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Fidelia Bode-Thomas
Researcher at University of Jos
Publications - 39
Citations - 978
Fidelia Bode-Thomas is an academic researcher from University of Jos. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heart disease & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 36 publications receiving 752 citations. Previous affiliations of Fidelia Bode-Thomas include Eduardo Mondlane University & College of Health Sciences, Bahrain.
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Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study)
Liesl Zühlke,Mark E Engel,Ganesan Karthikeyan,Sumathy Rangarajan,Pam Mackie,Blanche Cupido,Katya Mauff,Shofiqul Islam,Alexia Joachim,Rezeen Daniels,Veronica Francis,S.W.O. Ogendo,Bernard Gitura,Charles Mondo,Emmy Okello,Peter Lwabi,Mohammed M. Al-Kebsi,Christopher Hugo-Hamman,Sahar S. Sheta,Abraham Haileamlak,Wandimu Daniel,Dejuma Yadeta Goshu,Senbeta Guteta Abdissa,Araya G. Desta,Bekele A. Shasho,Dufera M. Begna,Ahmed Elsayed,Ahmed Ibrahim,John Musuku,Fidelia Bode-Thomas,Basil N Okeahialam,Olukemi O Ige,Christopher Sutton,Rajeev Misra,Azza Abul Fadl,Neil Kennedy,Albertino Damasceno,Mahmoud U Sani,Okechukwu S Ogah,Taiwo Olunuga,Huda H.M. Elhassan,Ana Olga Mocumbi,Abiodun M. Adeoye,Pindile Mntla,Dike B. Ojji,Joseph Mucumbitsi,Koon K. Teo,Salim Yusuf,Bongani M. Mayosi +48 more
TL;DR: Rheumatic heart disease patients were young, predominantly female, and had high prevalence of major cardiovascular complications, and there is suboptimal utilization of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis, oral anti-coagulation, and contraception, and variations in the use of percutaneous and surgical interventions by country income level.
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Clinical Outcomes in 3343 Children and Adults With Rheumatic Heart Disease From 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Two-Year Follow-Up of the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY Study).
Liesl Zühlke,Ganesan Karthikeyan,Mark E Engel,Sumathy Rangarajan,Pam Mackie,Blanche Cupido-Katya Mauff,Shofiqul Islam,Rezeen Daniels,Veronica Francis,S.W.O. Ogendo,Bernard Gitura,C. Mondo,Emmy Okello,Peter Lwabi,Mohammed M. Al-Kebsi,Christopher Hugo-Hamman,Sahar S. Sheta,Abraham Haileamlak,Wandimu Daniel,Dejuma Yadeta Goshu,Senbeta Guteta Abdissa,Araya G. Desta,Bekele A. Shasho,Dufera M. Begna,Ahmed Elsayed,Ahmed Ibrahim,John Musuku,Fidelia Bode-Thomas,Christopher C. Yilgwan,Ganiyu Amusa,Olukemi O Ige,Basil N Okeahialam,Christopher Sutton,Rajeev Misra,Azza Abul Fadl,Neil Kennedy,Albertino Damasceno,Mahmoud U Sani,Okechukwu S Ogah,Taiwo OlunugaHuda H. M. Elhassan,Ana Olga Mocumbi,Abiodun M. Adeoye,Phindile Mntla,Dike B. Ojji,Joseph Mucumbitsi,Koon K. Teo,Salim Yusuf,Bongani M. Mayosi +47 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the 2-year follow-up of individuals with rheumatic heart disease from 14 low and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia, and report that patients from low and lower-middle income countries had a poorer prognosis associated with advanced disease and low education.
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Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Addis Ababa communiqué.
David A Watkins,Liesl Zühlke,Mark E Engel,Rezeen Daniels,Veronica Francis,Gasnat Shaboodien,Mabvuto Kango,Azza Abul-Fadl,Abiodun M. Adeoye,Sulafa Ali,Mohammed M. Al-Kebsi,Fidelia Bode-Thomas,Gene Bukhman,Albertino Damasceno,Dejuma Yadeta Goshu,Alaa Eldin Elghamrawy,Bernard Gitura,Abraham Haileamlak,Abraha Hailu,Christopher Hugo-Hamman,Steve Justus,Ganesan Karthikeyan,Neil Kennedy,Peter Lwabi,Yoseph Mamo,Pindile Mntla,Christopher Sutton,Ana Olga Mocumbi,Charles Mondo,Agnes Mtaja,John Musuku,Joseph Mucumbitsi,Louis Murango,George Nel,S.W.O. Ogendo,Elijah Ogola,Dike B. Ojji,Taiwo Olunuga,Mekia Mohammed Redi,Kamanzi Emmanuel Rusingiza,Mahmoud U Sani,Sahar S. Sheta,Steven Shongwe,Joris van Dam,Habib Gamra,Jonathan R. Carapetis,Diana Lennon,Bongani M. Mayosi +47 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a "roadmap" of key actions that need to be taken by governments to eliminate acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Africa.
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Electric Breast Pump Use Increases Maternal Milk Volume in African Nurseries
Tina M. Slusher,Ida L. Slusher,Margaret Biomdo,Fidelia Bode-Thomas,Beverly A. Curtis,Paula P. Meier +5 more
TL;DR: Findings revealed greater MMV with electric breast pumps than hand-expression for mothers of infants in African nurseries, which has important implications for international policy if exclusive OMM feeding is to be achieved for the vulnerable infant.
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Childhood acquired heart diseases in Jos, north central Nigeria
TL;DR: The majority of childhood acquired heart diseases in the authors' environment are still of infectious aeitology, with RHD remaining the most frequent, particularly in older children, with community-based screening and multicenter collaborative studies helping to better describe the pattern of AHD in this country.