Relaciones ad Limina de los Obispos de la Diócesis del Tucumán (s. XVII al XIX) (Reseña)

Reseña del libro de Santiago BARBERO, Estela M. ASURADA, Julieta CONSIGLI (eds.), Relaciones ad Limina de los Obispos de la Diócesis del Tucumán (s. XVII al XIX), Prosopis, Córdoba [Argentina] 1995, 246 pp

Historia de la creación del Arzobispado de Montevideo y de los Obispados de Salto y Melo

Con base en una investigación realizada para su tesis doctoral, el autor analiza el proceso de creación de la Provincia Eclesiástica del Uruguay, culminado en 1897, cuando León XIII elevó a metropolitana y arzobispal la sede de Montevideo y creó los obispados sufragáneos de Salto y Meló, proceso en el que se destaca de modo principalísimo la figura de Monseñor Mariano Soler, primer arzobispo de Montevideo. El artículo repasa los antecedentes, las alternativas del proyecto de ley en la Presidencia y en las Cámaras, en el marco de la guerra civil que se libraba por entonces en el país, la preconización arzobispal de Monseñor Soler y su posterior renuncia, y culmina con una referencia a las iniciativas del arzobispo para la organización jerárquica de la Iglesia argentina y paraguaya

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection