Publications by authors named "Andrew T Hattam"
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- Frailty is a significant predictor of poor outcomes and higher mortality rates in patients undergoing vascular surgery, particularly during the resource-limited COVID-19 pandemic.
- In a study involving 917 patients, 22.1% were identified as frail, with no significant difference in mortality rates between frail and non-frail patients over 30 days and 6 months; however, frail patients experienced longer hospital stays and more complications.
- The study emphasizes the need for targeted care interventions for frail individuals to prevent adverse outcomes, particularly during healthcare challenges like pandemics.
True aneurysms of the tibial arteries are extremely rare. Of the few previously described tibial artery aneurysms, there are scant reports of isolated true aneurysms of the posterior tibial artery (PTA). In this report, we describe the second documented case of bilateral true PTA aneurysms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA potentially curative fetal intervention for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Med Hypotheses
January 2018
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) encapsulates a spectrum of complex congenital cardiovascular malformations involving varying degrees of underdevelopment of the left-sided heart structures. However, despite improved survival rates since the introduction of staged surgical reconstruction, treatment options for HLHS remain palliative rather than curative. A major limiting factor in the development of definitive curative therapy for HLHS is an incomplete understanding of its pathogenesis.
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