Research Activities – Publications

  1. Supervision and Examination of Theses

I supervised   the following theses presented in partial fulfillment for the degree of clinical MD in pediatrics:

  1. Parental knowledge of, attitudes and practice towards their children’s congenital heart disease. By: Dr.Laila M Al Mahdi as a co-supervisor. Supervisor: Dr. Sir alkhatim Hashim. 2005 (published)
  2. The quality of life of children with congenital heart disease after interventional treatment. By: Dr.Faiza Salman Mahmoud as a co-supervisor. Supervisor: Dr.Muhammed Osman Mutwakil.

3.Electrocardiographic and echocardigraphic abnormalities in children with malnutrition. By: Dr. Amina Abdulbagi as a co-supervisor. Supervisor: Dr.M O Mutwakil.

4.The correlation between clinical scores, echocardiographic severity and blood brain natriuretic peptide in pediatric patients with heart failure as a supervisor. Candidate: Dr.Mutaz Jamaledeen.(published)

5.Validation of a clinical score for diagnosis of streptococcal throat  infection in children. Dr.Eithar Mustafa. (Published)

6.Clinical and echocardiographic features of patients with Rheumatic heart disease,   correlation with   blood high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Dr.Mutaz Khaleefa.(published)

7.Prevalence of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in school children in Khartoum. Dr.Rusha Abdelbagi

  1. Follow up of patients with RHD , by Dr.Amal Ahmed (Published 2018)
  2. Improving knowledge of health workers about RHD in Al Managil , Gezira. By Dr.Ahmed Al Hamim (published 2018)
  3. Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes in children who underwent valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease , by Dr.Maha Boktor (Published 2018)
  4. Clinical and echocardiographic features of children with infective endocarditis, by Dr.Rabiaa Mohamed (2019)
  5. Clinical and echocardiographic features of children with cardio/myopathy, by Dr.Amna Mamoun , 2019

Examiner for thesis at the Department of Pediatrics and the Sudanese Medical Specialization Board.

  1. Publications

First Author:

  1. Sulafa KM Ali, Nadir M Othman, Alexander B.Tago, Asma A.Tulba.Subcutaneous panniculitis T cell lymphoma mimicking histiocytic cytophagic panniculitis in a child. Saudi Medical Journal 2000:Vol 21 (11),882-885.
  2. Sulafa K.M. Ali. Hypernatremic dehydration due to insufficient breast milk with increased breast milk sodium: (Letter to the editor), Saudi Medical Journal 2000: Vol 21(6),401-402.
  3. Sulafa Khalid M.Ali, Ahmed S.Omran, Hani Najm, M.J.Godman.Noncompaction of ventricular myocardium with mitral regurgitation and preserved ventricular function.J Am So Echo 2004(1)87-90.
  4. Sulafa K.M.Ali, M.J.Godman.The variable clinical presentation of, and outcome for, noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium in infants and children, an under-diagnosed cardiomyopathy. Cardiol Young 2004; 14: 409–416
  5. K.M.A.Sulafa, O.R.Tamimi, Hani K.Najm, M.J.Godman Echocardiographic differentiation of atrioventricular septal defects from inlet ventricular septal defects and mitral valve clefts.Am J Cardiol. 2005 Mar 1;5:607-10.
  6. Sulafa K.M. Ali.Renal stones complicating Frusemide therapy in 2 children after surgery for congenital heart disease. Sudanese Journal of Pediatrics; 2005;7: 158-160.
  7. Sulafa K.M.Ali, Nuha A.G.M.Nemiri. Echocardiographic and clinical features of Ebstein malformation in Sudanese children. Cardiol in the Young 2006; 16: 147–151
  8. Sulafa K.M. Ali. Renal calculi complicating Furosemide therapy after surgery for congenital heart disease. Congenital Heart Dis. 2006;1:251–253
  9. Sulafa KM Ali Experience with Sildenafil in treatment of pulmonary hypertension in Sudan. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics.2007;8:91-98
  10. Sulafa KM Ali, Z Karani. Diagnosis, Management & Outcome of Children with Heart Disease in a Sudanese Cardiac Center. East African Med J 2007;9:434-440.
  11. Sulafa KM Ali Collateral effects of anti arrhythmic drugs in children. Cur Pharmac Design; 2008;14:782-787.
  12. Sulafa KM Ali Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium and mitral regurgitation: a unique association. Congenital Cardiology Today 2008;6:9-11.
  13. Sulafa KM Ali.Unique features of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium in Arab and African patients. Cardiovas J South Afr 2008;19:241-45.
  14. Sulafa K.M. Ali Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease in Sudan, a New Experience in a Developing Country. Khartoum Medical Journal 2008;1:65-68.
  15. Sulafa KM Ali. Unusual presentations and anatomy of Tetralogy of Fallot in Sudanese patients. Khartoum Medical Journal 2008;1:125-28
  16. Sulafa KM Ali. Endomyocardial fibrosis: an under diagnosed cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy in Sudanese children. J Trop Paed 2009;55:343-346
  17. Sulafa KM Ali. Cardiac abnormalities in children with Down’s syndrome and their short term outcome. Cardiovas J South Afr 2009;20:112-115.
  18. Sulafa KM Ali. Clinical and Echocardiographic features of Sudanese patients with atrioventricular septal defects and their outcome. Khartoum Medical Journal 2009;2:165-168.

