Publications by authors named "Chazal R"

Article Synopsis
  • Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) poses significant health issues, especially in low- and middle-income countries, but data on its impact in wealthier regions like the USA and EU is limited.
  • A study comparing the epidemiology of RHD in the USA and EU revealed that the USA has a higher prevalence (123.4/100,000) but a slower decreasing trend compared to the EU (49.7/100,000), with key trends driven by states like Florida and Tennessee.
  • Both regions show a gender disparity with higher cases in females, and the findings highlight the need for tailored strategies to tackle RHD effectively based on regional data.
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Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT) is a natural language processing tool created by OpenAI. Much of the discussion regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine is the ability of the language to enhance medical practice, improve efficiency and decrease errors. The objective of this study was to analyze the ability of ChatGPT to answer board-style cardiovascular medicine questions by using the Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP).

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Objective: Medical malpractice claims represent patient dissatisfaction of care delivered by their healthcare provider. Evaluation of contributing factors (CFs) associated with claims provides important information to optimize the patient-provider relationship.

Study Design: A total of 21,101 closed claims with 54,479 CFs (2.

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C. Richard (Dick) Conti was a pioneer in innovation…not only in clinical and academic fields, but also in the exposure of academicians, clinicians, and trainees to various environments for expansion of their knowledge base…and world view. In an evolving environment of systems of medical care, engagement in management and planning by physicians and all members of the care team is essential to ensure quality for patients and to develop processes that work effectively for practitioners.

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Background: Atherosclerotic plaque characterization by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) enables quantification of coronary artery disease (CAD) burden and type, which has been demonstrated as the strongest discriminant of future risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). To date, there are no clinically useful thresholds to assist with understanding a patient's disease burden and guide diagnosis and management, as there exists with coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring. The purpose of this manuscript is to establish clinically relevant plaque stages and thresholds based on evidence from invasive angiographic stenosis (ICA) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) data.

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The 143 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of the world constitute 80% of the world's population or roughly 5.86 billion people with much variation in geography, culture, literacy, financial resources, access to health care, insurance penetration, and healthcare regulation. Unfortunately, their burden of cardiovascular disease in general and acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in particular is increasing at an unprecedented rate.

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