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ArticlePulmonary circulation2022

Rationale and design of a screening study to detect schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary hypertension in Ethiopia and Zambia.

Edford Sinkala, Hanan Yusuf Ahmed, Jean Pierre Sibomana, Michael H Lee, Biruk Kassa, Rahul Kumar, Sula Mazimba, Amsalu B Binegdie, Sydney Mpisa, Kawana Wamundila and 2 more

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Article in Pulmonary circulation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Edford SinkalaHepatology Clinic, Department of Medicine University of Zambia Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia.
Hanan Yusuf AhmedDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, College of Health Sciences University of Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Jean Pierre SibomanaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, College of Health Sciences University of Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-4479-1994
Michael H LeeDepartment of Medicine University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5739-8369
Biruk KassaDepartment of Medicine University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA.
Rahul KumarDepartment of Medicine University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA.
Sula MazimbaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville Virginia USA.
Amsalu B BinegdieDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, College of Health Sciences University of Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-9722-6265
Sydney MpisaHepatology Clinic, Department of Medicine University of Zambia Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia.
Kawana WamundilaHepatology Clinic, Department of Medicine University of Zambia Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia.
Brian B GrahamDepartment of Medicine University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7541-2585
Joan F HiltonDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2452-4274
University of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Zambia · ZMHealth First · USTikur Anbessa Hospital · ETUniversity of Rwanda · RWUniversity of Virginia · US

Funding

Role of Complement-Driven Pulmonary Vascular Inflammation in PHP01HL152961 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI TUDER, RUBIN M. · 2020 to 2024
$14.1M
Investigating paclitaxel treatment in a pre-clinical model of Schistosoma-pulmonary hypertensionR01HL135872 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Brian Barkley Graham · 2017 to 2026
$5.1M
The Role of Smooth Muscle Cell Fatty Acid Oxidation in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary HypertensionF32HL151076 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LEE, MICHAEL HYUNJEAN · 2020 to 2022
$99k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL151076NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL152961NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL135872
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is a major cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) worldwide, but the prevalence and risk factors for schistosomiasis-associated PAH (SchPAH) development are not well understood. Schistosomiasis-associated hepatosplenic disease (SchHSD) is thought to be a major risk factor for PAH development. Herein, we describe our plans for prospectively screening SchHSD subjects for clinical evidence of PAH at two major academic medical centers and national referral hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Lusaka, Zambia. The screening study will primarily be conducted by echocardiography, in addition to clinical assessments. Plasma samples will be drawn and banked for subsequent analysis based on preclinical animal model rationale. If successful, this study will demonstrate feasibility of conducting prospective cohort studies of SchPAH screening in schistosomiasis-endemic regions of Africa, and provide initial data on clinic-based disease prevalence and potential mechanistic biomarkers underlying disease pathogenesis.

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pulmonary hypertensionschistosomiasisstudy design

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