Longa Kaluba

Carotid-radial Pulse Wave form and Velocity in Normotensive and Hypertensive Pregnant Women at University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, Zambia

Longa Kaluba, Bellington Vwalika, Methuselah Jere & Fastone M. Goma · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2015

Background: Hypertensive disease in pregnancy continues to be one of the leading causes of maternal death. Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is said to be accompanied by several cardiovascular pathophysiological changes including increases in arterial stiffness. Pulse wave vel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2015/19997

Clinical Factors Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in Congestive Heart Failure Patients Admitted to the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

Methuselah Jere, Fastone M. Goma, Ben Andrews, Longa Kaluba & Charity Kapenda · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2015

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and Congestive Heart failure (CHF) have emerged as major global epidemics. Each of these conditions predisposes to the other, and their concomitant presence has additive adverse effects. This study examined the clinical factors associated wi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2015/19731