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Poster

Case study on the use of POCUS and telemedicine to aid diagnosis and management of congenital cardiac disease in a low resource setting

Branthwaite C, Alasri H, Naif M, Schwanfelder C
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
Journal Article
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Research

Fixed dose combination drugs for cardiovascular disease in a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Lebanon: an implementation study

Ansbro É, Masri S, Prieto-Merino D, Willis R, Aoun Bahous S,  et al.
2023-01-25 • BMJ Open
2023-01-25 • BMJ Open
OBJECTIVES
This pre–post implementation study evaluated the introduction of fixed dose combination (FDC) medications for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) secondary prev...
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Slide Presentation

Fixed dose combination drugs for cardiovascular disease in Lebanon

Ansbro E, Masri S, Prieto-Merino D, Bahous SA, Molfino L,  et al.
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
Journal Article
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Commentary

Cardiac safety of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment: moving towards individualised monitoring

Hewison CCH, Guglielmetti L
2021-02-12 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2021-02-12 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
We are not alone in welcoming the study by Kelly E Dooley and colleagues 1 that sheds light on the QT prolonging effects of the combination of bedaquiline and delamanid, two key drugs fo...
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Research

Treated HIV infection and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in rural Uganda: a prospective observational cohort study

Siender M, Bibangambah P, Kim JH, Lankowski A, Chang JL,  et al.
2021-06-15 • Journal of the American Heart Association
2021-06-15 • Journal of the American Heart Association
BACKGROUND
Although ≈70% of the world's population of people living with HIV resides in sub-Saharan Africa, there are minimal prospective data on the contributions of HIV infection t...
Journal Article
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Research

Cardiac point of care ultrasound in resource limited settings to manage children with congenital and acquired heart disease

Muhame RM, Dragulescu A, Nadimpalli A, Martinez D, Bottineau MC,  et al.
2021-03-08 • Cardiology in the Young
2021-03-08 • Cardiology in the Young
Background: In resource limited settings, children with cardiac disease present late, have poor outcomes and access to paediatric cardiology programmes is limited. Cardiac point of care ...
Journal Article
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Research

Distribution and performance of cardiovascular risk scores in a mixed population of HIV-infected and community-based HIV-uninfected individuals in Uganda

Muiru AN, Bibangambah P, Hemphill LC, Sentongo R, Kim JH,  et al.
2018-04-11 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
2018-04-11 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
BACKGROUND
The utility and validity of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk scores are not well studied in sub-Saharan Africa. We compared and correlated CVD risk scores with carotid i...
Journal Article
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Editorial

Implementing fixed dose combination medications for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases

Webster R, Murphy A, Bygrave H, Ansbro É, Grobbee DE,  et al.
2019-12-31 • Global Heart
2019-12-31 • Global Heart
HIGHLIGHTS
-- Despite clinical evidence of its effectiveness in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, uptake of fixed dose combination therapy (FDCs) for CVD has been poor....
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Abstract

Fixed dose combination drugs for cardiovascular disease in Lebanon

Ansbro E, Masri S, Prieto-Merino D, Bahous SA, Molfino L,  et al.
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
INTRODUCTION
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability globally, including in humanitarian contexts. Fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs are cost-effec...
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Video

Fixed dose combination drugs for cardiovascular disease in Lebanon

Boulle P
2022-06-07 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-06-07 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
Journal Article
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Letter

Global burden of rheumatic heart disease

Rossi G
2018-01-04 • New England Journal of Medicine
2018-01-04 • New England Journal of Medicine
Journal Article
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Research

Development of a target product profile for a point-of-care cardiometabolic device

Vetter B, Beran D, Boulle P, Chua AC, de la Tour R,  et al.
2021-10-09 • BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
2021-10-09 • BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
INTRODUCTION
Multi-parameter diagnostic devices can simplify cardiometabolic disease diagnosis. However, existing devices may not be suitable for use in low-resource settings, where ...
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Research

Clinical outcomes in a primary-level non-communicable disease programme for Syrian refugees and the host population in Jordan: A cohort analysis using routine data

Ansbro É, Homan T, Jobanputra K, Qasem J, Muhammad S,  et al.
2021-01-11 • PLOS Medicine
2021-01-11 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
Little is known about the content or quality of non-communicable disease (NCD) care in humanitarian settings. Since 2014, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided prima...
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Research

MSF experiences of providing multidisciplinary primary level NCD care for Syrian refugees and the host population in Jordan: an implementation study guided by the RE-AIM framework

Ansbro É, Homan T, Qasem J, Bil K, Tarawneh M,  et al.
2021-04-26 • BMC Health Services Research
2021-04-26 • BMC Health Services Research
BACKGROUND
In response to the rising global NCD burden, humanitarian actors have rapidly scaled-up NCD services in crisis-affected low-and-middle income countries. Using the RE-AIM i...
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Research

Implementation of fixed-dose combination therapy for secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a qualitative evaluation

Murphy A, Willis R, Ansbro É, Masri S, Kabbara N,  et al.
2022-06-04 • BMC Health Services Research
2022-06-04 • BMC Health Services Research
BACKGROUND
We report findings of a qualitative evaluation of fixed-dose combination therapy for patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) attending Méd...