Publications by authors named "H R Baumgartner"

Evaluating whether someone's behavior is praiseworthy or blameworthy is a fundamental human trait. A seminal study by Hamlin and colleagues in 2007 suggested that the ability to form social evaluations based on third-party interactions emerges within the first year of life: infants preferred a character who helped, over hindered, another who tried but failed to climb a hill. This sparked a new line of inquiry into the origins of social evaluations; however, replication attempts have yielded mixed results.

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  • * Out of 1,083 TAVI patients, 165 experienced conduction abnormalities; 19 of these (11.5%) did not have a clear guideline indication for pacing but still underwent the procedure.
  • * After 6 weeks, most patients with pacemakers showed low pacing amounts and good intrinsic heart rhythms, indicating a low risk of significant heart issues, and suggesting effective strategies to minimize unnecessary ventricular pacing.
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Background: In patients with low-gradient (LG) aortic stenosis (AS), confirming disease severity and indication of intervention often requires dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) or aortic valve calcium scoring by computed tomography. We hypothesized that the mean transvalvular pressure gradient to effective orifice area ratio (MG/EOA, in mm Hg/cm) measured during rest echocardiography identifies true-severe AS (TSAS) and is associated with clinical outcomes in patients with low-flow, LG-AS.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of MG/EOA ratio.

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Introduction Managing open lower extremity fractures is challenging, with potential complications such as amputation and infection. The aim of the study was to determine whether the time delay and initial treatment of the patients treated in a non-specialized hospital before being transferred to a dedicated level I trauma center led to a worse outcome. Methods Retrospective data from 44 patients (37 males and seven females) undergoing free tissue transfer for lower extremity open fractures from January 2017 to December 2022 were analyzed.

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