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Pediatric cardiology; outpatient cardiology

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Cardiology Clinic

Interests

Health disparities; rheumatic heart disease

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Publications

Socioeconomic Influences on Outcomes Following Congenital Heart Disease Surgery. Schneider, K; de Loizaga, S; Beck, AF; Morales, DL S; Seo, JD; Divanovic, A. Pediatric Cardiology. 2024; 45:1072-1078.

Specificity of the Modified Jones Criteria. Pulle, J; Ndagire, E; Atala, J; Fall, N; Okello, E; Oyella, LM; Rwebembera, J; Sable, C; Parks, T; Sarnacki, R; Nakitto, M; de Loizaga, SR; Wirth, S; Carapetis, J; Beaton, A. Pediatrics. 2024; 153.

User-Centered Design to Develop Automated Short Message Service Messaging for Patient Support of Rheumatic Heart Disease Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Fall, N; Odong, F; Thembo, J; Pulle, J; Hoekzema, J; Rwebembera, J; de Loizaga, S; Nakagaayi, D; Minja, N; Webel, A; Watkins, D; Beaton, A. Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. 2024; 13:e031252.

Deployment of Point-of-Care Echocardiography to Improve Cardiac Diagnostic Access Among American Indians. de Loizaga, S; Benashley, L; Hoekzema, J; Ahmed, N; Alexander, C; Bolger, A; Evers, PD; Hill, GD; Nakagaayi, D; Nashio, JT; Tacuri, LM; Danforth, K; Beaton, A; Close, R. Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. 2024; 13:e031231.

Advancing Cardiovascular Health Equity Globally Through Digital Technologies. Ogungbe, O; Longenecker, CT; Beaton, A; de Loizaga, S; Brant, LC C; Ocran, RA N T; Bastani, P; Sarfo, FS; Commodore-Mensah, Y. Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. 2024; 13:e031237.

Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients Undergoing Surgical Valve Procedures in Uganda. Rwebembera, J; Chang, AY; Kitooleko, SM; Kaudha, G; de Loizaga, S; Nalule, M; Ahabwe, K; Zhang, W; Okello, E; Sinha, P; Mwambu, T; Sable, C; Beaton, A; Longenecker, CT. Global Heart. 2023; 18:62.

Evaluating the implementation of a dynamic digital application to enable community-based decentralisation of rheumatic heart disease case management in Uganda: protocol for a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation study. Minja, NW; Pulle, J; Rwebembera, J; De Loizaga, SR; Fall, N; Ollberding, N; Abrams, J; Atala, J; Kamarembo, J; Oyella, L; Danforth, K; Okello, E; Beaton, AZ; Watkins, DA. BMJ Open. 2023; 13:e071540.

Development and User Testing of a Dynamic Tool for Rheumatic Heart Disease Management. De Loizaga, SR; Pulle, J; Rwebembera, J; Abrams, J; Atala, J; Chesnut, E; Danforth, K; Fall, N; Felicelli, N; Lapthorn, K; Zühlke, L; Okello, E; Beaton, A; Dexheimer, JW. Applied Clinical Informatics - ACI. 2023; 14:866-877.

Cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the twenty-first century: Gaps and priorities going forward. Minja, NM; Nakagaayi, D; Aliku, T; Zhang, W; Ssinabulya, I; Nabaale, J; Amutuhaire, W; de Loizaga, SR; Ndagire, E; Rwebembera, J; Okello, E; Kayima, J. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2022; 9:1008335.

Socioeconomic Impact on Outcomes During the First Year of Life of Patients with Single Ventricle Heart Disease: An Analysis of the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative Registry. de Loizaga, SR; Schneider, K; Beck, AF; Zang, H; Ollberding, N; Tweddell, JS; Anderson, JB. Pediatric Cardiology. 2022; 43:605-615.

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