19.Sulafa KM Ali Ventricular noncompaction: over or under diagnosis? Journal of Saudi Heart Association 2009;21:191-194.

20.Sulafa KM Ali Fatal thromboembolism in a child with noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium. A case report. Congenital Cardiology Today, 2009;1:11-12

  1. Sulafa KM Ali Thromboembolism in patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy: more than what we thought? Arch Turk Soc Cardiol 2010;38(1):73-76

22.Sulafa KM Ali. Pediatric cardiology programs in countries with limited resources: how to bridge the gap. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association 2010; 22:137–141.

  1. Sulafa KM Ali Interventional catheterization for congenital heart disease in Sudan. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics.2010;10:24-27.
  2. Sulafa KM Ali , Murtada Ibrahim, Laila el Mahdi. Diagnosis and management of adults with congenital heart disease: the experience of the Sudan Heart Center. Sudan Medical Journal2010;46:15-19.
  3. Sulafa KM Ali, Yasmin M Obeid, Musa M Noor. Cardiac involvement in Sudanese children with connective tissue disease. Sudan Medical Journal 2010; 46 (2): 73-78.

26: Sulafa KM Ali, Murtada Ibrahim, Inaam N Al daim. Streptokinase for vascular thrombosis in children. Khartoum M Journal 2010 ;3, (2) : 452 – 454.

27.Sulafa KM Ali.Echocardiographic features of mitral regurgitation associated with noncompaction of ventricular myocardium. Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2011;4:217.

  1. Sulafa KM Ali Echocardiographic diagnosis of atrioventricular septal defect without primum atrial septal defect: a relatively ‘common’ congenital heart defect in Down’s syndrome. Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 2011; 11(2):183-5.

29: Sulafa KM Ali. Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium, mitral regurgitation and recovery of myocardial function: the missing link? Ann Thorac Surg. 2011;91(3):9856.

  1. Sulafa KM Ali. Towards quantitative, objective echocardiography. Sudan Medical Journal 2011;47:57-62.

31.Sulafa KM Ali. A tale of dedication to humanity: an amazing story from Sudan. Cong Cardio Today 2011;9:11-12.

