Publications by authors named "G Weisz"
The Medical Professional Elimination Program and the Ideology and Motivation of Nazi Physicians.
Rambam Maimonides Med J
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The appointment of a new chancellor in 1933 signaled the start of the Third Reich, driven by Nazi ideology aimed at creating a pure Aryan state through harsh totalitarian control and the exclusion of minorities, particularly Jews.
- - The "Medical Professional Elimination Program" systematically removed Jewish physicians from their roles, expanding this exclusion to other professions and consolidating power in regions like Austria absorbed by Nazi influence.
- - The text explores the motivations behind the support for Nazi racial ideology by German and Austrian doctors, questioning whether their actions were opportunistic or inherent to their belief system, through the lives of key Nazi physicians and specific institutions.
Impact of ticagrelor with or without aspirin on total and recurrent bleeding and ischemic events after percutaneous coronary intervention: A sub-study of the TWILIGHT trial.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the impact of early discontinuation of aspirin in favor of ticagrelor monotherapy on bleeding and ischemic events in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
- Results show that while ticagrelor monotherapy led to significantly fewer bleeding events compared to ticagrelor plus aspirin, the total ischemic events remained similar between the two groups.
- Overall, among high-risk PCI patients, ticagrelor alone was associated with reduced bleeding without increasing the risk of ischemic complications.
Predictors of outcomes after PCI with incomplete revascularization: Impact of CTO and LAD vessel.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Incomplete revascularization (ICR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can lead to higher risks of mortality and morbidity, and this study aimed to compare the effects of ICR in different arteries (LAD vs. RCA/LCX) and in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO) versus those without.
- The research included 2,651 patients from the RIVER-PCI trial and found that about 66.5% had ICR involving the left anterior descending artery, and follow-up showed similar rates of hospitalization for ischemia regardless of the artery affected.
- However, patients with a CTO experienced increased hospitalizations for ischemia, heart failure, and myocardial infarction compared to those without CTO