Moving Ahead: Building a Strong Network Among Female Cardiovascular Clinician Scientists and Researchers in Africa

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Karen Sliwa, Amam Mbakwem, Carla Carrilho, Liesl Joanna Zuhlke, Kemi Tibazarwa and Ana O Mocumbi. (2019). Moving Ahead: Building a Strong Network Among Female Cardiovascular Clinician Scientists and Researchers in Africa. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1(1), pp. 40-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.05.013

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Authors	Karen Sliwa, Amam Mbakwem, Carla Carrilho, Liesl Joanna Zuhlke, Kemi Tibazarwa and Ana O Mocumbi
Abstract	This case reports on the authors’ successes building a strong network among female cardiovascular clinician scientists and researchers in Africa provides examples of collaborations and mentorship.
Keywords	Africa; cardiovascular disease; network; women
Year	2019
Journal	Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Journal citation	1 (1), pp. 40-43
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
ISSN	0735-1097
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.05.013
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Hilfiker-Kleiner, Denise, Haghikia, A., Berliner, Dominik, Vogel-Claussen, Jens, Schwab, Johannes, Franke, Annegret, Schwarzkopf, Marziel, Ehlermann, Philipp, Pfister, Roman, Michels, Guido, Westenfeld, Ralf, Stangl, Verena, Kindermann, Ingrid, Kühl, Uwe, Angermann, Christiane E., Schlitt, Axel, Fischer, D., Podewski, Edith, Bohm, Michael, ... Bauersachs, J.. (2017). Bromocriptine for the treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a multicentre randomized study. European Heart Journal. 38(35), pp. 2671 - 2679. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx355

Soluble ST2 correlates with some indicators of right ventricular function in hypertensive heart failure

Ojji, Dike, Lecour, Sandrine, Adeyemi, O. M. and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2017). Soluble ST2 correlates with some indicators of right ventricular function in hypertensive heart failure. Vascular Health and Risk Management. 13, pp. 311 - 316. https://doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S127430

Organisation of care for pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease

Roos-Hesselink, Jolien W., Budts, Werner, Walker, Fiona, De Backer, Julie F. A., Swan, Lorna, Stones, William, Kranke, Peter, Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen and Johnson, Mark R.. (2017). Organisation of care for pregnancy in patients with congenital heart disease. Heart. 103(23), pp. 1854 - 1859. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311758

Addressing the shortage of research capacity in cardiovascular disease in Africa via leadership training

Dzudie, Anastase and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2017). Addressing the shortage of research capacity in cardiovascular disease in Africa via leadership training. Heart Asia. 9(1), pp. 96 - 98. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartasia-2016-010834

Parvovirus b19-induced vascular damage in the heart is associated with elevated circulating endothelial microparticles

Bachelier, Katrin, Biehl, Susanne, X., Viktoria, Kindermann, Ingrid, Kandolf, Reinhard, Sauter, Martina, Ukena, C., Yilmaz, Ali, Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Bock, Claus-Thomas, Klingel, Karin and Bohm, Michael. (2017). Parvovirus b19-induced vascular damage in the heart is associated with elevated circulating endothelial microparticles. PLoS ONE. 12(5), pp. 1 - 13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176311

Imbalanced angiogenesis in peripartum cardiomyopathy: diagnostic value of placenta growth factor

Mebazaa, Alexandre, Seronde, Marie-France, Gayat, Etienne, Tibazarwa, Kemi, Anumba, Dilly O. C., Akrout, Najla, Sadoune, Malha, Sarb, Jamela, Arrigo, M., Motiejunaite, Justina, Laribi, Said, Legrand, Matthieu, Deschamps, Lydia, Fazal, Loubina, Bouadma, Lila, Collet, Corinne, Manivet, Philippe, Solal, Alain Cohen, Launay, Jean-Marie, ... Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2017). Imbalanced angiogenesis in peripartum cardiomyopathy: diagnostic value of placenta growth factor. Circulation Journal. 81(11), pp. 1654 - 1661. https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-16-1193

Global mortality variations in patients with heart failure: results from the International Congestive Heart Failure (INTER-CHF) prospective cohort study