  1. Sulafa KM N, Inaam Noor Eldaim. Misdiagnosis of long QT syndrome as epilepsy. Khartoum Medical Journal 2011; 04: 652 – 655.
  2. Sulafa KM Ali Trans catheter closure of large ductus arteriosus in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension: safety and efficacy of test occlusion. Sudan Medical Journal 2012;48:147-51.
  3. Sulafa KM Ali, Laila Elmahdi, The spectrum of arrhythmias in Sudanese children: diagnosis and management. Sudan Med J 2013 August;49(2)
  4. Sulafa KM Ali, Inaam N Eldaim, Samia H, Sahar M . Clinical and echocardiographic features of children with rheumatic heart disease and their serum cytokine profile. Pan Afr Med J. 2012;13:36

36.Sulafa Ali. Rebuilding the Rheumatic Heart Disease Program in Sudan GLOBAL HEART,2013;8: 285-286.

 

  1. Sulafa K.M. Ali, Riyadh Abu-Sulaiman , Rihab Beshir Agouba. Noncompaction cardiomyopathy: A new mechanism for mitral regurgitation with distinct clinical, echocardiographic features and pathological correlations. J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2015;27(2):71-8
  2. Sulafa Ali Combating Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sudan: an affordable target. Sudan H J2013; 2:1-5
  3. Sulafa Ali, Noha Karadawi, Sara Domi. Familial Giant Right Atrium with Heterogenous Clinical

Presentation and Electrocardiographic Features. Cong Cardio Today 2016;14:10-14

40.Sulafa Ali, Sara B Domi,Abdelsalam MH Elfaki,Khalid Al Talib, Mohammed H Abdelrahman, Mohamed S Adam, Mugahid MA Ahmdia.The echocardiographic prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in North Kordofan and initiation of a control program. Sudan Med J 2017;53:63-6

 

  1. Sulafa Ali, Abdelmoneim Elseed , Saad Subahi,Mohamed S Al Khalifa, Sirageldin M Kh eir, Ahmed Elsayed, Satti Abdelrahim ,Huda Hamid, Manal El Imam. Sudan Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Initiative: achievements and challenges: 2012-2017. Sudan RHD Control Committee. Sudan Heart J 2017; 4:50-58.

 

  1. 42. Sulafa Ali, Sara Domi, Bahja Abbo, Rabab Abbas, Tajudeen Bushari, Khalid Al Awad, Abdelrahman Elhassan, Manar E Abdel-Rahman. Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in 4 515 Sudanese school children: marked disparity between two communities. Cardiovasc J Afr 2018; 29: online publication DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2018-022

 

43.Sulafa Ali. Rheumatic heart disease control in Sudan:“Research for life” initiative. J Paediatr.

2018;18:6–9.https://doi.org/10.24911/SJP.2018.1.2

 

44.Ali S, Awadallah H, Al Hamim A, Al Hussein H, Al Amin Al Sunni M, Bushari T, Ahmed MH. Handheld echocardiography for screening and control of rheumatic heart disease study in Gezira state, Sudan: a double approach model. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2018. doi: 10.21037/ cdt.2018.07.04

 

  1. Ali S, Viswanathan S. A North African perspective on pediatric cardiac services: A focused interview with Dr. Sulafa Ali. Ann Pediatr Card 2017;10:187-9.
  2. Sulafa Ali, Tajudeen B. Validation of the accuracy of handheld echocardiography for diagnosis of congenital heart disease. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2018; 11: 250–254.

47.Sulafa Ali, Noha Karadawi, Nezar B. Elhassan, Amal Ahmed M. Ahmed, Maha Boctor, Heitham Awadalla, Mohamed H. Ahmed. Patterns, outcomes and trends in hospital visits of un-operated and operated children with rheumatic heart disease in Sudan. Cardiovas Diagnosis and Therapy 2019;l 9: 165-172.

