Publications by authors named "A Elis"
Respiratory Specialist Visits Before Admissions with COPD Exacerbation are Linked to Improved Management and Outcomes.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
November 2024
Purpose: Exacerbations of COPD (ECOPD) significantly impact disease progression and mortality. Visiting a respiratory specialist (RS) in proximity to the exacerbation may lead to prompt treatment and improved outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the association between an RS visit 30-days before admission and exacerbation outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Agatston coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is a decision-guiding aid for risk assessment and personalized management in the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Objectives: To explore the real-life clinical experience of CAC testing by characterizing its indications, significance of scores, and corresponding lipid-lowering treatments.
Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of patients treated at the lipids clinic at Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson Campus), who underwent CAC score evaluation between 2017 and 2022 was conducted.
Article Synopsis
- Coronary heart disease (CHD) patients are at high risk for cardiovascular issues, and guidelines suggest maintaining low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels below 55 mg/dl, but many patients do not achieve this target despite available treatments.
- A study was conducted on 10,540 CHD patients admitted for anginal syndrome, revealing that many did not have recent lipid level measurements and only a small percentage were on effective lipid-lowering treatments like ezetimibe.
- Hospitalization did not significantly improve adherence to treatment or LDL-C levels, indicating a need for better education and stricter policies to align clinical practices with established guidelines.
Background: Implementing standard of care therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has barriers. Hospitalization with an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) is a major adverse event that could also be an opportunity to improve patients' long-term care.
Objectives: To evaluate which in-hospital interventions during AECOPD are associated with improved 30-day care.