Publications by authors named "M Teodoru"
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- - Ebstein's anomaly is a rare heart condition where the tricuspid valve is positioned unusually low in the heart and is often linked to other heart defects.
- - A case involving a 50-something man with Ebstein's anomaly and a rare combination with a septal defect (Gerbode defect) was discovered through MRI, along with an unusual origin of his right coronary artery.
- - Despite having several congenital issues, the patient had few symptoms until developing atrial flutter, which was successfully treated with catheter ablation, highlighting the importance of advanced imaging for diagnosis.
The rising prevalence of cardiovascular disease underscores the growing significance of heart failure (HF). Pathophysiological insights into HF highlight the dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), characterized by sympathetic overactivity and diminished vagal tone, impacting cardiovascular function. Heart rate recovery (HRR), a metric measuring the heart's ability to return to its baseline rate post-exertion, plays a crucial role in assessing cardiovascular health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing Lifestyle Patterns and Their Influence on Weight Status in Students from a High School in Sibiu, Romania: An Adaptation of ISCOLE Questionnaires and the Child Feeding Questionnaire.
Nutrients
May 2024
The escalation of global obesity is driving research to understand environmental influences on this process, particularly during vulnerable developmental stages such as childhood and adolescence. Efforts include the development of various structured data collection tools. We aimed to adapt a series of previously validated questionnaires from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE), the Child Feeding Questionnaire, and elements from the World Health Organization Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) in order to assess local lifestyle patterns among Romanian high school students and their families that may predispose them to obesity.
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- Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major health issue that necessitates effective risk assessment for better patient care, with this study focusing on the link between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and established severity indices (PESI/sPESI) in predicting in-hospital mortality.
- A retrospective analysis of 160 patients from 2019 to 2022 revealed that higher NLR values correlated with increased in-hospital mortality and were associated with traditional risk factors, such as age, hypotension, and altered mental status.
- The use of machine learning techniques helped identify distinct patient subgroups, enhancing risk stratification by integrating NLR with PESI scores and other factors to better predict mortality rates in PE
The intersecting pathways involved in linear growth, glucose, and lipid metabolism may play a key part in the imbalances leading to the dysmetabolic changes observed in obese children, and later adults. The growth-hormone/insulin growth factor 1 (GH/IGF-1) axis is a prime example in this regard and IGF-1 levels have been shown to correlate with insulin resistance. The aim of this study is to examine whether there is a relationship between circulating IGF levels and weight status in children as an independent relationship, regardless of insulin sensitivity.
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