Publications by authors named "C Charbonnel"
Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion over systolic pulmonary artery pressure prognostic value for in-hospital adverse events in patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated the prognostic value of the TAPSE/sPAP ratio in patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), focusing on its link to in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs).
- In a cohort of 481 patients, a TAPSE/sPAP ratio below 0.55 was found to significantly predict the occurrence of MACEs, with odds ratios indicating a very strong association even after accounting for other health factors.
- The findings highlight that a lower TAPSE/sPAP ratio improves risk assessment beyond conventional factors, suggesting it could serve as a critical marker for patient prognosis during hospitalization for ACS.
Introduction: The objective of this study is to make an inventory of surgical practices and their consequences in the short and medium term on sexuality and micturition comfort.
Materials And Methods: It is a retrospective multicenter study over ten years on 63 men who had an operation for a fracture of the corpora cavernosa associated or not with a urethral lesion. Patient history, clinical presentation, surgical management as well as postoperative data were collected from operative reports.
Recent international guidelines recommend rapid initiation and titration of basic treatments of heart failure but do not explain how to achieve this goal. Despite these recommendations, implementation of treatment in daily practice is poor. This may be partly explained by the profile of the patients (frailty, comorbidities), safety considerations and tolerability issues related to kydney function, low blood pressure or heart rate and hyperkalaemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe describe a previously unreported and potentially fatal complication of esophageal perforation following cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a 74-year-old man with cardiac arrest subsequent to ventricular tachycardia caused by ischemic heart disease. We discuss the importance of searching for severe traumatic complications. This description emphasizes presenting complaints, early recognition, and management strategies of such cases ().
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- The study investigates how temperature affects the aggregation of demineralized arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) from Acacia seyal gum during dry incubation, showing that aggregation begins at temperatures as low as 25°C and accelerates as temperatures increase.
- The aggregation process involves self-assembly, with activation energy suggesting the involvement of chemical reactions tied to the dehydration of AGP surfaces.
- After about 1.66 days at 40°C, soluble aggregates form larger microparticles, revealing that cations in AGPs help protect against aggregation during heating, with demineralization increasing their reactivity.