Publications by authors named "Andrew Terluk"
Article Synopsis
- Anthracycline chemotherapy for breast cancer can lead to heart issues, and recent guidelines suggest using Global Longitudinal Systolic Strain (GLS) to detect early signs of cardiac dysfunction before more severe symptoms develop.
- A study involving 114 HER2 negative breast cancer patients assessed subclinical cardiac dysfunction through echocardiograms at three stages during treatment, revealing that 38% experienced significant reductions in GLS over 12 months, even though no patients met the criteria for more advanced heart failure.
- The research suggests a method for identifying at-risk patients by combining the percentage reduction in GLS and absolute GLS values, which could help in adjusting care strategies for those with high baseline GLS levels.
Right atrial (RA) and right ventricular (RV) parameters assessed by traditional echocardiography lack sensitivity to identify pulmonary embolism (PE). We sought to determine if alterations in RV free wall longitudinal strain (FWS) would be present in PE patients and improve evaluation. This retrospective study comprised of 84 consecutive PE patients from 2 centres, with adequate transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) images for RV FWS analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with a high mortality; whether echocardiographic evaluation at presentation predicts long-term adverse outcomes is of importance. We sought to determine if a composite of routinely obtained echocardiographic parameters could determine long-term adverse events in PE patients. Right ventricular (RV) size and function and right atrial (RA) size were retrospectively evaluated in 233 consecutive PE patients with an inpatient echocardiogram, and compared with 70 healthy controls; mortality at 3 years was confirmed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate clinical outcomes following PCI using SeQuent Please paclitaxel-coated balloons (PCB) of ISR and denovo lesions (DNL), in all-comer patients at Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Background: There have been promising results for PCI using drug-coated balloons; however, long-term data for clinical outcomes are lacking.
Methods: Baseline patient demographics, PCI procedural details, and clinical outcomes were collected.
Objective: We sought to determine the frequency of progression in infants of perianal abscess with and without surgical drainage to fistula in ano to optimize a treatment plan for these children.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all patients who were < or = 1 year of age and presented with perianal abscess to 2 pediatric tertiary care institutions during a 10-year period (January 1995 to February 2005, inclusive). Patients were divided into those who underwent surgical drainage and those who did not, and the rate of subsequent fistula formation was determined.