Dokainish, Hisham, Teo, Koon K., Zhu, Jun, Roy, Ambuj, Alhabib, Khalid F., Elsayed, Ahmed, Palileo-Villaneuva, Lia, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Karaye, Kamilu M., Yusoff, Khalid, Orlandini, Andres, Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Mondo, Charles, Lanas, Fernando, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Badr, Amr, Elmaghawry, Mohamed, Damasceno, Albertino, Tibazarwa, Kemi, ... Yusuf, Salim. (2017). Global mortality variations in patients with heart failure: results from the International Congestive Heart Failure (INTER-CHF) prospective cohort study. The Lancet Global Health. 5(7), pp. 665 - 672. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30196-1

Clinical characteristics of patients from the worldwide registry on peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Mebazaa, Alexandre, Hilfiker-Kleiner, Denise, Petrie, Mark C., Maggioni, Aldo P., Laroche, Cecile, Regitz-Zagrosek, Vera, Schaufelberger, Maria, Tavazzi, Luigi, van der Meer, Peter, Roos-Hesselink, Jolien W., Seferovic, Petar, van Spandonck-Zwarts, Karin, Mbakwem, Amam, Bohm, Michael, Mouquet, Frederic, Pieske, Burkert, Hall, Roger, Ponikowski, Piotre and Bauersachs, J.. (2017). Clinical characteristics of patients from the worldwide registry on peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). European Journal of Heart Failure. 19(9), pp. 1131 - 1141. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.780

Primary care in the prevention, treatment and control of cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Ojji, Dike, Lamont, Kim, Ojji, Olubunmi I., Egenti, Bibiana N. and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2017). Primary care in the prevention, treatment and control of cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa (South Africa). 28(4), pp. 251 - 256. https://doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2016-082

Prevalence and predictive value of electrocardiographic abnormalities in pulmonary hypertension: evidence from the pan-African pulmonary hypertension cohort (PAPUCO) study

Balieva, Irina, Dzudie, Anastase, Thienemann, Friedrich, Mocumbi, Ana O., Karaye, Kamilu M., Sani, Mahmoud U., Ogah, Okechukwu, Voors, Adriaan A., Kengne, Andre Pascal and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2017). Prevalence and predictive value of electrocardiographic abnormalities in pulmonary hypertension: evidence from the pan-African pulmonary hypertension cohort (PAPUCO) study. Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa (South Africa). 28(6), pp. 370 - 376. https://doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2017-020

Echocardiographic predictors of outcome in acute heart failure patients in sub-saharan africa: insights from THESUS-HF

Sani, Mahmoud U., Davidson, Beth A., Cotter, Gad, Damasceno, Albertino, Mayosi, Bongani, Ogah, Okechukwu, Mondo, Charles, Dzudie, Anastase, Ojji, Dike, Kouam, Charles K., Suliman, Ahmed, Yonga, Gerald, Ba, Sergine A., Maru, Fikru, Alemayehu, Bekele, Edwards, Christopher and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2017). Echocardiographic predictors of outcome in acute heart failure patients in sub-saharan africa: insights from THESUS-HF. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa. 28(1), pp. 60 - 67. https://doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2016-070

Achieved blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients: results from ONTARGET and TRANSCEND trials

Bohm, Michael, Schumacher, Helmut, Teo, Koon K., Lonn, Eva M., Mahfoud, Felix, Mann, Johannes F.E., Mancia, Giuseppe, Redon, Josep, Schmieder, Roland E., Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Weber, Michael A., Williams, Bryan and Yusuf, Salim. (2017). Achieved blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients: results from ONTARGET and TRANSCEND trials. The Lancet. 389(10085), pp. 2226 - 2237. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30754-7

