Publications by authors named "Daniel L Fink"
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- * Surgical removal is often required to prevent issues like embolization; these tumors can appear randomly or as part of genetic conditions such as the Carney complex.
- * A case of a 31-year-old man with a right atrial myxoma is discussed; after surgery, he later developed acute pericarditis linked to COVID-19, possibly due to his prior heart surgery.
The field of vascular medicine has undergone a profound transformation in the 21 century, transforming our approach to assessment and treatment. Atherosclerosis, a complex inflammatory disease that affects medium and large arteries, presents a major challenge for researchers and healthcare professionals. This condition, characterized by arterial plaque formation and narrowing, poses substantial challenges to vascular health at individual, national, and global scales.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute rheumatic fever (ARF) remains a major worldwide healthcare problem, despite its progressive decline in developed countries. The aims of our study were to estimate the prevalence of ARF among adolescents in Israel and to investigate risk factors. The study population consisted of 113,671 consecutive conscripts 16-19 years old, born during 1971-1993, who completed the medical profiling as part of the recruitment process to the IDF.
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- - A recent study found that rheumatic heart disease (RHD) prevalence among Ethiopian school children is 1.4%, leading to further research after a significant Jewish population from the Gondar region immigrated to Israel.
- - An analysis of 113,671 adolescent recruits in northern Israel showed that while 0.12% had a history of rheumatic fever, there were no cases from Ethiopian origins; however, echocardiograms indicated that Ethiopian recruits had similar rates of valvular heart disease as the overall population.
- - The study highlighted that Ethiopian teens migrating to Israel at age 13 or older showed a higher prevalence of heart disease (2.09%) than those who immigrated younger or were born in Israel
Cardiac anomalies and associated comorbidities in a large adolescent population.
Int J Adolesc Med Health
June 2017
Objective: To determine the prevalence, secular trends and associations of heart disease in a large unscreened, otherwise basically healthy, adolescent population.
Subjects And Methods: Cross-sectional study of the cardiac status of 113,694 adolescents from the northern district of Israel, who completed the profiling process between the ages of 16 and 19, including all essential measures over a 22-year period. Results of imaging were categorized as either isolated valvar or structural abnormalities, and their clinically significant subgroups defined prospectively.
Background: Viruses are the most prevalent ausative agents of myocarditis in young children. Studies have shown acute myocarditis in post mortem examinations during viral disease outbreaks. The aims of this study are to assess the prevalence of and risk factors for subclinical acute myocarditis in young children hospitalized with an acute viral disease.
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