48.Sulafa Ali, Saad Subahi. A multi-sectoral, non-governmental program for control of rheumatic heart disease: SUR I CAAN: A model for developing countries. Int JCardiology 2019;307:195-199

  1. Sulafa Ali, Laila Elmahdi. Papillary muscle noncompaction: a unique mechanism for mitral regurgitation. Int J Cardiovasc Res 2020, 9:5DOI: 10.37532/icrj.2020.9(5).411
  2. Sulafa Ali, Abdelrahman Atia, Noha Karadawi, Amna Mamoun. Biatrial superior vena cava connections, unusual presentation in 2 children, Congenital Cardio Today, December, 2021: 1-6

Published as Co- author

  1. Nuha A G Nimeri, Sulafa KM Ali. Diagnosis and management of cardiac hydatid cyst.Saudi Med J 2007;3:469.
  2. Fazio, S.Pipitone, G.Corrado, E.Zachara, , AK Sulafa, C Stollberger, L. Soriani, J    Finsterer, Cavusoglu Y, A. Benatar, G:Novo, M Baumhakel ,F Drago ç,  S.Novo.Ventricular tachycardia in non-compaction of left ventricle: is this a frequent complication? Pacing Clin Electrophysiology. 2007;30:544-6
  3. Fazio, S.Pipitone, G.Corrado, E.Zachara, , AK Sulafa, C Stollberger, L. Soriani, J    Finsterer, Cavusoglu Y, A. Benatar, G:Novo, M Baumhakel ,F Drago ç,  S.Novo.Supraventricular arrhythmias in noncompaction of left ventricle: Is this a frequent complication? Int J Cardiol. 2008;27:255-6.
  4. MTNuman, Sulafa KMAli. Transcatheter occlusion of large secundum atrial septal defects in patients with Ebstein malformation of the tricuspid valve.A report of 2 cases. Congenital Cardiology Today 2008;6:1-4.
  5. Fazio G, Corrado G, Zachara E, Rapezzi C, Sulafa AK, Sutera L, Stollberger C, Sormani L, Finsterer J, Benatar A, Di Gesaro G, Visconti C, D’angelo L, Novo G, Mongiovi M, Cavusoglu Y, Baumhakel M, Drago F, Indovina G, Ferrara F, Carerj S, Pipitone S, Novo S. Anticoagulant drugs in noncompaction: a mandatory therapy? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2008;9:1095-7.
  6. Laila el Mahdi, Sir elkhatim Hashim, Sulafa KM Ali. Parental knowledge, attitudes and practice towards their children’s congenital heart disease and its effect on their growth. Khartoum Medical Journal 2009; 2(2):191-196.
  7. Fazio G, Corrado G, Novo G, Zachara E, Rapezzi C, Sulafa AK, Sutera L, D’angelo L, Visconti C, Stollberger C, Sormani L, Finsterer J, Cavusoglu Y, Di Gesaro G, Grassedonio E, Ferrara F, Galia M, Midiri M, Pipitone S, Carerj S, Novo S. Ventricular dysfunction and number of non compacted segments in non compaction: non-independent predictors. Int J Cardiol. 2010; 141(3):250-3.
  8. Samia H O, Ghada S, Osama A. Sulafa KM Ali.Congenital heart disease in neonates and infants in a developing country: patterns and constrains. Cong CardioToday2011; 9:1-6.
  9. Mutaz J, Sulafa KM Ali. Correlation between clinical and echocardiographic scores with blood “brain natriureteric peptide” in children with heart failure. East Af Med J.2011
  10. Mutaz Khaleefa, Sulafa KM Ali.The correlation of clinical and echocardiographic features of children with rheumatic heart disease with serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Sudan JMS 2013 (8):131-34.
  11. Elmahdi LM, Ali SKM. Marfan syndrome affecting a whole Sudanese family. Sudan J Pediatric 2013; 13(1):53-55.

