. Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Eleven hospitals ...

Alcohol and drug use disorders among adults in emergency department settings in the United States.

Wu, Li-Tzy; Swartz, Marvin S; Wu, Zunyou; Mannelli, Paolo; Yang, Chongming; Blazer, Dan G (Annals of emergency medicine, 2012-08)

Improving identification and treatment for substance use disorders is a national priority, but data about various drug use disorders encountered in emergency departments (EDs) are lacking. We examine past-year substance ...

Discharge against medical advice from hospitalizations for substance use disorders: The potential impact of the Affordable Care Act.

Zhu, He; Wu, Li-Tzy (Drug and alcohol dependence, 2019-04)

OBJECTIVES:To explore whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enactment is associated with changes in the proportion of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among hospitalizations due to substance use disorders (SUDs). ...