Publications by authors named "O Abboud"
Article Synopsis
- Patients with previous heart attacks (MIs) face higher risks of future events, especially when stressed, prompting the need for effective monitoring tools.
- A new miniaturized patch designed to record multiple heart signals (ECG, SCG, PPG) has shown promising results in matching key ECG-derived features with those from a standard device (Biopac) during stress tests, indicating its potential reliability.
- The strong correlation in data (e.g., heart rate and variability) suggests that this patch could be clinically beneficial for monitoring post-MI patients and enhancing their outcomes, pending further evaluation.
Background: Adverse mental health conditions including depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety are prevalent among patients who survive myocardial infarctions (MI) and are associated with adverse outcomes. The mechanisms underlying these associations, however, are not well understood. Inflammatory pathways may mediate the cardiovascular outcomes of patients with mental health disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with incidence of cardiovascular disease and with nocturnal angina, but evidence of a link with coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia is limited and previous studies may have been affected by selection bias or unmeasured confounding factors.
Methods: We performed overnight polysomnography in 178 older male twins. The Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI) was calculated to assess OSA from the overnight sleep evaluation.
Objectives: First, establishment and validation of a novel questionnaire documenting the burden of xerostomia and sialadenitis symptoms, including quality of life. Second, to compare two versions regarding the answering scale (proposed developed answers Q3 vs. 0-10 visual analogue scale Q10) of our newly developed questionnaire, in order to evaluate their comprehension by patients and their reproducibility in time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDigging deep into diabetes: achieving better glycemic control in diabetic patients in a resident-run clinic.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
September 2019
: Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects over 30 million Americans with an estimated annual cost of $327 billion in 2017. Patients with diabetes, especially with financial and/or social hardships, pose challenges in achieving target hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values. Understanding patient-specific barriers offer opportunities to improve outcomes in patient care.
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