115 research outputs found
General Assembly, Diagnosis, Imaging:Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections
Transcript and hormone analyses reveal the involvement of ABA-signalling, hormone crosstalk and genotype-specific biological processes in cold‐shock response in wheat
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
Role zatezove tomograficke scintigrafie myokardialni perfuze pri detekci ischemicke choroby srdecni a pri posuzovani jeji prognozy.
It is genarally accepted that myocardial perfusion tomography imaging (SPECT) is a valuable tool for detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) and risk stratification of a future cardiac events. However, there are some controversial or still unresolved clinical settings of this imaging method. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of myocardial perfusion SPECT for the detection of CAD in men and women, using exercise or pharmacological stress testing, various types of protocols and the detection of ischemia after coronary revascularization. The prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging was estimated, too.Available from STL Prague, CZ / NTK - National Technical LibrarySIGLECZCzech Republi
Das neue ungarische Aktienrecht
Series: Arbeitspapiere des Forschungsinstituts für mittel- und osteuropäisches Wirtschaftsrech
OUR EXPERIENCES WITH MEASUREMENT OF NEW POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF LATENT FORMS OF MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA
A novel colorimetric assay and activity staining for cytokinin oxidase based on the copper amine oxidase property of the enzyme
Die neuen Bestimmungen zum ungarischen Aktienrecht (Arbeitsübersetzung zum Entwurf)
Series: Arbeitspapiere des Forschungsinstituts für mittel- und osteuropäisches Wirtschaftsrech
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