Publications by authors named "O Tica"
This study presents a rare case of three synchronous colon tumors with metastasis to the left inguinal lymph node, challenging the conventional understanding of the metastatic pathways and highlighting the exceptional nature of such occurrences. This highlights the importance of considering alternative atypical metastatic routes for the management of colon cancer. A literature search was performed to identify similar cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) have recently released the 2024 guidelines for the management of AF. This review highlights 10 novel aspects of the ESC/EACTS 2024 Guidelines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn many medical settings, medications are typically administered in the morning or evening, aligning with patients' daily routines. This practice does not stem from chronotherapy, which involves scheduling drug administration to enhance its effectiveness, but rather from the way clinical operations are structured. The timing of drug administration can significantly affect a medication's effectiveness and side effects, with the impact varying by up to ten times based on circadian rhythms.
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- This study investigates how gender affects decision-making for oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), using a large dataset of over 16 million patients from UK primary care between 2005-2020.
- It found that in patients aged 40-75 without prior strokes, women had a lower adjusted rate of primary outcomes (death, ischemic stroke, or thromboembolism) compared to men, primarily due to lower mortality rates in women.
- The study concludes that omitting gender from clinical risk scores could streamline the process of determining which AF patients should receive oral anticoagulation.