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Machipisa T, Chishala C, Shaboodien G, Zühlke LJ, Muhamed B, Pandie S, de Vries J, Laing N, Joachim A, Daniels R, Ntsekhe M, Hugo-Hamman CT, Gitura B, Ogendo S, Lwabi P, Okello E, Damasceno A, Novela C, Mocumbi AO, Madeira G, Musuku J, Mtaja A, ElSayed A, Alhassan HH, Bode-Thomas F, Yilgwan C, Amusa G, Nkereuwem E, Mulder N, Ramesar R, Lesosky M, Cordell HJ, Chong M, Keavney B, Paré G, Engel ME. Rationale, Design, and the Baseline Characteristics of the RHDGen (The Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease) Network Study†. Circ Genom Precis Med 2022; 16:e003641. [PMID: 36548480 PMCID: PMC9946164 DOI: 10.1161/circgen.121.003641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The genetics of rheumatic heart disease (RHDGen) Network was developed to assist the discovery and validation of genetic variations and biomarkers of risk for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in continental Africans, as a part of the global fight to control and eradicate rheumatic fever/RHD. Thus, we describe the rationale and design of the RHDGen study, comprising participants from 8 African countries. METHODS RHDGen screened potential participants using echocardiography, thereafter enrolling RHD cases and ethnically-matched controls for whom case characteristics were documented. Biological samples were collected for conducting genetic analyses, including a discovery case-control genome-wide association study (GWAS) and a replication trio family study. Additional biological samples were also collected, and processed, for the measurement of biomarker analytes and the biomarker analyses are underway. RESULTS Participants were enrolled into RHDGen between December 2012 and March 2018. For GWAS, 2548 RHD cases and 2261 controls (3301 women [69%]; mean age [SD], 37 [16.3] years) were available. RHD cases were predominantly Black (66%), Admixed (24%), and other ethnicities (10%). Among RHD cases, 34% were asymptomatic, 26% had prior valve surgery, and 23% had atrial fibrillation. The trio family replication arm included 116 RHD trio probands and 232 parents. CONCLUSIONS RHDGen presents a rare opportunity to identify relevant patterns of genetic factors and biomarkers in Africans that may be associated with differential RHD risk. Furthermore, the RHDGen Network provides a platform for further work on fully elucidating the causes and mechanisms associated with RHD susceptibility and development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tafadzwa Machipisa
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.).,Department of Medicine, Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., M.E.E.).,Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.).,Division of Cardiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Msunduzi, KwaZulu-Natal (C.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.).,Department of Medicine, Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., M.E.E.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.).,Department of Medicine, Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., M.E.E.).,Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (L.J.Z.).,South African Medical Research Council, Extramural Research and Internal Portfolio, Cape Town, South Africa (L.J.Z.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.).,Department of Medicine, Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., M.E.E.).,Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.)
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- Rheumatic Heart Disease Clinic, Windhoek Central Hospital, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Windhoek, Republic of Namibia (C.T.H.-H.)
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- Cardiology Department of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (B.G.)
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- Uganda Heart Inst, Departments of Adult and Pediatric Cardiology, Kampala, Uganda (S.O.)
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- School of Medicine, Maseno Univ, Kenya (P.L., E.O.)
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- School of Medicine, Maseno Univ, Kenya (P.L., E.O.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane Univ/Nucleo de Investigaçao, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Central de Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique (A.D., C.N.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane Univ/Nucleo de Investigaçao, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Central de Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique (A.D., C.N.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Ministério da Saúde, Mozambique (A.O.M.)
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- University Teaching Hospital, Children’s Hospital, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia (J.M., A.M.)
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- University Teaching Hospital, Children’s Hospital, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia (J.M., A.M.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alshaab Teaching Hospital, Alazhari Health Research Centre, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan (A.E., H.H.M.A.)
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alshaab Teaching Hospital, Alazhari Health Research Centre, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan (A.E., H.H.M.A.)
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- Deptartments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital and University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria (F.B.-T., C.Y., G.A., E.N.)
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- Deptartments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital and University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria (F.B.-T., C.Y., G.A., E.N.)
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- Deptartments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital and University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria (F.B.-T., C.Y., G.A., E.N.)
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- Deptartments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital and University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria (F.B.-T., C.Y., G.A., E.N.)
