Publications by authors named "M E Slaughter"
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- Researchers explored web-based survey options, comparing the costs and data quality of a convenience panel (MTurk) with a probability-based panel (KnowledgePanel), highlighting the trade-offs between cost and data integrity.
- The study utilized the same survey administered to both panels, implementing quality assurance steps for MTurk while KnowledgePanel followed standard protocols, ultimately examining the effectiveness of each in providing reliable data.
- Findings indicated the importance of prescreening to improve the quality of MTurk data, showing variations in response accuracy and representativeness between the two platforms.
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- Children with severe malarial anemia (SMA) have low in-hospital mortality but face high risks of readmission or death after discharge, potentially due to factors impacting blood production and vascular health.
- A study of 145 children in Kampala, Uganda, showed that higher plasma levels of platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) upon admission were linked to a significantly lower risk of readmission or death within 12 months.
- The findings suggest that these angiogenesis-promoting factors may help reduce the likelihood of severe malaria recurrences in these children.
Article Synopsis
- Recent studies have indicated that mitral valve replacement (MVR) may perform better hemodynamically compared to mitral valve repair (MVr) for ischemic mitral regurgitation, but with no significant survival difference at 2 years.
- A study analyzed outcomes of 111 patients who underwent either MVr or MVR, finding that although MVR experienced less regurgitation at 1 year, mortality rates between the two groups were similar after 1 and 2 years.
- The results suggest that MVr may be a viable surgical option for ischemic mitral regurgitation, offering comparable early mortality and mid-term valve performance to MVR.
Background: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is being diagnosed more often with its increased recognition over the past 2 decades and with the availability of imaging such as point-of-care echocardiography and tissue characterization by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR).
Case Summary: A young man developed pericarditis and was treated with steroids. A few weeks later, he suffered classic TTS and then presented a week later with the rare complication of apical myocardial rupture and a left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm.