Publications by authors named "Jamal Christopher Perry"
Cardiovasc Revasc Med
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- * Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a temporary heart condition often triggered by stress, but its causes and effects are not well understood, affecting around 1-2% of acute coronary syndrome cases.
- * A study analyzed hospital data from 2016 to 2020, finding significant racial and ethnic disparities in TTS outcomes; most patients were White, with minorities generally younger and from lower-income backgrounds.
- * Key findings include higher rates of stroke and mortality in Black and Asian patients, respectively, emphasizing the urgent need for targeted interventions to address healthcare inequalities related to TTS.
Eur J Haematol
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the prevalence and outcomes of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), finding that out of 405,020 patients with PE, only 1,504 (0.4%) had SCD.
- - SCD patients were predominantly female and Black, had lower comorbidity rates, but experienced higher in-hospital mortality (41%) and lower rates of advanced treatments like catheter-directed thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy.
- - The findings stress the need for healthcare providers to be more vigilant in diagnosing PE in patients with SCD to potentially lower their high in-hospital mortality rates.