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- Computational Biology Division, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences (N.M.), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Pathology (R.R.), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine (M.L.), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (H.J.C.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, UK (B.K.).,Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK (B.K.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, ON, Canada (T.M., B.M., M.C., G.P.).,Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (G.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., C.C., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., S.P.; J.d.V., N.L., A.J., R.D., M.N., M.E.E.).,Department of Medicine, Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa (T.M., G.S., L.J.Z., B.M., M.E.E.)
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Salie MT, Yang J, Ramírez Medina CR, Zühlke LJ, Chishala C, Ntsekhe M, Gitura B, Ogendo S, Okello E, Lwabi P, Musuku J, Mtaja A, Hugo-Hamman C, El-Sayed A, Damasceno A, Mocumbi A, Bode-Thomas F, Yilgwan C, Amusa GA, Nkereuwem E, Shaboodien G, Da Silva R, Lee DCH, Frain S, Geifman N, Whetton AD, Keavney B, Engel ME. Data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry in severe rheumatic heart disease (RHD) identifies a proteomic signature showing ongoing inflammation and effectively classifying RHD cases. Clin Proteomics 2022; 19:7. [PMID: 35317720 PMCID: PMC8939134 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-022-09345-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major source of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. A deeper insight into the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying RHD could provide opportunities for drug repurposing, guide recommendations for secondary penicillin prophylaxis, and/or inform development of near-patient diagnostics. METHODS We performed quantitative proteomics using Sequential Windowed Acquisition of All Theoretical Fragment Ion Mass Spectrometry (SWATH-MS) to screen protein expression in 215 African patients with severe RHD, and 230 controls. We applied a machine learning (ML) approach to feature selection among the 366 proteins quantifiable in at least 40% of samples, using the Boruta wrapper algorithm. The case-control differences and contribution to Area Under the Receiver Operating Curve (AUC) for each of the 56 proteins identified by the Boruta algorithm were calculated by Logistic Regression adjusted for age, sex and BMI. Biological pathways and functions enriched for proteins were identified using ClueGo pathway analyses. RESULTS Adiponectin, complement component C7 and fibulin-1, a component of heart valve matrix, were significantly higher in cases when compared with controls. Ficolin-3, a protein with calcium-independent lectin activity that activates the complement pathway, was lower in cases than controls. The top six biomarkers from the Boruta analyses conferred an AUC of 0.90 indicating excellent discriminatory capacity between RHD cases and controls. CONCLUSIONS These results support the presence of an ongoing inflammatory response in RHD, at a time when severe valve disease has developed, and distant from previous episodes of acute rheumatic fever. This biomarker signature could have potential utility in recognizing different degrees of ongoing inflammation in RHD patients, which may, in turn, be related to prognostic severity.
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- M Taariq Salie
- AFROStrep Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging, and Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester , UK
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- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Cape Town & Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Cape Town & Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Cardiology Department of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Departments of Adult and Pediatric Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda
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- Departments of Adult and Pediatric Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda
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- University Teaching Hospital-Children's Hospital, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- University Teaching Hospital-Children's Hospital, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Rheumatic Heart Disease Clinic, Windhoek Central Hospital, Windhoek, Namibia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alshaab Teaching Hospital, Alazhari Health Research Center, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University/Nucleo de Investigaçao, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Central de Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
- Division of Non Communicable Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Saude, Vila de Marracuene, Mozambique
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- Departments of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
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- Departments of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
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- Departments of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine and Cape Heart Institute (CHI), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Stoller Biomarker Discovery Institute, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Stoller Biomarker Discovery Institute, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Manchester Heart Institute, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- AFROStrep Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Machipisa T, Chong M, Muhamed B, Chishala C, Shaboodien G, Pandie S, de Vries J, Laing N, Joachim A, Daniels R, Ntsekhe M, Hugo-Hamman CT, Gitura B, Ogendo S, Lwabi P, Okello E, Damasceno A, Novela C, Mocumbi AO, Madeira G, Musuku J, Mtaja A, ElSayed A, Elhassan HHM, Bode-Thomas F, Okeahialam BN, Zühlke LJ, Mulder N, Ramesar R, Lesosky M, Parks T, Cordell HJ, Keavney B, Engel ME, Paré G. Association of Novel Locus With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Black African Individuals: Findings From the RHDGen Study. JAMA Cardiol 2021; 6:1000-1011. [PMID: 34106200 PMCID: PMC8190704 DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.1627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Importance Rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a sequela of rheumatic fever characterized by permanent heart valve damage, is the leading cause of cardiac surgery in Africa. However, its pathophysiologic characteristics and genetics are poorly understood. Understanding genetic susceptibility may aid in prevention, control, and interventions to eliminate RHD. Objective To identify common genetic loci associated with RHD susceptibility in Black African individuals. Design, Setting, and Participants This multicenter case-control genome-wide association study (GWAS), the Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease, examined more than 7 million genotyped and imputed single-nucleotide variations. The 4809 GWAS participants and 116 independent trio families were enrolled from 8 African countries between December 31, 2012, and March 31, 2018. All GWAS participants and trio probands were screened by use of echocardiography. Data analyses took place from May 15, 2017, until March 14, 2021. Main Outcomes and Measures Genetic associations with RHD. Results This study included 4809 African participants (2548 RHD cases and 2261 controls; 3301 women [69%]; mean [SD] age, 36.5 [16.3] years). The GWAS identified a single RHD risk locus, 11q24.1 (rs1219406 [odds ratio, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.48-1.82; P = 4.36 × 10-8]), which reached genome-wide significance in Black African individuals. Our meta-analysis of Black (n = 3179) and admixed (n = 1055) African individuals revealed several suggestive loci. The study also replicated a previously reported association in Pacific Islander individuals (rs11846409) at the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus, in the meta-analysis of Black and admixed African individuals (odds ratio, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.06-1.27; P = 1.19 × 10-3). The HLA (rs9272622) associations reported in Aboriginal Australian individuals could not be replicated. In support of the known polygenic architecture for RHD, overtransmission of a polygenic risk score from unaffected parents to affected probands was observed (polygenic transmission disequilibrium testing mean [SE], 0.27 [0.16] SDs; P = .04996), and the chip-based heritability was estimated to be high at 0.49 (SE = 0.12; P = 3.28 × 10-5) in Black African individuals. Conclusions and Relevance This study revealed a novel candidate susceptibility locus exclusive to Black African individuals and an important heritable component to RHD susceptibility in African individuals.
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- Tafadzwa Machipisa
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
- Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Research in Africa and Cape Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Population Health Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
- Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Research in Africa and Cape Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Population Health Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
- Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Research in Africa and Cape Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
- Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Research in Africa and Cape Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Rheumatic Heart Disease Clinic, Windhoek Central Hospital, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Windhoek, Republic of Namibia
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- Cardiology Department of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Cardiology Department of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University/Nucleo de Investigaçao, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Central de Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University/Nucleo de Investigaçao, Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Central de Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Moçambique
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- Emergency Department, World Health Organization Mozambique, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University Teaching Hospital–Children’s Hospital, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University Teaching Hospital–Children’s Hospital, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alshaab Teaching Hospital, Alazhari Health Research Center, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alshaab Teaching Hospital, Alazhari Health Research Center, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital and University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State Nigeria
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- Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital and University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Computational Biology Division, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Population Health Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada
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Haider A, Scott JW, Gause CD, Meheš M, Hsiung G, Prelvukaj A, Yanocha D, Baumann LM, Ahmed F, Ahmed N, Anderson S, Angate H, Arfaa L, Asbun H, Ashengo T, Asuman K, Ayala R, Bickler S, Billingsley S, Bird P, Botman M, Butler M, Buyske J, Capozzi A, Casey K, Clayton C, Cobey J, Cotton M, Deckelbaum D, Derbew M, deVries C, Dillner J, Downham M, Draisin N, Echinard D, Elneil S, ElSayed A, Estelle A, Finley A, Frenkel E, Frykman PK, Gheorghe F, Gore-Booth J, Henker R, Henry J, Henry O, Hoemeke L, Hoffman D, Ibanga I, Jackson EV, Jani P, Johnson W, Jones A, Kassem Z, Kisembo A, Kocan A, Krishnaswami S, Lane R, Latif A, Levy B, Linos D, Linz P, Listwa LA, Magee D, Makasa E, Marin ML, Martin C, McQueen K, Morgan J, Moser R, Neighbor R, Novick WM, Ogendo S, Omigbodun A, Onajin-Obembe B, Parsan N, Philip BK, Price R, Rasheed S, Ratel M, Reynolds C, Roser SM, Rowles J, Samad L, Sampson J, Sanghvi H, Sellers ML, Sigalet D, Steffes BC, Stieber E, Swaroop M, Tarpley J, Varghese A, Varughese J, Wagner R, Warf B, Wetzig N, Williamson S, Wood J, Zeidan A, Zirkle L, Allen B, Abdullah F. Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance). World J Surg 2018; 41:2426-2434. [PMID: 28508237 PMCID: PMC5596034 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4028-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
