Publications by authors named "E Poel"
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused psychological distress to the population and healthcare workers. Physicians' well-being is essential and contributes significantly to overall health. This study aimed to assess the strain on Polish general practitioners from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ascertain the potential predictors of their distress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The adoption of healthy self-care practices has proven necessary for professional life, as they often serve as a shield against stressors in the workplace. The COVID-19 pandemic created a high strain on general practitioners (GPs), contributing to increased workload, burnout, and anxiety. The present study aimed to identify self-care practices adopted by GPs amid the COVID-19 pandemic; and to explore the relationships between self-care practices and risk of distress.
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- * A large study involving nearly 10,000 DCM cases and close to a million controls identified 70 significant genetic locations linked to the disease, revealing the importance of heart muscle cells in its development.
- * The research also indicates that factors like higher body weight and blood pressure may contribute to DCM, and genetic risk scores can help predict the condition across different populations.
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- The study focuses on Tc-fucoidan, a compound derived from brown algae, which targets P-selectin for early identification of thrombosis.
- In the safety assessment involving ten healthy volunteers, Tc-fucoidan was well tolerated with no adverse effects and demonstrated reliable uptake in human thrombi in gamma counting experiments.
- Although the results showed potential for imaging thrombi in certain cases, the overall findings do not support further clinical use of Tc-fucoidan for diagnosing deep vein thrombosis (DVT), suggesting exploration of alternative P-selectin tracers instead.