Publications by authors named "Amy M Ahnert"
Heart failure (HF) affects 6.2 million Americans and is increasing annually in its frequency. Treatment of HF has been at the forefront of medical advancements due to the financial burden on our health care system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Maternal cardiovascular disease complicates up to 4% of pregnancies in the United States. Knowledge regarding the impact of the cardiovascular disease category is limited.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the maternal and neonatal outcomes among women with different types of cardiovascular diseases managed in a multidisciplinary program.
Article Synopsis
- Valvular heart disease affects about 1% of pregnancies, posing risks to both the mother and fetus due to pregnancy-related hemodynamic changes.
- Management strategies have evolved with newer techniques and devices to address these challenges, especially concerning anticoagulation in patients with prosthetic valves.
- The review focuses on managing common valvular heart diseases during pregnancy, highlights the role of percutaneous interventions, and emphasizes the need for a collaborative approach while acknowledging existing gaps in research.
Baclofen is commonly used to treat spasticity of central etiology. Unfortunately, a potentially lethal withdrawal syndrome can complicate its use. This is especially true when the drug is administered intrathecally.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Sex differences have not been well defined for patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia (TH). We aimed to determine sex differences in mortality and Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) scores at discharge among those receiving TH.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study used data abstracted from an "ICE alert" database, an institutional protocol expediting mild TH for postarrest patients.
Background: Many reports suggest gender disparity in cardiac care as a contributor to the increased mortality among women with heart disease.
Objective: We sought to identify gender differences in the management of Myocardial Infarction (MI) Alert-activated ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients that may have resulted from prehospital initiation.
Methods: A retrospective database was created for MI Alert STEMI patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) of an academic community hospital with 74,000 annual visits from April 2000 through December 2008.
Purpose Of Review: The risk of thromboembolic events in heart failure patients is estimated to be in the range of 1-4.5% per year. To date, there are insufficient data to guide us in appropriate use of antithrombotic or antiplatelet drug therapy to decrease the risk of events in this population.
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