Publications by authors named "M Carazo"
Background: Lack of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data creates barriers for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people in health care. Barriers to SOGI data collection include physician misperception that patients do not want to answer these questions and discomfort asking SOGI questions. This study aimed to assess patient comfort towards SOGI questions across five quaternary care adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) centres.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedical Therapy for Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients.
Struct Heart
July 2024
There is an increasing recognition of heart failure among adults with congenital heart disease as a result of the advancements in medical, interventional, and surgical care. The long-term consequences of palliative therapy in infancy, childhood, and adulthood are incompletely understood. Medical therapy, including pharmacologic and device therapies, have been used for the treatment of heart failure.
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- COVID-19 significantly affects coagulation in adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD), making them more susceptible to thromboembolic (TE) and bleeding complications.
- In a study from May 2020 to November 2021 involving nearly 2,000 ACHD patients, 1.5% experienced severe TE or bleeding events, which were linked to higher mortality rates and more advanced health conditions.
- Key risk factors for these complications included prior anticoagulation treatment, incidents of cardiac injury, and severity of the COVID-19 infection, with logistic regression confirming their independent associations with TE and bleeding risks.