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Ntobeko Ntusi

Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
Verified email at uct.ac.za
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Epidemiology of heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa

NBA Ntusi, BM Mayosi - Expert review of cardiovascular therapy, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Heart failure has emerged as a dominant form of cardiovascular disease in Africa, and has
great social and economic relevance owing to its high prevalence, mortality and impact on …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society—Lancet …

…, K Makofane, NK Martin, K Mayer, G Millett, N Ntusi… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Inspired by unprecedented improvements in human health and development in recent
decades, our world has embarked on a quest that only a generation ago would have been …

[HTML][HTML] The utility of high-flow nasal oxygen for severe COVID-19 pneumonia in a resource-constrained setting: A multi-centre prospective observational study

…, G Meintjes, J Peter, D Levin, JA Dave, N Ntusi… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The utility of heated and humidified high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) for severe
COVID-19-related hypoxaemic respiratory failure (HRF), particularly in settings with limited …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-reactive neutralizing antibody responses elicited by SARS-CoV-2 501Y. V2 (B. 1.351)

…, C Williamson, WA Burgers, N Ntusi… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Cross-Reactive Antibody Responses Elicited by the 501Y.V2 Variant Convalescent serum
from persons who had recovered from infection with 501Y.V2 (B.1.351), a SARS-CoV-2 …

Diffuse myocardial fibrosis and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: insights from CMR T1 mapping

NAB Ntusi, SK Piechnik, JM Francis, VM Ferreira… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2015 - jacc.org
Objectives : The goal of this study was to assess the diffuse myocardial fibrosis and edema
in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for patients with COVID-19

…, N Kawel-Boehm, CM Kramer, E Nagel, NAB Ntusi… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
COVID-19 is associated with myocardial injury caused by ischemia, inflammation, or myocarditis.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the noninvasive reference standard for …

Aetiology and risk factors of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a systematic review

NBA Ntusi, BM Mayosi - International journal of cardiology, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disorder of unknown aetiology in
which heart failure due to left ventricular dysfunction occurs between the last month of …

[HTML][HTML] T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron

…, JN Bhiman, PL Moore, A Sigal, NAB Ntusi… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) has multiple spike protein mutations 1 , 2 that
contribute to viral escape from antibody neutralization 3 , 4 , 5 – 6 and reduce vaccine …

Noncontrast T1 mapping for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis

…, SM Banypersad, M Fontana, NB Ntusi… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study sought to explore the potential role of noncontrast myocardial T1
mapping for detection of cardiac involvement in patients with primary amyloid light-chain (AL) …

T1 Mapping for the Diagnosis of Acute Myocarditis Using CMR: Comparison to T2-Weighted and Late Gadolinium Enhanced Imaging

…, TD Karamitsos, JM Francis, N Ntusi… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study sought to test the diagnostic performance of native T 1 mapping in
acute myocarditis compared with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) techniques such as dark-…