Targeted investment needed to end rheumatic heart disease in Africa

by Emmy Okello, Andrea Beaton
Published 2021-07-01

Prevalence of group a streptococcus pharyngeal carriage and clinical manifestations in school children aged 5–15 yrs in Wakiso District, Uganda

by Irene Nayiga, Emmy Okello, Peter Lwabi, Grace Ndeezi
Published 2017-04-01

Motivations of women in Uganda living with rheumatic heart disease: A mixed methods study of experiences in stigma, childbearing, anticoagulation, and contraception.

by Andrew Y Chang, Juliet Nabbaale, Haddy Nalubwama, Emmy Okello, Isaac Ssinabulya, Christopher T Longenecker, Allison R Webel
Published 2018-01-01

Targeted Echocardiographic Screening for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease in Northern Uganda: Evaluating Familial Risk Following Identification of an Index Case.

by Twalib Aliku, Craig Sable, Amy Scheel, Alison Tompsett, Peter Lwabi, Emmy Okello, Robert McCarter, Marshall Summar, Andrea Beaton
Published 2016-06-01

Non-surgical oral hygiene interventions on disease activity of Rheumatoid arthritis patients with periodontitis: A randomized controlled trial

by William Buwembo, Ian Guyton Munabi, Mark Kaddumukasa, Haruna Kiryowa, Muhammad Mbabali, Ethel Nankya, William Evan Johnson, Emmy Okello, Nelson K. Sewankambo
Published 2020-03-01

Prevalence and characteristics of primary left-sided valve disease in a cohort of 15,000 patients undergoing echocardiography studies in a tertiary hospital in Uganda

by Joselyn Rwebembera, William Manyilirah, Zhang Wan Zhu, Juliet Nabbaale, Judith Namuyonga, Isaac Ssinabulya, Sulaiman Lubega, Peter Lwabi, John Omagino, Emmy Okello
Published 2018-05-01

Burden, predictors and short-term outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy in a black African cohort.

by Juliet Nabbaale, Emmy Okello, Davis Kibirige, Isaac Ssekitoleko, Joseph Isanga, Patience Karungi, Elias Sebatta, Zhang Wan Zhu, Annettee Nakimuli, John Omagino, James Kayima
Published 2020-01-01

Correction: Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk Factors among Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients in Uganda

by Emmy Okello, Barbara Kakande, Elias Sebatta, James Kayima, Monica Kuteesa, Boniface Mutatina, Wilson Nyakoojo, Peter Lwabi, Charles K. Mondo, Richard Odoi-Adome, Freers Juergen
Published 2013-01-01

Socioeconomic and environmental risk factors among rheumatic heart disease patients in Uganda.

by Emmy Okello, Barbara Kakande, Elias Sebatta, James Kayima, Monica Kuteesa, Boniface Mutatina, Wilson Nyakoojo, Peter Lwabi, Charles K Mondo, Richard Odoi-Adome, Freers Juergen
Published 2012-01-01

Correction: Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk Factors among Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients in Uganda.

by Emmy Okello, Barbara Kakande, Elias Sebatta, James Kayima, Monica Kuteesa, Boniface Mutatina, Wilson Nyakoojo, Peter Lwabi, Charles K. Mondo, Richard Odoi-Adome, Freers Juergen
Published 2013-01-01

Determining the Risk of Developing Rheumatic Heart Disease Following a Negative Screening Echocardiogram

by Meghan Zimmerman, Meghan Zimmerman, Amy Scheel, Alyssa DeWyer, Jane-Liz Nambogo, Isaac Omara Otim, Alison Tompsett, Joselyn Rwebembera, Emmy Okello, Craig Sable, Andrea Beaton
Published 2021-02-01

The personal and clinical impact of screen-detected maternal rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: a prospective follow up study

by Sonia Voleti, Emmy Okello, Meghna Murali, Rachel Sarnacki, Albert Majwala, Renny Ssembatya, Olivia Bakka, Henriator Namisanvu, Angela Njeri, Alphonsus Matovu, Kristen DeStigter, Craig Sable, Andrea Beaton
Published 2020-10-01

Role of Natural Autoantibodies in Ugandans With Rheumatic Heart Disease and HIV

by Daniel M. Huck, Emmy Okello, Grace Mirembe, Isaac Ssinabulya, David A. Zidar, Gregg J. Silverman, Lelise Getu, Amy S. Nowacki, Leonard H. Calabrese, Robert A. Salata, Chris T. Longenecker
Published 2016-03-01

Examining the Ugandan health system's readiness to deliver rheumatic heart disease-related services.

by Emma Ndagire, Yoshito Kawakatsu, Hadija Nalubwama, Jenifer Atala, Rachel Sarnacki, Jafesi Pulle, Rakeli Kyarimpa, Rachel Mwima, Rosemary Kansiime, Emmy Okello, Peter Lwabi, Andrea Beaton, Craig Sable, David Watkins
Published 2021-02-01

Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization

by Alyssa DeWyer, Amy Scheel, Isaac Omara Otim, Christopher T. Longenecker, Emmy Okello, Isaac Ssinabulya, Stephen Morris, Mark Okwir, William Oyang, Erine Joyce, Betty Nabongo, Craig Sable, Ben Alencherry, Alison Tompsett, Twalib Aliku, Andrea Beaton
Published 2019-01-01

Household Economic Consequences of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda

by Chinonso C. Opara, Yuxian Du, Yoshito Kawakatsu, Yoshito Kawakatsu, Jenifer Atala, Andrea Z. Beaton, Andrea Z. Beaton, Rosemary Kansiime, Miriam Nakitto, Emma Ndagire, Haddy Nalubwama, Emmy Okello, David A. Watkins, David A. Watkins, Yanfang Su
Published 2021-07-01

Prevalence of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal throat carriage and prospective pilot surveillance of streptococcal sore throat in Ugandan school children

by Alyssa DeWyer, Amy Scheel, Allison R. Webel, Chris T. Longenecker, Jennipher Kamarembo, Twalib Aliku, Mark E. Engel, Asha C. Bowen, Freddie Bwanga, Ian Hovis, Aileen Chang, Rachel Sarnacki, Craig Sable, James B. Dale, Jonathan Carapetis, Joselyn Rwebembera, Emmy Okello, Andrea Beaton
Published 2020-04-01

Starting and Operating a Public Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in a Low Resource Setting: The Eight-Year Story of the Uganda Heart Institute Catheter Laboratory

by Joselyn Rwebembera, Twalib Aliku, James Kayima, Sulaiman Lubega, Elias Sebatta, Brian Kiggundu, Daudi Kirenzi, Wilson Nyakoojo, Charles Mondo, Krishna Kumar, Kanishka Ratnayaka, Shakeel Qureshi, Sanjay Daluvoy, Peter Lwabi, John Omagino, Craig Sable, Chris Longenecker, Dan Simon, Marco Costa, Emmy Okello
Published 2021-02-01

Establishment of a cardiac telehealth program to support cardiovascular diagnosis and care in a remote, resource-poor setting in Uganda.

by Alyssa DeWyer, Amy Scheel, Jenipher Kamarembo, Rose Akech, Allan Asiimwe, Andrea Beaton, Bua Bobson, Lesley Canales, Kristen DeStigter, Dhruv S Kazi, Gene F Kwan, Chris T Longenecker, Peter Lwabi, Meghna Murali, Emma Ndagire, Judith Namuyonga, Rachel Sarnacki, Isaac Ssinabulya, Emmy Okello, Twalib Aliku, Craig Sable
Published 2021-01-01