Publications by authors named "B Lavelle"
Article Synopsis
- Long COVID refers to lingering multi-organ symptoms experienced after recovering from COVID-19, which posed challenges for patient management during the pandemic.
- A study was conducted at a comprehensive COVID-19 center in Chicago involving 1802 patients, mainly evaluated months after symptom onset, to analyze their health needs and the severity of their conditions.
- Findings indicated that many patients, regardless of hospitalization status, displayed significant neurological, pulmonary, and cardiological issues, highlighting potential differences in the underlying mechanisms of long COVID between post-hospitalized and non-hospitalized individuals.
Article Synopsis
- - Cardiac masses need quick diagnosis and treatment to prevent complications.
- - Endomyocardial biopsy (EMBx) is the best method for diagnosing newly found cardiac masses.
- - The authors discuss a collaborative approach involving multiple specialties for assessing masses in the atria of the heart.
Many have called for school-based student programs that teach skills related to self-care and caring for others. Here, such a program for peer-nominated adolescents was developed and piloted virtually at one high school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental evaluation of the program showed high-quality program implementation and promising program impacts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSphingosine 1-Phosphate receptor 1 (S1P , encoded by S1pr1) is a G protein-coupled receptor that signals in multiple cell types including endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes. Cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of S1pr1 during mouse development leads to ventricular noncompaction, with 44% of mutant mice surviving to adulthood. Adult survivors of embryonic cardiomyocyte S1pr1 deletion showed cardiac hypertrabeculation consistent with ventricular noncompaction.
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