Publications by authors named "Rodica Avram"
Article Synopsis
- Recent studies indicate that simpler tests like walking speed (WS) and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test can help assess cardiac patients' health and predict risks like re-hospitalization and mortality, especially in older adults.
- In a study involving 38 patients with chronic coronary syndrome and STEMI from Romania, findings showed that older patients tended to have lower walking speeds and worse test results upon admission.
- Over the course of hospitalization, patients' walking speeds improved significantly, highlighting the importance of these tests in monitoring recovery and health outcomes in cardiac patients.*
Background: Due to loss of hormonal protective effects, postmenopausal women have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a well-established risk factor for CV disease, but little is known whether mild-to-moderate kidney dysfunction is associated with atherosclerosis burden in the postmenopausal asymptomatic women.
Materials And Methods: Subclinical atherosclerosis was evaluated in 125 postmenopausal women with no clinical form of atherosclerosis, by carotid and femoral ultrasonography, ankle-brachial index (ABI), and flow-mediated dilation (FMD).