Publications by authors named "M J Sabatino"
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- - Diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is difficult, often leading to heart transplantation (HT) as the last option, especially when immunosuppressive therapies fail in advanced cases.
- - The case study presents four patients, each with different symptoms and backgrounds, who ultimately required HT for their CS, revealing the condition's complexity and urgency.
- - There are significant mid- and long-term challenges following HT for CS, notably the need for careful management of immunosuppression to prevent rejection and recurrence of sarcoidosis.
Background: The association between the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and perceptions of health care quality of cancer survivors is not well established. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in perceived health care quality concurrent with the implementation of the ACA among cancer survivors relative to a non-cancer comparison group.
Methods: We used cross-sectional data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (N = 30,542).
Gallstones, microlithiasis, gallbladder sludge, and micro-gallbladder are frequently reported in cystic fibrosis patients, and modulators could modify gallbladder disease, probably reducing biliary secretions viscosity.
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- Multiple health care organizations are trying to screen for and address patients' health-related social needs (HRSNs), but how patients view these discussions is not widely studied.
- A qualitative study involving interviews with 44 MassHealth members revealed varied comfort levels in discussing HRSNs with health care clinicians, with many feeling apprehensive.
- Most participants reported unmet HRSNs like housing and nutrition issues, preferring to address these needs with community coordinators rather than directly with clinicians, highlighting challenges and barriers they face.
High purity natural quartz is used as raw material for the manufacture of quartz glass crucibles for solar-grade silicon ingots production. One key challenge for cost-effective ingot pulling is to maximise the ability of the crucible to withstand the process conditions (, silicon load and temperature about 1500 °C) without deformation. In order to improve this glass property, aluminium was coated into the raw quartz materials.
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