Early structural cardiovascular disease, HIV, and tuberculosis in East Africa (ASANTE): cross-sectional study protocol for a multimodal cardiac imaging study in Nairobi, Kenya

By afschroeder • July 13, 2025

Shakil SS, Korir S, Omondi G, Ale BM, Gitura B, Morris M, Kinuthia J, Chohan B, Haynes N, Farquhar C, Hsue PY, Longenecker CT, Osoti A. Early structural cardiovascular disease, HIV, and tuberculosis in East Africa (ASANTE): cross-sectional study protocol for a multimodal cardiac imaging study in Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 11;15(7):e102684. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102684. PMID: 40645628; PMCID: PMC12248218.

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