Publications by authors named "A Abrahamian"
Article Synopsis
- ECMO has shown variable effectiveness in COVID-19 patients, prompting an analysis of outcomes using the 2020 National Inpatient Sample database.
- The study found that among over 1 million COVID-19 admissions, only 1.8% received ECMO, with a lower mortality rate (49%) in ECMO patients compared to those on mechanical ventilation without ECMO (59%).
- Results indicate ECMO may reduce mortality risk and suggests that early ECMO treatment should be considered for patients at higher risk of death.
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Synergistically Induced by Amiodarone and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
November 2023
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) syndrome is characterized by bleeding into the alveolar spaces of the lungs and occurs when there is an injury to the alveolar microcirculation that leads to hemorrhage from the alveolar capillaries. We report a case of an 82-year-old woman who presented with acute respiratory distress. The patient had a history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and was on amiodarone for atrial fibrillation therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is limited information describing the hospital outcomes of COVID-19 patients in regard to specific body mass index (BMI) categories.
Methods: We utilized the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2020 database to collect information on patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the United States.
Prevalence and geographic variation of abdominal obesity in 7- and 9-year-old children in Greece; World Health Organization Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative 2010.
BMC Public Health
January 2017
Background: In children, abdominal obesity is a better predictor of the presence of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index (BMI)-defined obesity. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of abdominal obesity in the Greek pediatric population and to assess the impact of residence on the prevalence of both BMI-defined and abdominal obesity.
Methods: In the context of the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, a national representative sample of 7.