Publications by authors named "J Haft"
Article Synopsis
- - Of the 5 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) analyzed, 20% of participants had chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), but none specifically studied the impacts of exercise training in these patients.
- - The study suggests that exercise training can enhance exercise capacity in pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients, specifically indicated by improvements in 6-minute walk distance.
- - It also highlights that exercise training appears to be safe for patients with CTEPH and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), challenging the common belief that exercise is risky for these individuals.
Introduction: Primary preventative medicine lacks a consensus on effective concussion prevention strategies for collegiate athletes. Cervical strength has been identified as a potential factor in concussion risk reduction. This study evaluates the impact of a commercially available, portable cervical muscle stretching and strengthening device, NeckX®, on cervical strength, range of motion (ROM), and concussion incidence in collegiate athletes participating in high-concussion-risk sports.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSafety Window for Effective Lesion Crossing in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.
J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) faces challenges due to the need for safe devices to cross vascular lesions, prompting a study on the piercing properties of artery walls and CTEPH lesions.
- In a lab experiment using specimens from nine patients, researchers measured the force required to penetrate artery walls and CTEPH lesions, finding that less force was needed for lesions compared to the arterial wall.
- The study concluded that the arterial wall is delicate and can be damaged easily, but the lower force needed to cross CTEPH lesions suggests a potential safety margin for improving balloon pulmonary angioplasty procedures.
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- Heart transplantation requires urgent procedures, as transplants must occur within 6 hours to avoid organ failure; traditionally, static cold storage (SCS) is the standard preservation method.
- This study investigates the outcomes of piglet hearts preserved for extended periods (12 and 24 hours) using SCS, followed by a new warming technique called normothermic ex situ heart perfusion (NEHP).
- Results show that hearts restored their function quickly after NEHP and were successfully transplanted, indicating that NEHP could improve the viability of hearts stored for long periods and potentially enhance transplant success rates.
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- Catheter-based treatments are becoming important for both acute and chronic pulmonary blood clots, making it essential to understand the anatomy of pulmonary arterial branches.* -
- A study of 179 patients undergoing angiography showed a variety of branching patterns in the pulmonary arteries, with a total of 7 patterns in the right upper lobe, 3 in the right middle lobe, and so on across the left lobes.* -
- Notably, only 2-3 branching patterns per lobe were responsible for over 90% of the observed variations, offering valuable insights for medical professionals and future research in pulmonary interventions.*