After decades on the margins of primary health care, surgical and anaesthesia care is gaining increasing priority within the global development arena. The 2015 publications of the Disease Control Priorities third edition on Essential Surgery and the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery created a compelling evidenced-based argument for the fundamental role of surgery and anaesthesia within cost-effective health systems strengthening global strategy. The launch of the Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care in 2015 has further coordinated efforts to build priority for surgical care and anaesthesia. These combined efforts culminated in the approval of a World Health Assembly resolution recognizing the role of surgical care and anaesthesia as part of universal health coverage. Momentum gained from these milestones highlights the need to identify consensus goals, targets and indicators to guide policy implementation and track progress at the national level. Through an open consultative process that incorporated input from stakeholders from around the globe, a global target calling for safe surgical and anaesthesia care for 80% of the world by 2030 was proposed. In order to achieve this target, we also propose 15 consensus indicators that build on existing surgical systems metrics and expand the ability to prioritize surgical systems strengthening around the world.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adil Haider
- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- The Pan African Association of Surgeons, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- St. Paul Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Jhpiego, An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- African Agency for Integrated Development, Kampala, Uganda
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- Alliance for Surgery and Anaesthesia Presence, Lupsingen, Switzerland
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- AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kijabe County, Kenya
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- Netherlands Society for International Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
- Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- International Collaboration for Essential Surgery, Angwin, CA, USA
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- Centre for Global Surgery, Montreal, QC, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania
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- University of Utah Center for Global Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- International College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Global Pediatric Surgical Technology and Education Project, Irvine, CA, USA
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- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Park Ridge, IL, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Pro-Health International, Edwardsville, IL, USA
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- The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania
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- WHO Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care, Geneva, Switzerland
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- African Agency for Integrated Development, Kampala, Uganda
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- Kupona Foundation, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- World Journal of Surgery, Portland, OR, USA
- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- International Federation of Surgical Colleges, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health - Prolepsis, Attica, Greece
- National and Kapodistrian University, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
- William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance, Memphis, TN, USA
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- The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Organization of American States, Washington, DC, USA
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- University of Utah Center for Global Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
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- International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, Sursee, Switzerland
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- Global Surgery Initiative, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Association for Academic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2nd Chance Association Reconstructive Surgery for Life Reconstruction, Meyrin, Switzerland
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
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Haider A, Scott JW, Gause CD, Meheš M, Hsiung G, Prelvukaj A, Yanocha D, Baumann LM, Ahmed F, Ahmed N, Anderson S, Angate H, Arfaa L, Asbun H, Ashengo T, Asuman K, Ayala R, Bickler S, Billingsley S, Bird P, Botman M, Butler M, Buyske J, Capozzi A, Casey K, Clayton C, Cobey J, Cotton M, Deckelbaum D, Derbew M, deVries C, Dillner J, Downham M, Draisin N, Echinard D, Elneil S, ElSayed A, Estelle A, Finley A, Frenkel E, Frykman PK, Gheorghe F, Gore-Booth J, Henker R, Henry J, Henry O, Hoemeke L, Hoffman D, Ibanga I, Jackson EV, Jani P, Johnson W, Jones A, Kassem Z, Kisembo A, Kocan A, Krishnaswami S, Lane R, Latif A, Levy B, Linos D, Linz P, Listwa LA, Magee D, Makasa E, Marin ML, Martin C, McQueen K, Morgan J, Moser R, Neighbor R, Novick WM, Ogendo S, Omigbodun A, Onajin-Obembe B, Parsan N, Philip BK, Price R, Rasheed S, Ratel M, Reynolds C, Roser SM, Rowles J, Samad L, Sampson J, Sanghvi H, Sellers ML, Sigalet D, Steffes BC, Stieber E, Swaroop M, Tarpley J, Varghese A, Varughese J, Wagner R, Warf B, Wetzig N, Williamson S, Wood J, Zeidan A, Zirkle L, Allen B, Abdullah F. Erratum to: Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance). World J Surg 2017. [PMID: 28642965 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4067-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Adil Haider
- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
| | - Mira Meheš
- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
| | - Grace Hsiung
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- The Pan African Association of Surgeons, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa
| | - Lisa Arfaa
- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.,Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- St. Paul Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.,Jhpiego, An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- African Agency for Integrated Development, Kampala, Uganda
