Publications by authors named "Abigail M Thorgerson"

Introduction: Endoscopic eradication therapy (EET) is the preferred treatment for Barrett's esophagus (BE)-related neoplasia patients. However, the impact of EET on critical outcomes, outside of clinical trials and registry data, remains scarcely studied. We aimed to assess real-world practice patterns and clinical outcomes among BE patients undergoing EET.

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  • The study aimed to explore the prevalence of pre-diabetes in Namibia and South Africa, using data from demographic surveys to identify sociodemographic factors related to the disease.
  • In Namibia, 18.7% of adults were found to have pre-diabetes, while South Africa had a significantly higher prevalence at 70.1%.
  • The results showed that rural living increases pre-diabetes risk in Namibia, whereas in South Africa, younger age and urban living were linked to lower odds of developing pre-diabetes.*
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In response to the growing evidence that hypertension may play a significant role in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in bonobos, the Great Ape Heart Project established a finger blood pressure (BP) monitoring protocol for zoo-housed bonobos. The ability to monitor BP without the use of anesthesia provides more opportunities to detect potential hypertension in its early stages allowing for therapeutic intervention that may slow the progression of CVD. No BP reference ranges exist for bonobos due to the lack of an established protocol, the difficulty of measuring BP in animals, and small sample size of zoo-housed bonobos.

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