Publications by authors named "A Battista"

Disturbances in cardiac rhythm affect a significant fraction of the population; they can have an ample range of repercussions on one person's quality of life, from negligible to lethal. As an implication, arrhythmias concern many private, commercial and public-passenger-vehicle driving licence holders. In their practice, medical professionals can be asked to assess an arrhythmia patient's fitness to drive effectively.

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  • The EASIX score, which combines LDH, serum creatinine, and platelets, is a potential predictor of nonrelapse mortality and endothelial complications in children undergoing allo-HSCT.
  • A study involving 167 pediatric patients showed that the EASIX score increased significantly during the first 20 days post-transplant, with a key predictive value at day +7 for complications like sinusoidal obstruction syndrome.
  • Age did not affect the predictive accuracy of the EASIX score, making it a reliable tool for assessing risks in this patient population.
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Background: Admissions interviews are frequently used to assess personal and interpersonal attributes required for successful medical practice. Using simulation in interviews to engage applicants in realistic medical scenarios to assess these attributes is novel. This study evaluates applicant perceptions of simulation within multiple mini-interviews (MMI) and reports on subsequent student program performance.

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Background: Neonatal resuscitation video review (NRVR) involves recording and reviewing resuscitations for education and quality assurance. Though NRVR has been shown to improve teamwork and skill retention, it is not widely used. We evaluated clinicians' experiences of NRVR to understand how NRVR impacts learning and can be improved.

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Sex differences in patterns of cortical thickness and neuropsychiatric symptom (NPS) burden were examined among individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and two copies (homozygote carriers) of the e4 allele of the apolipoprotein gene (APOE). A total of 752 participants with a clinical etiologic diagnosis of AD were selected from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) database. Bayesian multilevel regression was used to examine both the within- and between-sex differences in gray-matter cortical thickness and total NPS burden associated with APOE homozygosity.

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