Publications by authors named "Alan Brunton"
This article presents Cuttlefish, a 3-D printer driver developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD. Cuttlefish maximizes the reproduction quality of shape and appearance in multimaterial 3-D printing systems. It controls various printing systems and material sets, including color, transparent, and flexible materials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
November 2021
Background: Delirium is an acute neuropsychological disorder that is common in hospitalised patients. It can be distressing to patients and carers and it is associated with serious adverse outcomes. Treatment options for established delirium are limited and so prevention of delirium is desirable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Delirium is an acute neuropsychological disorder that is common in hospitalised patients. It can be distressing to patients and carers and it is associated with serious adverse outcomes. Treatment options for established delirium are limited and so prevention of delirium is desirable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA systematic search of Medline, EMBASE and CINAHL electronic databases was performed. Original research articles reporting all-cause mortality following surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) were identified. Nine of the 10 eligible studies were observational, single-center, retrospective analyses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between coronary artery disease (CAD), angina, and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction enrolled in the irbesartan in patients with heart failure and preserved systolic function (I-Preserve) trial.
Methods And Results: The mean follow-up period for the 4128 patients enrolled in I-Preserve was 49.5 months.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore how angina pectoris affects clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure, distinguishing between those with reduced (HF-REF) and preserved (HF-PEF) ejection fraction.
- Data from 7599 patients showed that those with current angina experienced worse functional limitations and had a significantly higher risk of coronary events compared to those without angina, regardless of their heart failure type.
- Despite the increased risk of coronary outcomes, patients with current angina did not show a higher risk of heart failure events or all-cause mortality, indicating that while angina worsens functional capacity, it might not directly impact overall survival in heart failure patients.