Publications by authors named "D Pereg"
Introduction: Individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of thrombotic events and bleeding. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), an effective antiplatelet agent, is one of the most frequently used medications for both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it can also contribute to bleeding events due to its inherent antiplatelet effect.
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- Patients with mechanical heart valves require vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) due to risks of thrombosis and embolism, making proper treatment control crucial.
- A study during the COVID-19 pandemic showed that fewer patients had regular INR tests and overall time in therapeutic range (TTR) decreased compared to the year before the pandemic.
- Results indicate that VKA management for these patients worsened during the pandemic, with fewer tests and lower control levels than previously observed.
Background: Nonagenarians are a fast-growing age group among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. While new therapeutic options have improved outcomes of ACS patients, data regarding very elderly ACS patients are limited. We aimed to evaluate temporal trends in the treatment and outcomes of nonagenarian ACS patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-invasive characterization of powders may take one of two approaches: imaging and counting individual particles; or relying on scattered light to estimate the particle size distribution (PSD) of the ensemble. The former approach runs into practical difficulties, as the system must conform to the working distance and other restrictions of the imaging optics. The latter approach requires an inverse map from the speckle autocorrelation to the particle sizes.
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- * Among 5978 patients, 73.9% had an indication for statin therapy, but only 38.2% were on statins at admission, which increased to 56.1% by discharge.
- * Initiation of statin therapy during hospital stays is linked to lower long-term mortality rates, underscoring the potential benefits of statin use in this patient population.