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Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by New York Heart Association Class: A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis.
J Am Heart Assoc
August 2024
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine Durham NC USA.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with severe heart failure, particularly comparing those with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classes III and IV at the time of receiving the therapy.
- - Using a meta-analysis of data from multiple clinical trials (MIRACLE, MIRACLE-ICD, and COMPANION), researchers found that CRT was associated with a longer time before heart failure hospitalization or death, with no significant difference in outcomes between NYHA III and IV patients.
- - The analysis, which included data from 2309 patients, used advanced statistical models to assess outcomes and confirmed that associating CRT with improved survival and hospitalization rates was consistent across both functional
Objective: Healthcare systems, specifically operating rooms, significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing operating room environmental sustainability requires understanding current practices, opinions, and barriers. This is the first study assessing the attitudes and perceptions of otolaryngologists on environmental sustainability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment of renal lower pole stones: an update.
Int Braz J Urol
December 2021
Seção de Endourologia - Divisão de Urologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly a part of daily life and offers great possibilities to enrich health care. Imaging applications of AI have been mostly developed by large, well-funded companies and currently are inaccessible to the comparatively small market of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) programs. Given this absence of commercial solutions, we sought to create and test a do-it-yourself (DIY) deep learning algorithm to classify ultrasound images to enhance the quality assurance work-flow for POCUS programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrajectories of perceived exertion and pain over a 12-week neuromuscular exercise program in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage
November 2020
Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Wolf Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Ontario, London, ON, Canada. Electronic address:
Background: Exercise programs rely on the overload principle, yet patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) may not adequately progress exercises due to fear of exacerbating symptoms.
Objective: To describe trajectories for perceived exertion and exercise-induced knee pain during a neuromuscular exercise program for patients with knee OA.
Design: Participants with knee OA completed a 12-week neuromuscular exercise program consisting of weekly supervised sessions plus home exercises.