12.Yousif M, Elhassan NB, Ali SK, Ahmed Y.Isolated subpulmonic fibrous ring, mirror-image dextrocardia and situs solitus in a young lady unreported and a near miss. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013

  1. Sirageldin M Khair, Sulafa KM Ali. The control of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a call to raise the awareness. Sudanese J of Pediatrics 2014; 14:21-24.
  2. Eynas Khalid, Hamid El Banna, Rehab Mahmoud, Hanadi Hassan, Laila El Mahdi, Sulafa Ali.Clinical and echocardiographic features of 370 children with rheumatic heart disease seen in Khartoum. Sudan Med J 2014;50:151-54
  3. Ethar M Malik, Sulafa KM Ali. Prediction of bacterial pharyngitis in children using clinical features. Khartoum Medical Journal2014;2: 967 – 971
  4. Barth DD, Engel ME1, Whitelaw A, Alemseged A, Sadoh WE, Ali SK, Sow SO, Dale J, Mayosi BM Rationale and design of the African group A streptococcal infection registry: the AFROStrep study.BMJ Open. 2016 Feb 25;6(2):e010248. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010248.
  5. Watkins D, Zuhlke L, Engel M, Daniels R, Francis V, Shaboodien G, Kango M, Abul-Fadl A, Adeoye A, Ali S, Al-Kebsi M, Bode-Thomas F, Bukhman G, Damasceno A, Goshu DY, Elghamrawy A, Gitura B, Haileamlak A, Hailu A, Hugo-Hamman C, Justus S, Karthikeyan G, Kennedy N, Lwabi P, Mamo Y, Mntla P, Sutton C, Mocumbi AO, Mondo C, Mtaja A, Musuku J, Mucumbitsi J, Murango L, Nel G, Ogendo S, Ogola E, Ojji D, Olunuga TO, Redi MM, Rusingiza KE, Sani M, Sheta S, Shongwe S, van Dam J, Gamra H, Carapetis J, Lennon D, Mayosi BM. Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Addis Ababa communiqué..Cardiovasc J Afr. 2016 Jan 12;27:1-5.
  6. Benjamin Palafox, Ana Olga Mocumbi, R. Krishna Kumar, Sulafa K. M. Ali, Elizabeth Kennedy,Abraham Haileamlak,David Watkins Kadia Petriccay, Rosemary Wyberz, Patrick 56.Timeonx,Jeremiah Mwangik. The WHF Roadmap for Reducing CV Morbidity and Mortality Through Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Global Heart 2017 (in press)

 

  1. Niema Mohamed Hamid Aalim, Abdelmoneim Adam Abbaker Abdellah, Sulafa KM Ali. Echocardiographic Anatomy of Ventricular Septal Defects in Sudanese Patients. SHJ Vol 4, No 1, 2016: 18-23

 

  1. Muhieldin Mohamed Muhieldin , Sulafa K. Ali.Bridging the North-South Divide in Pediatric Heart Disease: A unique experience of theStollery Children’s Hospital mission to Sudan SHJ, Vol4, No 3,2017: 59-63

 

  1. Gehan M Osman, Sirageldin MK Abdelrahman, Sulafa KM Ali. Evaluation of physicians’ knowledge about prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease before and after a teaching session.Sudanese J Pediatr.2015;15:37-42.

 

  1. Ali, Sahar Mustafa; Ali, Sulafa Khalid; Ali, Souad. Physicians’ knowledge of and commitment to the national protocol for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease management in Khartoum. Khartoum Medical Journal 2017;. 9:online.
  2. Sahar Elfadil, Sulafa Ali. Heart Society Niyala Mission: Achievements and Challenges. Sudan Heart Journal 2016;4: 46-51.
  3. Noha Karadawi, Sulafa Ali. Lutembacher variant, rheumatic heart disease affecting all 4 heart valves associated with an atrial septal defect in a child. Sudan J Paediatr 2017; 17(2): 64–67.

