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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Paediatrics

Takawira, FF

MBChB (Zim) MMed (Paed) (Witwatersrand) FCP (SA) Certificate Cardiology - Consultant

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Telephone number: 012 354 5270
Fax number: 012 354 5275
E-mail address: fari.takawira@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Cardiac involvement in newly diagnosed HIV infected children and the effect of HAART on cardiac disease

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Takawira FF, Joshi JA, du Plessis DJ: 2010. Development of a subaortic aneurysm secondary to disseminated tuberculosis in a child. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 90 (2) / Aug, pp 644-647, Full Text

Pepeta L, Takawira FF, Adams PE, Ntsinjana NH, Mitchell BJ, Cilliers AM: 2010. Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta in two children with pulmonary atresia, sub-aortic ventricular septal defect and right-sided major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (formerly South Africa), 21 / Oct, pp 1-4 Online, Full Text

Takawira FF, Sinyangwe G, Mooloo RA: 2010. Endovascular covered stent treatment for descending aorta pseudoaneurysm following coarctation of the aorta repair in an infant. Heart Lung And Circulation, 19, pp 745-748, Full Text

Hoosen EGM, Cilliers AM, Hugo-Hamman CT, Brown SC, Harrisberg JR, Takawira FF, Govendrageloo K, Lawrenson J, Hewitson J: 2010. Audit of paediatric cardiac services in South Africa. SA Heart, 7 (1) / Summer, pp 4-9, Full Text

Hoosen EGM, Cilliers AM, Hugo-Hamman CT, Brown SC, Harrisberg JR, Takawira FF, Govendrageloo K, Lawrenson J, Hewitson J: 2010. Optimal paediatric cardiac services in South Africa - what do we need?. SA Heart, 7, pp 10-16, Full Text

Takawira FF, Sinyangwe G, Mwangi MN, Mathivha (deceased) TM: 2010. Shone's complex variant associated with a patent ductus arteriosus: Simultaneous treatment of coarctation and patent ductus arteriosus using a covered stent. SA Heart, 7 (4) / Spring, pp 282-286, Full Text

 

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