Publications by authors named "M Samos"
Cardio-oncology is a new and fast-evolving collaborative subdiscipline of cardiology whose goal is to increase the quality and length of the lives of oncological patients with precise prophylactic and therapeutical interventions. Novel targeted therapies present a challenge to recognize and treat rare adverse cardiovascular effects, usually without any evidence-based guidance. Therefore, scrupulous descriptions of clinical cases and drafting trials for real-world safety are paramount.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The aims of this study were to compare global longitudinal strain of the left ventricle (LV-GLS) and reservoir strain of the left atrium (R-LAS) values between patients with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure (HF) and a control group.
Methods: Sixteen patients admitted to our ward for acute decompensation of HF were enrolled in this study. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with two-dimensional speckle-tracking analysis (2D ST) was performed in each patient.
Obesity as a risk factor in atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
J Diabetes Metab Disord
June 2024
Objectives: The aim of this article is to provide an insight into the role of obesity as a risk factor, and as a potential etiologic agent of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF).
Methods: A narrative (non-systematic) review article summarizing currently available data regarding the interaction between obesity, AF and HF.
Results: Obesity is considered a risk factor of AF and chronic HF.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) represents one of the leading causes of death during pregnancy. The greatest risk for it is the presence of medical or family history of VTE, stillbirth, cesarean section and selected thrombophilia. Appropriate thromboprophylaxis has the potential to decrease the risk of VTE in at-risk pregnant patients by 60-70%.
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