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Rachs-1 system in rist stratification for congenital heart disease surgery outcome
(East African medical journal, 2008-05-28)
Background: The Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) system has been used as a benchmark to compare surgical results in developed countries. Its ability to stratify postoperative mortality risk has been ...
Ortner syndrome
(South African Journal of Child Health, 2008)
Ortner syndrome, or cardio-vocal syndrome, is a clinical entity characterised by hoarseness (secondary to left-sided recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy) caused by cardiovascular disease. It has been reported in up to 12% of ...
No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)
No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)
Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana
Weight change post oesophagectomy for carcinoma of oesophagus
(East African medical journal, 2007)
Objective: To determine the pattern of weight changes observed in postoperative oesophagectomy patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and evaluate weight change with selected preoperative variables.
Design: A prospective ...
Follow up pattern for post oesophagectomy patients at a single centre: association with peri-operative variables
(Annals of African Surgery, 2007)
BACKGROUND:
Though the operative mortality for resection of oesophageal malignancy has fallen significantly over time, the overall postoperative survival has remained fairly constant irrespective of surgical techniques, ...
Management pathway for congenital heart disease at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(East African medical journal, 2007)
„Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a significant cause of death amongst infants. The timing of treatment in relation to the natural history of the disease correlates with the treatment outcome.
Objectives: To ...
Prediction of BRCA Mutations Using the BRCAPRO Model in Clinic-Based African American, Hispanic, and Other Minority Families in the United States
(American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2009)
BRCAPRO, a BRCA mutation carrier prediction model, was developed on the basis of studies in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish and European ancestry. We evaluated the performance of the BRCAPRO model among clinic-based minority ...