Publications by authors named "B Escribano Soriano"
Small fetuses, with estimated fetal weight (EFW) below the tenth percentile, are classified as fetal growth restriction (FGR) or small for gestational age (SGA) based on prenatal ultrasound. FGR fetuses have a greater risk of stillbirth and perinatal complications and may benefit from serial ultrasound scans to guide early delivery. Abnormal serum angiogenic factors, such as the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1):placental growth factor (PlGF) ratio, have shown potential to more accurately distinguish FGR from SGA, with fewer false positives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNo method of evaluating transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) image quality (IQ) has been validated. Furthermore, structural echo lab elements impacting IQ are unknown. We sought to develop and validate a TTE IQ grading tool and determine patient and echo lab features associated with IQ.
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- Cardiomyopathy is a major cause of death in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and this study investigates cardiac function using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging to compare DMD patients with healthy controls.
- The study involved 179 DMD patients and 96 healthy controls, focusing on measuring left ventricular (LV) function, with findings demonstrating significant differences in ventricular volumes and ejection rates, indicating compromised cardiac function in DMD patients.
- Results suggest that certain CMR filling and ejection indices correlate with increased mortality in DMD patients, highlighting the potential for these measures to serve as important prognostic tools.
The end of an entire biome? World's largest wetland, the Pantanal, is menaced by the Hidrovia project which is uncertain to sustainably support large-scale navigation.
Sci Total Environ
October 2023
The resurgent navigation project known as the Hidrovia Paraguay-Paraná threatens the integrity of the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, which is considered a biome of its own. Intensive barge navigation is intended to transport crops (soybean, sugar, corn) and cement, iron and manganese from areas of production in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia to the oceanic ports of the Plata River. This short communication assembles the information available on the potential impacts of the planned deepening of the natural channel of the Paraguay River in its ~700 km-long upper section.
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- Fatalities from sharp objects like screwdrivers are rare in the U.S., but the shape of the screwdriver tip can influence the type of wounds inflicted.
- In a case study, a male found dead had injuries consistent with a Torx screwdriver, an uncommon deadly weapon that creates both penetrating and blunt force trauma.
- The case underscores the need for forensic pathologists to identify unusual wound patterns and document injuries in detail to help pinpoint rare weapons used in crimes.