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- Alliance for Surgery and Anaesthesia Presence, Lupsingen, Switzerland
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- AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kijabe County, Kenya
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- Netherlands Society for International Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.,Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- International Collaboration for Essential Surgery, Angwin, CA, USA
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- Centre for Global Surgery, Montreal, QC, Canada.,McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania
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- University of Utah Center for Global Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- International College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Global Pediatric Surgical Technology and Education Project, Irvine, CA, USA
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- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Park Ridge, IL, USA
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- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Pro-Health International, Edwardsville, IL, USA
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- The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania
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- WHO Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care, Geneva, Switzerland
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- African Agency for Integrated Development, Kampala, Uganda
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- Kupona Foundation, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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- World Journal of Surgery, Portland, OR, USA.,Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- International Federation of Surgical Colleges, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health - Prolepsis, Attica, Greece.,National and Kapodistrian University, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.,William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance, Memphis, TN, USA
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- The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania
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- Organization of American States, Washington, DC, USA
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- University of Utah Center for Global Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
| | - Jackie Rowles
- International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, Sursee, Switzerland
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- Global Surgery Initiative, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Association for Academic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- 2nd Chance Association Reconstructive Surgery for Life Reconstruction, Meyrin, Switzerland
| | | | - Brendan Allen
- The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. .,The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
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Zühlke L, Karthikeyan G, Engel ME, Rangarajan S, Mackie P, Cupido-Katya Mauff B, Islam S, Daniels R, Francis V, Ogendo S, Gitura B, Mondo C, Okello E, Lwabi P, Al-Kebsi MM, Hugo-Hamman C, Sheta SS, Haileamlak A, Daniel W, Goshu DY, Abdissa SG, Desta AG, Shasho BA, Begna DM, ElSayed A, Ibrahim AS, Musuku J, Bode-Thomas F, Yilgwan CC, Amusa GA, Ige O, Okeahialam B, Sutton C, Misra R, Abul Fadl A, Kennedy N, Damasceno A, Sani MU, Ogah OS, Elhassan TOHM, Mocumbi AO, Adeoye AM, Mntla P, Ojji D, Mucumbitsi J, Teo K, Yusuf S, Mayosi BM. Clinical Outcomes in 3343 Children and Adults With Rheumatic Heart Disease From 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Circulation 2016; 134:1456-1466. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background:
There are few contemporary data on the mortality and morbidity associated with rheumatic heart disease or information on their predictors. We report the 2-year follow-up of individuals with rheumatic heart disease from 14 low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia.
Methods:
Between January 2010 and November 2012, we enrolled 3343 patients from 25 centers in 14 countries and followed them for 2 years to assess mortality, congestive heart failure, stroke or transient ischemic attack, recurrent acute rheumatic fever, and infective endocarditis.
Results:
Vital status at 24 months was known for 2960 (88.5%) patients. Two-thirds were female. Although patients were young (median age, 28 years; interquartile range, 18–40), the 2-year case fatality rate was high (500 deaths, 16.9%). Mortality rate was 116.3/1000 patient-years in the first year and 65.4/1000 patient-years in the second year. Median age at death was 28.7 years. Independent predictors of death were severe valve disease (hazard ratio [HR], 2.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.80–3.11), congestive heart failure (HR, 2.16; 95% CI, 1.70–2.72), New York Heart Association functional class III/IV (HR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.32–2.10), atrial fibrillation (HR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.10–1.78), and older age (HR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.01–1.02 per year increase) at enrollment. Postprimary education (HR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.54–0.85) and female sex (HR, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.52–0.80) were associated with lower risk of death. Two hundred and four (6.9%) patients had new congestive heart failure (incidence, 38.42/1000 patient-years), 46 (1.6%) had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (8.45/1000 patient-years), 19 (0.6%) had recurrent acute rheumatic fever (3.49/1000 patient-years), and 20 (0.7%) had infective endocarditis (3.65/1000 patient-years). Previous stroke and older age were independent predictors of stroke/transient ischemic attack or systemic embolism. Patients from low- and lower-middle–income countries had significantly higher age- and sex-adjusted mortality than patients from upper-middle–income countries. Valve surgery was significantly more common in upper-middle–income than in lower-middle– or low-income countries.
