Complete heart block with SARS-COV-2 infection inducing permanent pacing: a case report from a tertiary private hospital In Tanzania.

There is an increased risk of cardiac complications in COVID-19 among patients with pre-existing comorbidities due to their existing pro-inflammatory status. The manifestation of complete heart block has been evidenced as transient and in no need of intervention. This case presents a previously healthy woman who was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection and complete heart block; she underwent permanent dual-chamber pacemaker implantation after successful treatment and a negative COVID-19 test.

The Pattern of Admission, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes Among Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A 5-Year Retrospective Review.

Introduction: Despite the implementation of complex interventions, ICU mortality remains high and more so in developing countries. The demand for critical care in Sub-Saharan Africa is more than ever before as the region experiences a double burden of rising rates of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the background battle of combating infectious diseases. Limited studies in Tanzania have reported varying factors associated with markedly high rates of ICU mortality.

Prevalence & Factors Associated With Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Tanzania.

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a minimally-invasive lifesaving intervention for these patients; however, acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of the procedure commonly occurring due to radiocontrast-induced nephropathy.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional analytical study was carried out at the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam (AKH,D), Tanzania.

Smart Watch Detection of Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT): First Case from Tanzania.

Smartwatches like the Apple Watch have been on the rise worldwide and their use is gaining popularity in developing countries. Their ability to detect dysrhythmias is well documented. Present practice discourages the use of these devices as a diagnostic tool.

Postoperative myocardial injury in a patient with left ureteric stone and asymptomatic COVID-19 disease.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified on 8December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has since spread globally to become an emergency of international concern. Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be asymptomatic or present with symptoms ranging from mild clinical manifestations: such as fever, cough, and sore throat to moderate and severe form of the disease such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Incidence and characteristics of newly diagnosed rheumatic heart disease in urban African adults: insights from the heart of Soweto study.

Aims: Little is known on the incidence and clinical characteristics of newly diagnosed rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in adulthood from urban African communities in epidemiologic transition.

Methods And Results: Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital services the black African community of 1.1 million people in Soweto, South Africa.

Predominance of heart failure in the Heart of Soweto Study cohort: emerging challenges for urban African communities.

Background: There is a paucity of data to describe the clinical characteristics of heart failure (HF) in urban African communities in epidemiological transition.

Methods And Results: Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital services the 1.1 million black African community of Soweto, South Africa.