Publications by authors named "Nir Shimoni"
Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Risk Factors for Recurrence and Long-Term Outcome.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder, and this study explores the effectiveness of surgical ablation as a treatment option, especially for patients also undergoing other cardiac surgeries.
- The research involved 668 patients who underwent this procedure between 2006 and 2022, assessing their outcomes over multiple years, including recurrence of AF and mortality rates.
- Results showed high success rates for maintaining freedom from AF, with success decreasing slightly over 7 years, while factors like age, female sex, and diabetes were linked to higher risks of recurrence and mortality.
Article Synopsis
- - Severe respiratory failure from COVID-19 often necessitates mechanical ventilation and can involve ECMO; lung transplantation is a rare last resort with unclear patient selection and timing.
- - A study of 20 patients supported by ECMO found that 16 remained for analysis, revealing that nine recovered while seven died while waiting for lung transplantation.
- - Younger patients showed a better recovery chance without lung transplantation after about 59 days on ECMO compared to a median of 99 days for those who died, suggesting a delay of 8-10 weeks for referral to transplantation for potentially recoverable patients.
Background: Mechanical shunting of cerebrospinal fluid is an effective treatment for hydrocephalus. Some studies suggest that bradycardia without hypertension may also be observed in ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt malfunction; however, in our experience, this is not a common presenting sign.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether bradycardia without hypertension was a common sign in patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department (ED) with a VP shunt malfunction.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare and sometimes fatal respiratory disease in humans. The infection is acquired mainly through inhalation of aerosolized rodent secretions which serves as the reservoir for the virus. HPS cases are mostly reported from the American continent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: High sodium intake is associated with increased risk of end-organ damage, independent of blood pressure (BP) levels. The protective peptide adiponectin may play a role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and particularly in salt-loaded conditions. Furthermore, increased adiponectin levels were observed in salt-loaded conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Increased levels of high density lipoprotein (over 60 mg/dl) are considered to be a negative risk factor for ischemic heart disease. However, some patients with high HDL still develop cardiovascular diseases.
Objective: To explore why patients with very high HDL still suffer from cardiovascular diseases.