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J Invasive Cardiol
December 2024
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Objectives: A recent coronavirus-related factory shutdown led to a global shortage of iodinated contrast. The authors evaluated how the contrast shortage impacted percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).
Methods: Using a statewide database incorporating CathPCI registry data from 19 hospitals, the authors evaluated 2 time periods: pre-shortage (May 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022) and during the shortage (May 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022).
EJNMMI Phys
January 2025
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, 730030, China.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate the value of SwiftScan Step-and-Shoot Continuous (SSC) scanning mode in enhancing image quality and to explore appropriate scanning parameters for reducing scan time.
Methods: This study was composed of a phantom study and two clinical tests. The differences in visual image quality scores, coefficient of variance (COV) of the background, image signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and recovery coefficient (RC) of the sphere were compared between SSC mode and traditional Step-and-Shoot (SS) mode in the phantom study.
Mikrobiyol Bul
October 2024
University of Health Sciences, Ankara Bilkent City Health Application and Research Center, Clinic of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Türkiye.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus has mutated at a high rate since the beginning of the pandemic, leading to the formation of different variants. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron have emerged as concerning variants identified by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Omicron variant and its sublineages became dominant worldwide in 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Dent Child (Chic)
September 2024
Division of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
Knowledge of microbiology-related issues in dentistry is fundamental to clinical practice and patient care. The purpose of this literature review is to comprehensively describe the roles microbes play in pediatric dental practice, with a special focus on eight continuing and emerging microbiological issues related to waterline safety, dental material contamination, effects of oral bacteria on systemic health, antibiotic resistance, continuing COVID-19 findings and risks associated with animal-assisted therapies. Key points are highlighted on each topic, with current reports demonstrating microbial impacts on human health and clinical settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt Breastfeed J
January 2025
Department of Indigenous Health, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
Background: Marriage promotes breastfeeding duration through economic and social supports. The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected marginalized communities and impacted women's employment and interpersonal dynamics. This study examined how marriage affects breastfeeding duration across socioeconomic and racially minoritized groups during COVID-19, aiming to inform social support strategies for vulnerable families in public health crises.
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