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SynthesisGlobal heart2023

Prevalence and Impact of HIV Infections in Patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Evelyn N Lumngwena, Dipolelo Mokaila, Olukayode Aremu, Patrick Dmc Katoto, Jonathan Blackburn, Peter Zilla, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Ntobeko Ntusi

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Global heart, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Echocardiography in HIV Disease.Current cardiology reports · 2026
    Review
  4. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 5 countries.

Evelyn N LumngwenaSchool of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, ZA.ORCID 0000-0002-9302-8218
Dipolelo MokailaCape Heart Institutes, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, ZA.
Olukayode AremuCape Heart Institutes, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, ZA.
Patrick Dmc KatotoCape Heart Institutes, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, ZA.ORCID 0000-0002-0553-201X
Jonathan BlackburnInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, ZA.
Peter ZillaChristiaan Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cape Town, ZA.ORCID 0000-0001-9502-4109
Charles Shey WiysongeCochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Francie van Zijl Drive, Parow Valley, 7501, Cape Town, ZA.ORCID 0000-0002-1273-4779
Ntobeko NtusiCape Heart Institutes, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, ZA.
University of Cape Town · ZASouth African Medical Research Council · ZAUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZA

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Socioeconomic factors such as poor health and poor nutrition in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) may favour inflammatory reactions, thus contributing to the recurrence of rheumatic fever (RF) and thereby modifying trends in rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Apart from epidemiological studies, studies of HIV infections in RHD patients are limited. This systematic review synthesises data on the prevalence and impact of HIV infections or AIDS on RHD from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science databases up to April 2021. The outcomes were managed using PRISMA guidelines. Of a total of 15 studies found, 10 were eligible for meta-analyses. Meta-analysis found that 17% (95 % CI 8-33, I

Indexed as

Cardiovascular DiseasesHIV InfectionsRheumatic FeverRheumatic Heart DiseaseAdultChildHumansPrevalenceacquired HIV infectionsprevalencerheumatic heart diseasevertical HIV transmission

Identifiers

PMID37720311
PMCPMC10503531
OpenAlexW4386775810

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Registered trials

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