Publications by authors named "P Carrascosa"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted cardiac diagnostic procedures in Latin America, with volumes dropping by 36% in March 2020 and 82% by April 2020 compared to the previous year.
- Key tests like echocardiograms and exercise treadmill tests saw the most dramatic declines, with reductions of up to 91%.
- The study found that changes in social distancing were more closely linked to these volume reductions than the actual incidence of COVID-19 cases, highlighting the need for better management of healthcare access during pandemics.
Purpose: To explore stress echocardiographic findings among patients with pectus excavatum (PEX) and their relationship with malformation severity.
Materials And Methods: A prospective registry involving consecutive patients with a diagnosis of isolated PEX referred to undergo chest CT and stress echocardiography to evaluate surgical candidacy and/or to define treatment strategies was developed. Malformation indexes were evaluated using chest CT.
One of the foundations of the management of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) is to avoid unnecessary invasive coronary angiography (ICA) referrals. However, the diagnostic yield of ICA following abnormal conventional stress testing is low. The ability of ischemia testing to predict subsequent myocardial infarction and death is currently being challenged, and more than half of cardiac events among stable patients with suspected CAD occur in those with normal functional tests.
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