Conclusions:
Patients with clinical rheumatic heart disease have high mortality and morbidity despite being young; those from low- and lower-middle–income countries had a poorer prognosis associated with advanced disease and low education. Programs focused on early detection and the treatment of clinical rheumatic heart disease are required to improve outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Liesl Zühlke
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Mohammed M. Al-Kebsi
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Christopher Hugo-Hamman
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Sahar S. Sheta
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Abraham Haileamlak
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Wandimu Daniel
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Dejuma Yadeta Goshu
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Senbeta G. Abdissa
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Araya G. Desta
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Bekele A. Shasho
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Dufera M. Begna
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Ahmed ElSayed
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Ahmed S. Ibrahim
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - John Musuku
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Fidelia Bode-Thomas
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Christopher C. Yilgwan
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Ganiyu A. Amusa
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Olukemi Ige
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Basil Okeahialam
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Christopher Sutton
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Rajeev Misra
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Azza Abul Fadl
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Neil Kennedy
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Mahmoud U. Sani
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Taiwo OlunugaHuda H. M. Elhassan
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Phindile Mntla
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Dike Ojji
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Joseph Mucumbitsi
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Koon Teo
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Salim Yusuf
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
| | - Bongani M. Mayosi
- From Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., M.E.E., B.C., R.D., V.F., B.M.M.); Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa (L.Z., C.H.-H.); Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (G.K.); Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University
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Watkins D, Zuhlke L, Engel M, Daniels R, Francis V, Shaboodien G, Kango M, Abul-Fadl A, Adeoye A, Ali S, Al-Kebsi M, Bode-Thomas F, Bukhman G, Damasceno A, Goshu DY, Elghamrawy A, Gitura B, Haileamlak A, Hailu A, Hugo-Hamman C, Justus S, Karthikeyan G, Kennedy N, Lwabi P, Mamo Y, Mntla P, Sutton C, Mocumbi AO, Mondo C, Mtaja A, Musuku J, Mucumbitsi J, Murango L, Nel G, Ogendo S, Ogola E, Ojji D, Olunuga TO, Redi MM, Rusingiza KE, Sani M, Sheta S, Shongwe S, van Dam J, Gamra H, Carapetis J, Lennon D, Mayosi BM. Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Addis Ababa communiqué. Cardiovasc J Afr 2016; 27:184-187. [PMID: 26815006 PMCID: PMC5125265 DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2015-090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain major causes of heart failure, stroke and death among African women and children, despite being preventable and imminently treatable. From 21 to 22 February 2015, the Social Cluster of the Africa Union Commission (AUC) hosted a consultation with RHD experts convened by the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to develop a ‘roadmap’ of key actions that need to be taken by governments to eliminate ARF and eradicate RHD in Africa. Seven priority areas for action were adopted: (1) create prospective disease registers at sentinel sites in affected countries to measure disease burden and track progress towards the reduction of mortality by 25% by the year 2025, (2) ensure an adequate supply of high-quality benzathine penicillin for the primary and secondary prevention of ARF/RHD, (3) improve access to reproductive health services for women with RHD and other non-communicable diseases (NCD), (4) decentralise technical expertise and technology for diagnosing and managing ARF and RHD (including ultrasound of the heart), (5) establish national and regional centres of excellence for essential cardiac surgery for the treatment of affected patients and training of cardiovascular practitioners of the future, (6) initiate national multi-sectoral RHD programmes within NCD control programmes of affected countries, and (7) foster international partnerships with multinational organsations for resource mobilisation, monitoring and evaluation of the programme to end RHD in Africa. This Addis Ababa communiqué has since been endorsed by African Union heads of state, and plans are underway to implement the roadmap in order to end ARF and RHD in Africa in our lifetime.
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Affiliation(s)
- David Watkins
- Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa; University of Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Khartoum and Sudan Heart Centre, Sudan
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- Ministry of Health, Rheumatic Heart Disease Programme, NCDs, Egypt
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- College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Malawi
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- Technical Adviser, NCD directorate, Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, Ethiopia
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- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
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- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Mozambique and PASCAR Vice President South
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- University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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- Bayero University Kano and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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- Cairo University Children Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
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- Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa; PASCAR Secretariat, South Africa.
