Valvular heart disease in pregnancy: review articles

J Anthony, A Osman, MU Sani - Cardiovascular journal of Africa, 2016 - journals.co.za
Valvular heart disease may be a pre-existing complication of pregnancy or it may be
diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy. Accurate diagnosis, tailored therapy and an …

Spectrum of cardiac disease in maternity in a low-resource cohort in South Africa

K Sliwa, E Libhaber, C Elliott, Z Momberg, A Osman… - Heart, 2014 - heart.bmj.com
Background Lack of evidence-based data on the spectrum of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
in pregnancy or in the postpartum period, as well as on maternal and fetal outcome …

Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of hospitalized pregnant women with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in South Africa: An International Network of Obstetric …

S Budhram, V Vannevel, T Botha… - … of Gynecology & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To describe risk factors and outcomes of pregnant women infected with SARS‐
CoV‐2 admitted to South African healthcare facilities. Methods A population‐based cohort …

Managing rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: a practical evidence-based multidisciplinary approach

B Cupido, L Zühlke, A Osman, D van Dyk… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in
pregnant patients in low-to middle-income countries. Apart from the clinical challenges …

Reducing late maternal death due to cardiovascular disease-A pragmatic pilot study

K Sliwa, F Azibani, J Baard, A Osman, L Zühlke… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Late maternal mortality (up-to 1-year postpartum) is poorly reported globally
and is commonly due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). We investigated targeted …

[HTML][HTML] PROTEA, a Southern African multicenter congenital heart disease registry and biorepository: rationale, design, and initial results

T Aldersley, J Lawrenson, P Human… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: The PartneRships in cOngeniTal hEart disease (PROTEA) project aims to
establish a densely phenotyped and genotyped Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) cohort for …

Effectiveness of implanted cardiac rhythm recorders with electrocardiographic monitoring for detecting arrhythmias in pregnant women with symptomatic arrhythmia …

K Sliwa, F Azibani, MR Johnson, C Viljoen… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Arrhythmias are an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality but
remain difficult to diagnose. Objective To compare implantable loop recorder (ILR) plus 24 …

Cohort profile: the western cape pregnancy exposure registry (WCPER)

E Kalk, A Heekes, AL Slogrove, F Phelanyane… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose The Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (PER) was established at two
public sector healthcare sentinel sites in the Western Cape province, South Africa, to provide …

COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system in pregnancy

AS Herrey, A Osman, P Soma-Pillay, K Sliwa… - SA Heart, 2020 - journals.co.za
Pregnancy and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) share several common features
which makes differentiation between the 2 difficult. Both are multisystem disorders, may …

Application of the water footprinting method and water accounting framework to a base metal refining process

A Osman, F Crundwell, KG Harding, CM Sheridan - Water SA, 2017 - ajol.info
The key to a sustainable future lies in understanding and utilising resources more efficiently.
This holds especially for industries that seek to minimise water usage through better …