Publications by authors named "Beteal Ashinne"
A 63-year-old woman with schizophrenia presented with prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis complicated by complete heart block and declined surgical intervention. The patient was deemed to not have decisional capacity after a formal evaluation by the psychiatry service, and a surrogate decision-maker used the ethical principles of substituted judgment and best interest standards for surgical consent on behalf of the patient. The patient provided passive assent (did not resist transport to the operating room).
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- Transgender women (TW) living with HIV face increased risks for both HIV infection and cardiovascular disease (CVD), prompting a study on the effects of estrogen-based hormone therapy (GAHT) in this population.
- The research included 15 TW on GAHT who were matched with HIV-positive cisgender individuals to assess various health indicators such as sex hormones, cardiometabolic factors, and inflammatory markers.
- Findings suggest that while TW on GAHT demonstrated improved outcomes in some areas compared to cisgender groups, and no significant elevation in subclinical CVD markers overall, further longitudinal studies are needed to better understand the long-term impacts of GAHT on their health.
Background: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is a condition that has been associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) in various populations, but has not been studied in Asian Indians.
Aims: To evaluate the association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels with presence and severity of DR among Asian Indians with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: We collected information on individuals with type 2 diabetes that received care at a tertiary diabetes centre in India, between 2012 and 2015.