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Diversity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Subtypes in Western Kenya
(Scientific Research, 2014-12)
Background: HIV/AIDS is the principal pandemic in the world today. Two viral types (HIV-1 and
HIV-2), with numerous groups (M, N and O for HIV-1 and A through H for HIV-2) have emerged.
These have further proliferated ...
Quality Assurance in Wound Management in a Developing Country: How Satisfied Are Our Patients?
(Scientific Research, 2013-01)
Background: Quality is important in every setting especially in the health service where the needs of patients should be
an utmost priority. However, this is sometimes not the situation in most health care centres due to ...
The Problem of AIDS May Have Already Solved
(Scientific Research, 2014-12)
This article describes an alternative approach to the problem of AIDS. The author proposes a new
theory. In this theory, HIV is not a “classic virus”, but a parasitic program that does not have a material
carrier.
A Review of Pediatric Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Current Guidelines
(Scientific Research, 2018-04)
Dyslipidemia is a highly prevalent condition, and includes a collection of diseases
that cause increased levels of plasma triglycerides and/or cholestrol, or
decreased levels of HDL-C, with a prototypical disease being ...
Cardiomyopathies in Tropical Countries: Causes and Nosological Perspective
(Scientific Research, 2013-11)
Background: Cardiomyopathy is the main cause of heart failure in developing countries, mainly in Africa. In those
areas the concept of “tropical cardiomyopathy” is still used to design all unexplained cardiomyopathy. The ...
Experience with Prosthetic Valve Replacement in Indigents with Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nigeria: 10-Year Follow-Up
(Scientific Research, 2015-08)
Purpose: Active heart surgery programs are few in sub Saharan Africa outside of South Africa, with
majority being low volume centers performing small numbers annually. We reviewed our long
term outcome to identify factors ...
Heart Surgery Practice in Sub Saharan Africa: Single Nigerian Institutional Midterm Results and Challenges
(Scientific Research, 2014-03)
Background: The majority of prospective cardiac surgical patients in sub Saharan Africa lack
access to open heart surgery. We reviewed our midterm results to identify the obstacles to growth
and challenges with sustainability. ...
Bradyarrythmias: A Study of Anthropometric, Demographic and Comorbidity Profiles in an African Population
(Scientific Research, 2013-11)
Background: Bradyarrhythmias are a group of cardiac rhythm disorders that are characterized by bradycardia and they
are cosmopolitan in distribution. Their demographic, anthropometric and comorbidity attributes are yet ...
Outcomes of Open Surgery for Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: An 18-Year Experience in a Single Institution in Japan
(Scientific Research, 2018-03)
Objective: To elucidate the outcomes of open surgery for popliteal artery
aneurysm (PAA) in a single Japanese institution. Materials and Methods:
Between 1999 and 2016, 35 patients (44 PAAs) underwent open surgery in ...
Root Reconstruction with Total Replacement of Ascending Aorta Using Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and Selective Cerebral Perfusion for Moderately Dilated Distal Ascending Aorta
(Scientific Research, 2013-07)
Objective: We have occasionally encountered a moderately dilated distal ascending aorta while reconstructing an aortic
root. We describe reconstruction of an extended root and ascending aorta using our current strategy. ...