Publications by authors named "A Furer"
Background: Underdiagnosis of relevant risk factors has contributed to the increasing stroke incidence in young adults. Blood pressure cut-off values for adolescents are neither sex specific nor based on cardiovascular outcomes.
Methods: This nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study included all Israeli adolescents 16-19 years of age who were medically evaluated before compulsory military service from 1985 to 2013, including routine blood pressure measurements.
Cognitive function in adolescence and the risk of early-onset stroke.
J Epidemiol Community Health
August 2024
Background: Stroke is increasingly prevalent at younger ages but the risk factors are uncertain. We examined the association between adolescent cognitive function and early-onset stroke.
Methods: This was a nationwide population-based cohort study of 1 741 345 Israeli adolescents (42% women) who underwent comprehensive cognitive function tests at age 16-20 years, before mandatory military service, during 1987-2012.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess whether the cardiovascular reserve index (CVRI) can detect massive hemorrhage and predict the development of hemorrhage in trauma patients upon their arrival at a trauma center.
- It involved 71 adult patients, primarily males around 37 years old, with road accidents being the main cause of injuries; the study classified patients into groups based on their hemorrhage severity.
- Results indicated that CVRI effectively detected massive hemorrhage with a strong predictive accuracy, especially alongside other vital signs, making it a valuable tool in trauma care.
Background: Oxygen consumption is an important index to evaluate in cardiac patients, particularly those with heart failure, and is measured in the setting of advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing. However, technological advances now allow for the estimation of this parameter in many consumer and medical-grade wearable devices, making it available for the medical provider at the initial evaluation of patients. We report a case of an apparently healthy male aged 40 years who presented for evaluation due to an Apple Watch (Apple Inc) notification of low cardiac fitness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Current casualty care training modalities present several challenges, including limited simulation facilities, instructor dependence, lack of standardization, documentation of trainees' performance and training personalization. The study presents the design, development and preliminary evaluation of a novel hybrid training platform to address these challenges.
Methods: A mixed reality platform was chosen and developed to address field operators' requirements.