Roadmap to achieve 25% hypertension control in Africa by 2025

Dzudie, Anastase, Rayner, Brian, Ojji, Dike, Schutte, Aletta E., Twagirumukiza, Marc, Damasceno, A., Ba, Seringe A., Kane, Abdoul, Kramoh, Euloge, Kacou, Jean B.A., Onwubere, Basden, Cornick, Ruth, Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Anisiuba, Benedict, Mocumbi, Ana O., Ogola, Elijah, Awad, Mohamed, Nel, George, Otieno, Harun, ... Mayosi, Bongani. (2017). Roadmap to achieve 25% hypertension control in Africa by 2025. SAMJ South African Medical Journal. 28(4), pp. 262 - 273. https://doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2017-040

Ventricular tachyarrhythmia during pregnancy in women with heart disease : Data from the ROPAC, a registry from the European Society of Cardiology

Ertekin, Ebru, van Hagen, Iris M., Salam, Amar M., Ruys, Titia P. E., Johnson, Mark R., Popelova, Jana, Parsonage, William A., Ashour, Zeinab, Shotan, Avraham, Oliver, José M., Veldtman, Gruschen R., Hall, Roger, Roos-Hesselink, Jolien W., ROPARC Investigators* and Sliwa, Karen. (2016). Ventricular tachyarrhythmia during pregnancy in women with heart disease : Data from the ROPAC, a registry from the European Society of Cardiology. International Journal of Cardiology. 220, pp. 131-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.061

Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2013 : A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Mokdad, Ali H., Forouzanfar, Mohammad Hossein, Daoud, Farah, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Khalil, Ibrahim, Afshin, Ashkan, Tuffaha, Marwa, Charara, Raghid, Barber, Ryan M., Wagner, Joseph, Cercy, Kelly, Kravitz, Hannah, Coates, Matthew M., Robinson, Margaret, Estep, Kara, Steiner, Caitlyn, Jaber, Sara, Mokdad, Ali A., ... Murray, Christopher J. L.. (2016). Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2013 : A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet Global Health. 4(10), pp. e704-e713. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30168-1

A global view of pulmonary hypertension

Hoeper, Marius, Humbert, Marc, Souza, Rogerio, Idrees, Majdy, Kawut, Steven M., Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Jing, Zhi-Cheng and Gibbs, J. Simon. (2016). A global view of pulmonary hypertension. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 4(4), pp. 306 - 322. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00543-3

Pulmonary hypertension and pregnancy outcomes: data from the Registry Of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease (ROPAC) of the European Society of Cardiology

Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, van Hagen, Iris M., Budts, Werner, Swan, Lorna, Sinagra, Gianfranco, Caruana, Maryanne, Blanco, Manuel Vasquez, Wagenaar, Lodewijk J., Johnson, Mark R., Webb, Gary, Hall, Roger and Roos-Hesselink, Jolien W.. (2016). Pulmonary hypertension and pregnancy outcomes: data from the Registry Of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease (ROPAC) of the European Society of Cardiology. European Journal of Heart Failure. 18(9), pp. 1119 - 1128. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.594

Risk assessment for pregnancy with cardiac disease - A global perspective

Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen and Anthony, John. (2016). Risk assessment for pregnancy with cardiac disease - A global perspective. European Journal of Heart Failure. 18(5), pp. 534 - 536. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.522

Comparison of the American PPCM registry data with international registries

Hilfiker-Kleiner, Denise, Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen and Bauersachs, J.. (2016). Comparison of the American PPCM registry data with international registries. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67(6), pp. 733 - 734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.112

The heart of Africa: Succeeding against the odds

Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2016). The heart of Africa: Succeeding against the odds. The Lancet. 388(10063), pp. 28 - 36. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31660-9

Current management of patients with severe acute peripartum cardiomyopathy: Practical guidance from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Study Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy

Bauersachs, Johann, Arrigo, Mattia, Hilfiker-Kleiner, Denise, Veltmann, Christian, Coats, Andrew J. S., Crespo-Leiro, Maria G., de Boer, Rudolf A., van der Meer, Peter, Maack, Christoph, Mouquet, Frederic, Petrie, Mark C., Piepoli, Massimo F., Regitz-Zagrosek, Vera, Schaufelberger, Maria, Seferovic, Petar, Tavazzi, Luigi, Ruschitzka, Frank, Mebazaa, Alexandre and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2016). Current management of patients with severe acute peripartum cardiomyopathy: Practical guidance from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Study Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy. European Journal of Heart Failure. 18(9), pp. 1096 - 1105. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.586

