Publications by authors named "Ruth Y Eletta"
Background: Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common convulsive disorder in children. This study analyzed the national proportion of congenital heart disease (CHD) and hospital resource utilization among children admitted for FSs in the U.S.
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- - The study investigates the cardiovascular outcomes of patients with sleep deprivation (SD) compared to those without (NSD) using data from the National Inpatient Sample between 2016 and 2019.
- - Out of over 28 million patients surveyed, 2.1% had sleep deprivation, predominantly affecting older Caucasians, and showed an increased risk for hypertensive heart disease (HHD).
- - While SD patients had a higher likelihood of HHD, their outcomes for atrial fibrillation and heart failure were similar to the general population, suggesting specific cardiovascular risks associated with sleep deprivation.
The literature on tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is abundant. It is a fairly common cyanotic congenital heart disease. It results from the anterior malalignment of the conal septum resulting in the aberrant formation of the ventricular septum leading to a defect.
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