Publications by authors named "W L Gerber"
Hybrid coronary revascularisation (HCR), being a treatment path combining both coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) approaches, offers the advantages of both methods in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease. Since available literature provides few studies comparing the need for repeat revascularisation (RR) after HCR in comparison to PCI, our review aimed at summarising the latest data on this topic from the last 5 years (2018-2023). The search was conducted within the PubMed and Embase databases, followed by application of inclusion and exclusion criteria and providing a summary of data and characteristics of eligible studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe global immunization community has only recently recognized that addressing gender-related barriers to vaccination is critical to improving equity and increasing protection against vaccine-preventable diseases. USAID's MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project aims to strengthen routine immunization programs to overcome entrenched obstacles to reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children while supporting the introduction of other new vaccines given over the life course. From the outset, the project recognized the need to mainstream gender into its global and country level work, incorporating gender considerations into all phases of the program cycle, from assessment to activity design, strategic communications, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous learning.
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- The study developed the Clonal Hematopoiesis Risk Score (CHRS) to assess the risk of clonal hematopoiesis (CH) in healthy individuals, but recognized that most CH cases are diagnosed when symptoms appear.
- Researchers examined clinical data from 94 CH patients, distinguishing between those with only DNMT3A/TET2/ASXL1 mutations ('sole DTA') and those with additional mutations ('non-sole DTA').
- Results revealed that TET2 was the most common mutation, sole DTA patients rarely progressed to myeloid neoplasm (MN), while non-sole DTA patients had a significant progression rate, especially if they had a RUNX1 mutation, indicating higher risk
Background: The objective of this multicenter study aimed to investigate the impact of sex on long-term survival among patients with multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using multiple arterial grafting (MAG) or a single artery with saphenous vein grafts.
Materials And Methods: Data were obtained from the Polish National Registry of Cardiac Surgery Procedures database. This study included 81 136 patients who underwent CABG for multivessel disease between January 2012 and December 2020 (22.
Introduction: The evidence for using del Nido cardioplegia protocol in high-risk patients with reduced ejection fraction undergoing isolated coronary surgery is insufficient.
Methods: The institutional database was searched for isolated coronary bypass procedures. Patients with ejection fraction < 40% were selected.