 

  1. Salih N, Eisa I, Ishag D, Ibrahim I, Ali S.Rheumatic heart disease in North Darfur: an alarmingly high burden and control initiative. Sudan J Paediatr. 2018;18(1):24–27.https://doi.org/10.24911/SJP.2018.1.4

 

  1. Amna Mamoun, Sulafa Ali. Clinical and echocardiographic patterns and outcomes of Sudanese children with cardiomyopathy.SUDANESE JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS2021; Vol 21, Issue No. 21http://www.sudanjp.orghttps://www/sudanjp.com

 

  1. Amy Sanyahumbi, Sulafa Ali, Ivor J. Benjamin, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Emmy Okello; Craig A. Sable,

Kathryn Taubert,; Rosemary Wyber,Liesl Zuhlke; Jonathan R. Carapetis,Andrea Z. Beaton. Penicillin Reactions in Patients With Severe Rheumatic Heart Disease:   A Presidential Advisory From the American HeartAssociation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022;11:e024517. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.024517

 

 Published Abstracts In Proceedings’ of Conferences:

  1. .Sulafa KMAli, JDu Plessis, MJ Godman. Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium in infants, extended spectrum of ‘specific’ cardiomyopathy. Heart, October 2002;88(Suppl IV):iv29 (Meeting of the British Society of Echo, Birmingham-UK 2002
  2. M.A.Sulafa. Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium, clinical and echocardiographic features of 8 cases. Annual meeting of the Saudi Heart Association, Riyadh, January 2002.
  3. Sulafa KM Ali Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease, Current Perspectives. Presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Sudan Pediatric Association, Khartoum, July 2003.
  4. M.A.Sulafa, O.R.Tamimi, M.J.Godman. Echocardiographic differentiation of atrioventricular septal defects from inlet ventricular septal defects and mitral valve clefts, the difficult made easy. Cardiol Young 2004; 14: Supp 2:78.Meeting of the European Pediatric Cardiology Association , Munich-  Germany 2004.
  5. M.A.Sulafa Diagnosis and management of children with heart disease in Sudan Heart Centre. 14th Annual Meeting of the Sudan Pediatric Association. Khartoum, July 2005.
  6. Sulafa KM Ali. Interventional catheterization for congenital heart disease: the experience of the Sudan Heart Centre. Presented at the 13th Congress of the Arab Association of Pediatrics, Khartoum Nov 2007.
  7. M.A.Sulafa Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: a report of 47 patients from Saudi Arabia and Sudan. 13th Congress of the Arab Association of Pediatrics, Khartoum Nov 2007.
  8. .K.M.A.Sulafa Management of children with heart disease in Sudan: current and future perspectives. Annual Meeting of the Sudan Pediatric Association. Khartoum
  9. .K.M.A.Sulafa Clinical and echocardiocardiographic features of Sudanese patients with atrioventircular septal defects. Annual Meeting of the Sudan Pediatric Association. Khartoum
  10. Samia Hassan Osman, Ghada Shikh Eldain Mohamed, Sulafa Khalid Ali, Osama Abdalla Mohammed.Spectrum of congenital heart disease in infants in a central referral hospital in Khartoum: an echocardiography study. Annual Meeting of the Sudan Pediatric Association. Khartoum2009
  11. .Ghada Sheikh Eldeen Mohamed, Samia Hassan Osman, Sulafa Khalid M Ali, Al fatih The pattern of admissions to the cardiology ward in a pediatric referral   hospital. Annual Meeting of the Sudan Pediatric Association. Khartoum2009
  12. Sulafa KM Ali. How to establish a pediatric cardiology program in a country with limited resources. Invited lecture presented at the 21st meeting of the Saudi Heart Association, Riyadh- Saudi Arabia. Feb 2010.
  13. Sulafa KM Ali Primary arrhythmias in Sudanese children. 15TH conference of Sudanese Association of Pediatricians, Khartoum Oct 2011.
  14. ,Sulafa KM Ali. Primary rhythm disorders in children: the need for prompt diagnosis and management: World Heart Congress, Dubai, Circulation ( Journal of the American Heart Association ahajournals.org / www.americanheart.org ) in April 2012.
  15. Sulafa KM Ali. Atrioventricular septal defects: echocardiographic insights. World Heart Congress, Dubai, Circulation (Journal of the American Heart Association) (ahajournals.org / www.americanheart.org ) in April 2012
  16. Sulafa ali, Abdelmoniem elseed. Establishing rheumatic heart disease control in Sudan: achievements and challenges. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa: Vol 24 No 1 (February 2013),249.
  17. Sulafa Ali, Inaam N Eldaim, Samia O, Sahar Bakheit,Clinical and echocardiographic features of children with rheumatic heart disease and their serum cytokine profile. Cardiovascular J of Africa 2013, 24 (1):249-250
  18. Sulafa KM. Under diagnosed cardiomyopathies. Cardiovascular J of Africa 2013, 24 (1):249.
  19. Sulafa Ali, S Domi, T Bushari. Echocardiographic mapping and control of rheumatic heart disease in resource limited countries. Global Heart 2018, 13 (4): 520-21
  20. Noha Karadawi, Sulafa Ali. Patterns and outcomes of patients with rheumatic heart disease in Sudan. Global Heart 2018;13 (4): 5018
  21. Sulafa Ali, A Ahmed, N Karadawi. Clinical and echocardiographic follow up of 107 children with rheumatic heart disease, a high rate of complications in un operated children. Global Heart 2018; 13 (4): 508

