Publications by authors named "Natacha Vargas"
Article Synopsis
- Cardiac tamponade (CT) has a unique presentation in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), and this study aimed to assess the outcomes of CT in patients with or without PH using a large inpatient database from 2016 to 2020.
- Out of 110,285 patients with CT, those with PH were generally older, more likely to be female, and had a higher incidence of coexisting conditions like hypertension and chronic heart failure.
- The study found that PH is linked to higher in-hospital mortality and complications, with patients with PH less likely to receive beneficial treatments like pericardiocentesis, despite it being associated with lower mortality rates.
Objective: To develop a tool that measures levels of adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-poor settings, based on a combination of four methods for measuring adherence.
Methods: Retrospective review of 500 medical records of people living with HIV, randomly selected from October 2017 to January 2020. Adherence to ART was measured by combining four measurement methods (coverage of prescribed ART, ART picked up at pharmacies, viral load, and self-reported adherence).