Publications by authors named "L Rudski"
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- Exercise echocardiography is vital for evaluating the right ventricle and pulmonary circulation, but there's a need for clearer understanding of normal ranges and disease-specific variations.
- The study involved 2,228 participants including healthy individuals, athletes, and patients with different heart and lung conditions, who underwent echocardiography at rest and during exercise.
- Key findings indicate that certain measurements can predict increased mortality risk, highlighting significant differences in responses to exercise between healthy subjects and various patient groups.
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a highly prevalent and heterogeneous valvular disease, independently associated with excess mortality and high morbidity in all clinical contexts. TR is profoundly undertreated by surgery and is often discovered late in patients presenting with right-sided heart failure. To address the issue of undertreatment and poor clinical outcomes without intervention, numerous structural tricuspid interventional devices have been and are in development, a challenging process due to the unique anatomic and physiological characteristics of the tricuspid valve, and warranting well-designed clinical trials.
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- A study examined outcomes of cancer patients who got COVID-19, focusing on those with and without existing cardiovascular disease (CVD) or risk factors (CVRF).
- The research found that over half of the 10,876 patients had CVD/CVRF, which linked to more severe COVID-19 symptoms and complications.
- Notably, patients without recent cancer treatment experienced worse COVID-19 severity related to CVD/CVRF compared to those under active treatment.
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- - The study investigated the impact of a tailored in-hospital intervention for frail older patients with cardiovascular disease, assessing its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and mood compared to standard care.
- - Results showed that the intervention led to significant improvements in HRQOL and mood disturbances, although it did not affect disability scores.
- - The findings suggest this intervention is safe and beneficial for enhancing the well-being of frail older adults, but further research is needed to examine long-term outcomes and broader applicability.