 

Other Publications

  1. Problems facing children with heart disease in Sudan. “AL Ray Al Am” Newspaper, 2005
  2. Helping children with heart disease.( A call for charity organizations )“AL Ray Al Am” Newspaper, 2007
  3. Interview with ‘Usrati’ magazine. 2008
  4. A neonate with congenital lupus erythmatosus. Published online at Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) website (www-sama.sd.org) October 2010.

Special Publications/ Interviews

1.Has been profiled by The Lancet Journal:

Sulafa Ali: a pioneer of pediatric cardiology in Sudan

The Lancet, Volume 383, Issue 9918, Page 687, 22 February 2014

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)60247-6/fulltext

  1. Interviewed by the Annals of Pediatric Cardiology 2017:

Ali S, Viswanathan S. A North African perspective on pediatric cardiac services: A focused interview with Dr. Sulafa Ali. Ann Pediatr Card 2017;10:187-9.

3.Interviewed by AL BAYAN Emirates journal 2017.

 

Grants

1.A grant of 5000 Sudanese pounds by the University of Khartoum for a project of: Blood and tissue cytokine levels in patients with rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. July 2010.

  1. Advocacy Grant: by the Pan African Soc of Cardiology to the Sudanese Children’s Heart Soc (2000 USD)

3.A grant of 9000 USD was given by the Ministry of Higher Eduaction for a project: Sudan Hand Held Echo Study (SHES) in August 2015.This project started in Sep 2015 and phase 1 completed in Fenruary 2016. Echo screening of 3000 school pupils in Khartoum inner city showed that rheumatic heart disease prevalence is 3 per 1000 (in 1992 it was 11 per 1000) so the second phase will be carried in South Darfur where a pilot study showed a frequency of 23 per 1000.

  1. A grant of 10 000 USD from the World Health Organization – Sudan to the Sudanese Children’s Heart Society in 2017 for training of Medical Assistants in Rheumatic Heart Disease.
  2. A grant of 5000 USD received from an American Charity (MORALGO) through the Sudanese American Medical Association Sudan to the Sudanese Children’s Heart Society.
  3. A grant of 5000 USD from Sudanese American Medical Association Sudan to the Sudanese Children’s Heart Society in July 2017.
  4. A grant of 2000 USD from the Pan African Soc of Cardiology , advocacy for rheumatic heart disease prevention.
  5. A grant of 2000 USD from the Sudanese American Medical Association for the training programs for RHD in North Kordofan.
  6. A grant of 5000 USD from Sudan Ministry of Higher Education for RHD Control project in White Nile State
  7. A grant of 4000 USD from World Heart Federation for RHD Control in Al Gineina , Western Sudan.

11. A grant of 2000 USD from North Kordofan Government to conduct screening, awareness and training