Publications by authors named "Dionisios Tsoukalas"
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzed COVID-19 patients in Greece to compare baseline characteristics and mortality predictors during the Delta and Omicron variant waves.
- A total of 979 patients were included, with key findings showing Delta patients were younger, required longer hospital stays, and had higher levels of specific biomarkers compared to Omicron patients.
- Despite these differences, there was no significant disparity in mortality risk or ICU admissions between the two groups; factors such as age and certain medical conditions were identified as independent mortality predictors for the Delta patients.
We report a case of endogenous lipoid pneumonia secondary to long-term use of amiodarone (> 30 years) for atrial fibrillation in a 76-year-old Caucasian woman, presenting with cough and dyspnea. Endogenous Lipoid pneumonia is a rare underdiagnosed condition more prevalent in adults. It is usually asymptomatic and a diagnosis is generally made in patients who have become clinically unstable or when an abnormal lung shadow is found on a chest X-ray.
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