Publications by authors named "Demetrio Sharp Dimitri"
Article Synopsis
- Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with left heart disease (PH-LHD) is linked to poorer outcomes, and current risk prediction tools may not effectively predict mortality for these patients.
- A study analyzed data from 161 PH-LHD patients, using the REVEAL 2.0 risk score to categorize them into low, intermediate, or high-risk groups, and assessed their survival over 1 and 3 years.
- While high-risk patients showed significantly worse 3-year survival rates, the distinction between intermediate and low-risk patients was not statistically significant, indicating potential flaws in the classification system for the intermediate group.
An Unusual Sticky Situation of New-Onset Right Sided Heart Failure.
J Cardiol Case Reports
September 2021
This case highlights the importance of having constrictive pericarditis (CP) as a differential diagnosis in unexplained sign and symptoms of right-sided heart failure. This case portrays challenges in diagnosing CP caused by certain rheumatologic diseases despite advances in diagnostic modalities, clinical suspicion remains the most important tool for this diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn chronic medical conditions remote patient monitoring (RPM), is beneficial to empower both medical providers and patients. RPM supports medical care and early interventions to potentially promote patient's disease management and improve outcomes. In heart failure, although RPM holds significant promise, published trials provide evidence regarding historical success and failures that inform future efforts.
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