Human immunodeficiency virus-related heart disease

Thienemann, Friedrich, Carrington, Melinda, Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Ntsekhe, Mpiko and Stewart, Simon. (2016). Human immunodeficiency virus-related heart disease. In In S. Stewart, K. Sliwa and A. Mocumbi, A. Damasceno and M. Ntsekhe (Ed.). The heart of Africa: Clinical profile of an evolving burden of heart disease in Africa pp. 145 - 154 John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119097136.ch9

Topic reviews need to be robust

Ntusi, Ntobeko B. A., Kraus, Sarah, Ogunbanjo, Gboyega and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2016). Topic reviews need to be robust. South African Medical Journal. 106(7), pp. 644 - 645. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2016v106i7.10903

Rheumatic heart disease

Stewart, Simon, Carrington, Melinda and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2016). Rheumatic heart disease. In In S. Stewart, K. Sliwa and A. Mocumbi, A. Damasceno and M. Ntsekhe (Ed.). The heart of Africa: Clinical profile of an evolving burden of heart disease in Africa pp. 121 - 135 John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119097136.ch7

The causes, treatment, and outcome of pulmonary hypertension in Africa: Insights from the Pan African Pulmonary Hypertension Cohort (PAPUCO) Registry

Thienemann, Friedrich, Dzudie, Anastase, Mocumbi, Ana, Blauwet, Lori, Sani, Mahmoud U., Karaye, Kamilu M., Ogah, Okechukwu, Mbanze, Irina, Mbakwem, Amam, Udo, Patience, Tibazarwa, Kemi, Damasceno, Albertino, Keates, Ashley K., Stewart, Simon and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2016). The causes, treatment, and outcome of pulmonary hypertension in Africa: Insights from the Pan African Pulmonary Hypertension Cohort (PAPUCO) Registry. International Journal of Cardiology. 221, pp. 205 - 211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.242

The African INTERHEART study

Steyn, Krisela and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2016). The African INTERHEART study. In In S. Stewart, K. Sliwa and A. Mocumbi, A. Damasceno and M. Ntsekhe (Ed.). The heart of Africa: Clinical profile of an evolving burden of heart disease in Africa pp. 1 - 9 John Wiley & Sons.

Bi treatment with hydralazine/nitrates vs. placebo in Africans admitted with acute HEart Failure (BA-HEF)

Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen, Damasceno, Albertino, Davidson, Beth A., Mayosi, Bongani, Sani, Mahmoud U., Ogah, Okechukwu, Mondo, Charles, Ojji, Dike, Dzudie, Anastase, Kouam, Charles Kouam, Yonga, Gerald, Ba, Serigne Abdou, Ogola, Elijah, Edwards, Christopher, Milo, Olga and Cotter, Gad. (2016). Bi treatment with hydralazine/nitrates vs. placebo in Africans admitted with acute HEart Failure (BA-HEF). European Journal of Heart Failure. 18(10), pp. 1248 - 1258. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.581

Late maternal deaths: A neglected responsibility

Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen and Anthony, John. (2016). Late maternal deaths: A neglected responsibility. The Lancet. 387(10033), pp. 2072 - 2073. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30391-9

Ten-year coronary artery disease risk in 1571 newly presenting hypertensive black subjects

Ojji, Dike, Stewart, Simon, Atherton, John J., Ajayi, Samuel, Mamven, Manmak H., Ngabea, Murtala, Ojji, O. and Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen. (2016). Ten-year coronary artery disease risk in 1571 newly presenting hypertensive black subjects. Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education (online). 6(3), pp. 1 - 5. https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711.1000442

Cord blood samples: A less explored tool in early diagnosis of neonatal cardiovascular disease

Sliwa-Hahnle, Karen and Hilfiker-Kleiner, Denise. (2015). Cord blood samples: A less explored tool in early diagnosis of neonatal cardiovascular disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 66(8), pp. 940 - 942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.07.001