Publications by authors named "Roni Postan Koren"
In recent decades, the recognition of the importance of sex, gender and their interrelationship for health research and for the practice of medicine has grown. Accordingly, the move to include gender medicine in medical school curricula has gained momentum in many countries. This article reviews the challenges of integrating this subject into medical school curricula and details the recent initiative to mainstream gender medicine into the six-year curriculum of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Risk Factors for Recurrence and Long-Term Outcome.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder, and this study explores the effectiveness of surgical ablation as a treatment option, especially for patients also undergoing other cardiac surgeries.
- The research involved 668 patients who underwent this procedure between 2006 and 2022, assessing their outcomes over multiple years, including recurrence of AF and mortality rates.
- Results showed high success rates for maintaining freedom from AF, with success decreasing slightly over 7 years, while factors like age, female sex, and diabetes were linked to higher risks of recurrence and mortality.
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluated the effectiveness of the SYNTAX score II in predicting outcomes for patients with left main and/or 3-vessel coronary artery disease who underwent revascularization.
- Out of 1,112 patients, those with high SYNTAX scores showed significantly higher 30-day and six-year mortality rates compared to those with lower scores, with each unit increase correlating to a higher risk of death.
- The research concluded that SYNTAX score II is a valuable tool for assessing risk in patients with multivessel disease, improving predictions of long-term mortality when combined with standard prognostic factors.