Publications by authors named "P Acevedo"
Background: Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for premature death globally despite the existence of evidence-based and cost-effective treatments. Medication nonadherence is cited as the main cause of treatment failure for hypertension. In Peru, adherence to anti-hypertensive medications of individuals with both hypertension and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) affects all cardiac chambers to cause left ventricular (LV) deformation as well as left atrial (LA) remodeling and functional impairment. We investigated the associations of the LA volume index (LAVI):LV ejection fraction (LVEF) ratio with the increased risk of death, heart transplant, or LV assist device implantation (LVAD) in patients with ATTR-CM.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study involving 69 heart failure (HF) patients with ATTR-CM at an academic medical center between 1 November 2008 and 31 March 2024.
Addressing Hypertension and Diabetes through Community-Engaged Systems (ANDES) in Puno, Peru: rationale and study protocol for a hybrid type 2 effectiveness and implementation randomized controlled trial.
Trials
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - This study focuses on tackling hypertension in Peru through a hybrid research design testing a community health worker (CHW)-led program, aiming to improve blood pressure control within the national primary care system in Puno.
- - A total of 1068 adults with hypertension will be recruited and randomly assigned to either usual care or a 12-month intervention, which includes home-based monitoring, medication support, and lifestyle counseling.
- - The trial will evaluate clinical effectiveness (like changes in blood pressure) and implementation outcomes (such as program acceptance and cost-effectiveness), providing valuable insights for future health strategies in Peru and similar low- to middle-income countries (LMICs).
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic virus of public health concern, of which pigs, wild boar and red deer are the main reservoirs. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently prioritized the development of monitoring programs of HEV at different stages of the pig food chain, including outdoor pig farming. Pigs managed under these extensive production systems frequently share habitat and natural resources with wild boar and red deer during fattening stages and cross-species transmission of HEV among these species has previously been suggested.
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- Glomus tumour is a rare, non-cancerous bump that comes from a special part of our body called the glomus body, usually showing up as a purple, painful lump that hurts more when it's hot or cold.
- These tumours mostly show up on limbs, like arms and legs, but sometimes they can appear in other places and be mistaken for something else.
- In a case study, a person had lots of these painful purple bumps on their trunk and arms, and tests like dermoscopy and ultrasound helped doctors figure out it was a rare condition called glomangioma.