Background: Ventricular arrhythmias (VA) account for at least 25% of deaths caused by cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) and may arise in patients with mildly impaired LVEF (>35%).
Objective: In the current study, we examine whether EP study may be used for sudden death risk stratification in CS patients who have mildly impaired LVEF and a diagnosis of highly probable or probable CS according to the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Diseases Sarcoidosis Organ Assessment Instrument (WASOGI).
Methods: All patients: (1) exhibited a diagnosis of highly probable or probable CS according to the WASOGI, (2) exhibited cardiac MRI findings consistent with CS, (3) exhibited LVEF >45% and (4) underwent EP study.
The leap from science student to scientist involves recognizing that science is a tentative, evolving body of knowledge that is socially constructed and culturally influenced; this is known as The Nature of Science (NOS). The aim of this study was to document NOS growth in first-year premedical students who participated in a science book club as a curricular option. The club read three acclaimed nonfiction works that connect biology to medicine via the history of scientific ideas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the factors associated with the level of satisfaction of outpatients in their relationship with their doctor at the largest public hospital in Qatar.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey of attitudes. Researchers surveyed 626 outpatients at Hamad General Hospital in Doha, Qatar from September 2009 to January 2010 using a novel questionnaire assessing satisfaction with patients' interaction(s) with their doctor (spent time with patient, took case seriously, maintained confidentiality, and the overall quality of visit).