Publications in the Spotlight
The genetics of congenital heart disease: The role of advanced genomic approaches by past MSc student, Ms Nicole Saacks
PROTEA, A Southern African Multicenter Congenital Heart Disease Registry and Biorepository: Rationale, Design, and Initial Results by CHDRU medical officer, Dr Thomas Aldersley
The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission: reducing the global burden by 2030 co-authored by CHDRU director, Prof Liesl Zühlke
Cardiovascular health and COVID-19: time to reinvent our systems and rethink our research priorities by CHDRU consultant, Dr David Watkins
Integrating the Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Heart Disease into Country Health Systems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by CHDRU research assistant, Ms Jessica Abrams
Standard echocardiography versus handheld echocardiography for the detection of subclinical rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy by CHDRU research assistant, Ms Lisa Telford
Published Papers Since 2015
Papers published by Prof Liesl Zühlke can be found here
Papers published by A/Prof John Lawrenson can be found here
Papers published by A/Prof Rik De Decker can be found here
Papers published by Dr George Comitis can be found here
Papers published by Dr Barend Fourie can be found here
Posters
Validating rapid point-of-care Strep A test accuracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Pilot results from two sites by Ms Jessica Abrams at the 2021 annual Department of Paediatrics research day
Post cardiac surgery sternal wound sepsis at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital by Dr Fefekazi Mpisane at the 2020 annual Department of Paediatrics research day
International Normalised Ration (INR) monitoring in children by Dr Ryan Moore at the 2020 annual Department of Paediatrics research day (*winner of best poster)
Integrating the prevention and control of RHD into country health systems: A systematic review by Ms Jessica Abrams at the 2019 annual Department of Paediatrics research day
The RHD Action small grants programme by Ms Susan Perkins at the 2019 annual SA Heart Congress
Pilot testing the RHD Action Needs Assessment Tool (NAT) by Ms Susan Perkins at the 2018 WCC
Pilot testing the RHD Action Needs Assessment Tool (NAT) by Ms Susan Perkins at the 2018 annual SA Heart Congress
Diagnostic accuracy of handheld echocardiography for RHD: A systematic review by Ms Lisa Telford at the 2018 annual Department of Paediatrics research day
Diagnostic accuracy of handheld echocardiography for RHD: Protocol for a systematic review by Ms Lisa Telford at the 2017 annual Department of Medicine research day
Initial IMHOTEP findings by Dr George Comitis at the 2017 WCPCCS