Publications by authors named "S P Deftereos"
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest supraventricular arrhythmia in adults. Timely AF diagnosis seems to ameliorate patients prognosis.
Purpose: To investigate the association between peak left atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) and new onset AF in the general population.
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- * In a study of 85 patients with paroxysmal AF, those categorized by BMI (normal, overweight, and obese) showed similar recurrence rates of AF, but obese patients reported better symptom improvement after CBA.
- * Obese patients had longer procedure times and greater radiation exposure during CBA, while early AF recurrence and hypertension duration were identified as key predictors of later AF recurrence.
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- * Follow-up over approximately 29 months revealed that ILRs helped establish diagnoses in significant portions of these patients, particularly detecting issues like atrial fibrillation in those with a history of cryptogenic stroke.
- * The findings suggest that ILRs not only aid in diagnosis but also lead to changes in treatment strategies for around one-fourth of the patients, making them a valuable tool in cardiac evaluations.
Pancreatic cancer is the most fatal cancer type in the world. Its high mortality is mostly correlated to the absence of symptoms and the difficulty in early diagnosis, which in the majority of the cases occurs when the disease has already spread metastasis. Nowadays, tests that could predict early diagnosis are not available yet and the number of prognostic tests is limited.
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