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"Weekend Effect" in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Management and Outcomes.

Am J Cardiol

January 2025

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute, Providence, Rhode Island. Electronic address:

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  • The study investigates sex-related differences in characteristics and outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock (CS), particularly focusing on heart failure-related CS (HF-CS) versus acute myocardial infarction-related CS.
  • Among patients with HF-CS, women had shorter lengths of stay in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) but were less likely to receive critical interventions like pulmonary artery catheters and mechanical support.
  • In-hospital mortality rates were higher for women with HF-CS compared to men, even after controlling for factors like age and overall health status, highlighting a disparity in treatment and outcomes based on sex.
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Purpose: Non-operative management of hepatic trauma with adjunctive hepatic arterial embolization (HAE) is widely accepted. Despite careful patient selection utilizing CTA, a substantial proportion of angiograms are negative for arterial injury and no HAE is performed. This study aims to determine which CT imaging findings and clinical factors are associated with the presence of active extravasation on subsequent angiography in patients with hepatic trauma.

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  • * The readmission rate was identified as 7.3%, with significant risk factors including age 65+, history of homelessness, and certain health conditions like coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease.
  • * Findings suggest that understanding these risk factors, particularly related to social determinants of health, can help in reducing future readmission rates for COVID-19 patients.
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