Anthony Becker
University of the Witwatersrand
12 Papers
79 Citations
Anthony Becker is an academic researcher from University of the Witwatersrand. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications. Previous affiliations of Anthony Becker include The Heart Research Institute.
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Papers
Evaluation of Bromocriptine in the Treatment of Acute Severe Peripartum Cardiomyopathy A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study
Karen Sliwa,Lori A. Blauwet,Kemi Tibazarwa,Elena Libhaber,Jan -Peter Smedema,Anthony Becker,John J.V. McMurray,Hatice Yamac,Saida Labidi,Ingrid Struman,Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner +10 more
TL;DR: The addition of bromocriptine to standard heart failure therapy appeared to improve left ventricular ejection fraction and a composite clinical outcome in women with acute severe PPCM, although the number of patients studied was small and the results cannot be considered definitive.
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Spectrum of heart disease and risk factors in a black urban population in South Africa (the Heart of Soweto Study): a cohort study
Karen Sliwa,David Wilkinson,David Wilkinson,Craig Hansen,Lucas Ntyintyane,Kemi Tibazarwa,Anthony Becker,Simon Stewart,Simon Stewart +8 more
TL;DR: There is strong evidence that epidemiological transition in Soweto, South Africa has broadened the complexity and spectrum of heart disease in this community, including a high prevalence of modifiable risk factors for atherosclerotic disease and a combination of infectious and non-communicable forms of heart Disease.
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Contribution of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic to de novo presentations of heart disease in the Heart of Soweto Study cohort
Karen Sliwa,Melinda Carrington,Melinda Carrington,Anthony Becker,Friedrich Thienemann,Friedrich Thienemann,Mpiko Ntsekhe,Simon Stewart,Simon Stewart,Simon Stewart +9 more
TL;DR: Cardiac manifestations of HIV/AIDS identified within this cohort were relatively infrequent, and while HIV-related cardiomyopathy and pericardial disease remain important targets for early detection and treatment in this setting, HIV- related cases of CAD remain at historically low levels.
Long-term outcome of peripartum cardiomyopathy in a population with high seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus.
Karen Sliwa,Olaf Forster,Kemi Tibazarwa,Elena Libhaber,Anthony Becker,Anthony Yip,Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner +6 more
TL;DR: The novel finding of this study is the continuous high mortality of PPCM patients occurring beyond 6 months independent of HIV infection and subsequent pregnancy, which strongly encourages the need for long-term clinical follow-up and management of women with PPCm.
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Mapping the emergence of heart disease in a black, urban population in Africa: the Heart of Soweto Study.
Simon Stewart,David Wilkinson,David Wilkinson,Anthony Becker,Deborah A. Askew,Lucas Ntyintyane,John J.V. McMurray,Karen Sliwa +7 more
TL;DR: The "Heart of Soweto Study" will systematically investigate the emergence of heart disease (HD) in a large urban population in South Africa and provide a unique insight into the causes and consequences of a broad spectrum of HD-related conditions in a "developing world" community in epidemiologic transition.
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