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Zühlke L, Engel ME, Karthikeyan G, Rangarajan S, Mackie P, Cupido B, Mauff K, Islam S, Joachim A, Daniels R, Francis V, Ogendo S, Gitura B, Mondo C, Okello E, Lwabi P, Al-Kebsi MM, Hugo-Hamman C, Sheta SS, Haileamlak A, Daniel W, Goshu DY, Abdissa SG, Desta AG, Shasho BA, Begna DM, ElSayed A, Ibrahim AS, Musuku J, Bode-Thomas F, Okeahialam BN, Ige O, Sutton C, Misra R, Abul Fadl A, Kennedy N, Damasceno A, Sani M, Ogah OS, Olunuga T, Elhassan HHM, Mocumbi AO, Adeoye AM, Mntla P, Ojji D, Mucumbitsi J, Teo K, Yusuf S, Mayosi BM. Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study). Eur Heart J 2014; 36:1115-22a. [PMID: 25425448 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
AIMS Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) accounts for over a million premature deaths annually; however, there is little contemporary information on presentation, complications, and treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS This prospective registry enrolled 3343 patients (median age 28 years, 66.2% female) presenting with RHD at 25 hospitals in 12 African countries, India, and Yemen between January 2010 and November 2012. The majority (63.9%) had moderate-to-severe multivalvular disease complicated by congestive heart failure (33.4%), pulmonary hypertension (28.8%), atrial fibrillation (AF) (21.8%), stroke (7.1%), infective endocarditis (4%), and major bleeding (2.7%). One-quarter of adults and 5.3% of children had decreased left ventricular (LV) systolic function; 23% of adults and 14.1% of children had dilated LVs. Fifty-five percent (n = 1761) of patients were on secondary antibiotic prophylaxis. Oral anti-coagulants were prescribed in 69.5% (n = 946) of patients with mechanical valves (n = 501), AF (n = 397), and high-risk mitral stenosis in sinus rhythm (n = 48). However, only 28.3% (n = 269) had a therapeutic international normalized ratio. Among 1825 women of childbearing age (12-51 years), only 3.6% (n = 65) were on contraception. The utilization of valvuloplasty and valve surgery was higher in upper-middle compared with lower-income countries. CONCLUSION Rheumatic heart disease patients were young, predominantly female, and had high prevalence of major cardiovascular complications. There is suboptimal utilization of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis, oral anti-coagulation, and contraception, and variations in the use of percutaneous and surgical interventions by country income level.
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- Liesl Zühlke
- The Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, J Floor Old Groote Schuur Hospital, Groote Schuur Drive, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- The Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, J Floor Old Groote Schuur Hospital, Groote Schuur Drive, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- The Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, J Floor Old Groote Schuur Hospital, Groote Schuur Drive, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- The Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, J Floor Old Groote Schuur Hospital, Groote Schuur Drive, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
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- The Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, J Floor Old Groote Schuur Hospital, Groote Schuur Drive, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
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- The Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, J Floor Old Groote Schuur Hospital, Groote Schuur Drive, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Kenyatta National Teaching and Referral Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
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- Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Sana'a, Al-Thawrah Cardiac Center, Sana'a, Yemen
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- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Paediatric Cardiology Service, Windhoek Central Hospital, Windhoek, Namibia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University Children's Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Jimma University Hospital, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Jimma University Hospital, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Al Shaab Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Al Shaab Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University Teaching Hospital, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Medicine, Bayero University and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria Nigeria Ministry of Health, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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- Instituto Nacional de Saúde and Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Cardiology, Dr. George Mukhari Hospital and University of Limpopo (MEDUNSA Campus), Tshwane, South Africa
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- The Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, J Floor Old Groote Schuur Hospital, Groote Schuur Drive, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
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Goldstein SD, Papandria D, Linden A, Azzie G, Borgstein E, Calland JF, Finlayson SRG, Jani P, Klingensmith M, Labib M, Lewis F, Malangoni MA, O’Flynn E, Ogendo S, Riviello R, Abdullah F. A Pilot Comparison of Standardized Online Surgical Curricula for Use in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Surg 2014; 149:341-6. [DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Seth D. Goldstein
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Surgery, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
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- American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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