Publications by authors named "E Iturriaga"
Article Synopsis
- Hypertension is a major risk factor for serious health conditions, and there’s potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to improve how it's diagnosed and managed.* -
- AI technologies, particularly machine learning, could personalize treatment and enhance blood pressure monitoring, but effective collaboration among health professionals and data scientists is crucial.* -
- A workshop by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute highlighted communication gaps in healthcare, innovative methods for managing hypertension, and challenges to implementing AI in real-world settings.*
Every year, hundreds of thousands of youth across the country enter the juvenile legal system. A significantly disproportionate number of them are youth of color. While youth arrests have declined over the past several decades, racial disparities have increased and persist at every stage of the system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDigital Tool-Assisted Hospitalization Detection in the Tailored Antiplatelet Initiation to Lessen Outcomes due to Decreased Clopidogrel Response After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Study Compared to Traditional Site-Coordinator Ascertainment: Intervention Study.
J Med Internet Res
November 2023
Article Synopsis
- The TAILOR-PCI Digital Study aimed to improve the detection of cardiovascular (CV) hospitalizations through a smartphone app that used geofencing and monthly surveys, building on the original TAILOR-PCI trial.
- The study compared the effectiveness of these digital tools against traditional methods like phone calls and health record reviews by site coordinators.
- Of 85 participants, the monthly surveys successfully identified 88.9% of CV hospitalizations, while geofencing detected only 33.3%, indicating that the digital approach may be more effective than geofencing alone.
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- A study analyzed whether using genetic information to guide the choice of P2Y inhibitors can lower ischemic events in patients with coronary artery disease after PCI.
- It involved 5,302 patients and compared outcomes for those receiving a genetic-guided treatment versus standard clopidogrel therapy.
- Results showed a significant reduction in ischemic events in genetically guided patients without increasing bleeding risks.