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Njambi Mathenge

Massachusetts General Hospital
Verified email at mgh.harvard.edu
Cited by 531

Acute coronary syndromes

BA Bergmark, N Mathenge, PA Merlini… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Although substantial progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of acute
coronary syndromes, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death globally …

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome and its associated gastrointestinal implications

N Mathenge, S Osiro, II Rodriguez, C Salib… - Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare but potentially life‐threatening
gastrointestinal condition. Over the years, it has been referenced by several names, the most …

Meta-analysis of the usefulness of plasma galectin-3 to predict the risk of mortality in patients with heart failure and in the general population

TF Imran, HJ Shin, N Mathenge, F Wang, B Kim… - The American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Galectin-3 is an emerging biomarker of myocardial fibrosis, inflammation, and immune
response. We sought to examine the relation of plasma galectin-3 with cardiovascular (CVD) …

Effect of physician-delivered COVID-19 public health messages and messages acknowledging racial inequity on black and white adults' knowledge, beliefs, and …

C Torres, L Ogbu-Nwobodo, M Alsan… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Social distancing is critical to the control of COVID-19, which has
disproportionately affected the Black community. Physician-delivered messages may …

Is preoperative diagnosis possible? A clinical and radiological review of lymphoepithelial cysts of the pancreas

S Osiro, JR Rodriguez, KJ Tiwari… - JOP. Journal of the …, 2013 - serena.unina.it
Lymphoepithelial cysts of the pancreas are rare lesions found mainly in middle-aged men.
They are usually benign and have no clear natural history except one study linking their …

Sex disparities in the presentation, management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome: insights from the ACS QUIK trial

H Khraishah, B Alahmad, A Alfaddagh, SY Jeong… - Open …, 2021 - openheart.bmj.com
Aims Our aim was to explore sex differences and inequalities in terms of medical
management and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes in a low/middle-income country …

Social determinants of telemedicine utilization in ambulatory cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

KJ Brown, N Mathenge, D Crousillat… - … Heart Journal-Digital …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the rapid uptake
of telemedicine (TM) for routine cardiovascular care. To examine the predictors of TM …

When lithium hurts: a look at Ebstein anomaly

S Osiro, KJ Tiwari, N Mathenge… - Cardiology in …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Ebstein anomaly (EA) is a congenital defect of the tricuspid valve (TV) and the right ventricle
(RV) in which the attachments of the septal and posterior valve leaflets are apically …

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis in the setting of CMV viremia and AIDS: a case report and review of literature from 1980 to 2012

S Osiro, R Muhammad, J Ruiz, A Sladen… - JOP. Journal of the …, 2012 - serena.unina.it
Context Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-induced pancreatitis in patients with AIDS is a known entity
with poor prognosis. Case report We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with AIDS and …

Pre-diabetes, diabetes and predictors of incident angina among older women and men in the Cardiovascular Health Study

N Mathenge, W Fan, ND Wong… - Diabetes and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Diabetes mellitus and angina pectoris are important conditions in older persons. The utility
of pre-diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus and other risk factors as predictors of incident …