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Gerald Bloomfield

Gerald Bloomfield

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
gerald.bloomfield@duke.edu
Department of Medicine, DUMC Box 3850, Durham, NC 27705
300 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701

Featured Works

Optimizing linkage and retention to hypertension care in rural Kenya (LARK hypertension study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal article Trials · April 27, 2014 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the leading global risk factor for mortality. Hypertension treatment and control rates are low worldwide, and delays in seeking care are associated with increased mortality. Thus, a critical component of hypertension management ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Acute myocardial infarction in sub-Saharan Africa: the need for data.

Journal article PLoS One · 2014 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Trends in the prevalence of acute myocardial infarction in sub-Saharan Africa have not been well described, despite growing recognition of the increasing burden of cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this syst ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Blood pressure level impacts risk of death among HIV seropositive adults in Kenya: A retrospective analysis of electronic health records

Journal article BMC Infectious Diseases · 2014 Featured Publication Background: Mortality among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is increasingly due to non-communicable causes. This has been observed mostly in developed countries and the routine care of HIV infected individuals has now expanded to i ... Full text Cite

Multiple cardiovascular risk factors in Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance.

Journal article Heart · September 2013 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To describe the distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in western Kenya using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS). DESIGN: Population based survey of residents in an HDSS. SETTING: Webuye Division in Bungoma East District, W ... Full text Link to item Cite

Blood pressure and chronic kidney disease progression in a multi-racial cohort: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

Journal article J Hum Hypertens · July 2013 Featured Publication The relationship between blood pressure (BP) and kidney function among individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains controversial. This study evaluated the association between BP and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline among adults ... Full text Link to item Cite

Screening for diabetes and hypertension in a rural low income setting in western Kenya utilizing home-based and community-based strategies.

Journal article Global Health · May 16, 2013 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The burdens of hypertension and diabetes are increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is important to identify patients with these conditions early in the disease process. The goal of this study, therefore, is to compare commu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal article Curr Cardiol Rev · May 2013 Featured Publication The heart failure syndrome has been recognized as a significant contributor to cardiovascular disease burden in sub-Saharan African for many decades. Seminal knowledge regarding heart failure in the region came from case reports and case series of the earl ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Implementation of echocardiography core laboratory best practices: a case study of the PARTNER I trial.

Journal article J Am Soc Echocardiogr · April 2013 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Multicenter clinical trials use echocardiographic core laboratories to ensure expertise and consistency in the assessment of imaging eligibility criteria, as well as safety and efficacy end points. The aim of this study was to report the real-w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Global cardiovascular research output, citations, and collaborations: a time-trend, bibliometric analysis (1999-2008).

Journal article PLoS One · 2013 Featured Publication INTRODUCTION: Health research is one mechanism to improve population-level health and should generally match the health needs of populations. However, there have been limited data to assess the trends in national-level cardiovascular research output, even ... Full text Link to item Cite

Household Air Pollution from Solid Fuel Use: Evidence for Links to CVD.

Journal article Glob Heart · September 2012 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Waiting to inhale: An exploratory review of conditions that may predispose to pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure in persons exposed to household air pollution in low- and middle-income countries.

Journal article Glob Heart · September 1, 2012 Featured Publication The health effects of exposure to household air pollution are gaining international attention. While the bulk of the known mortality estimates due to these exposures are derived from respiratory conditions, there is growing evidence of adverse cardiovascul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Household Air Pollution and CVD: Identifying Best Directions for Research.

Journal article Glob Heart · September 2012 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

A practical guide to multimodality imaging of transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Journal article JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · April 2012 Featured Publication The advent of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is one of the most widely anticipated advances in the care of patients with severe aortic stenosis. This procedure is unique in many ways, one of which is the need for a multimodality imaging team ... Full text Link to item Cite

Youth manifesto on non-communicable diseases.

Journal article Glob Heart · December 2011 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Chronic noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa: an academic model for countering the epidemic.

Journal article Am Heart J · May 2011 Featured Publication Noncommunicable diseases are rapidly overtaking infectious, perinatal, nutritional, and maternal diseases as the major causes of worldwide death and disability. It is estimated that, within the next 10 to 15 years, the increasing burden of chronic diseases ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hypertension and obesity as cardiovascular risk factors among HIV seropositive patients in Western Kenya.

Journal article PLoS One · 2011 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: There is increased risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV seropositive individuals. The prevalence of HIV is highest in sub-Saharan Africa; however, HIV-related cardiovascular risk research is largely derived from developed country settings. ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite