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Takotsubo’Scardiomyopathy: Clinical Characteristics And Outcomes In The Rural State Of Maine, Laura Onderko, Bhavini Prajapati, Wendy Craig, Roisin Morgan
Takotsubo’Scardiomyopathy: Clinical Characteristics And Outcomes In The Rural State Of Maine, Laura Onderko, Bhavini Prajapati, Wendy Craig, Roisin Morgan
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2022
Pre-existing psychiatric diagnosis linked to developing Takotsubo’sCardiomyopathy. Patients from rural areas less likely to be on psychiatric medications and had higher Takotsubo’srecurrence rate.
Maine Medical Center Experience With Left Ventricular Device Explantation, Laura Onderko, Lauren Vickerson, Andrew Schwartzman
Maine Medical Center Experience With Left Ventricular Device Explantation, Laura Onderko, Lauren Vickerson, Andrew Schwartzman
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2022
Introduction •Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an implantable heart pump that helps support the heart in patients with end stage heart failure with reduced ejection fraction •LVAD therapy is now approved for use as a bridge to transplantation (BTT) and as a destination therapy (DT) in patients who are not candidates for heart transplantation. •The existing literature suggests that close to 10% of patients implanted with LVAD could be explanted for recovery, but the actual rate of explant is significantly lower •Need to examine the clinical course of explanted patients to provide better guidance for the decision to explant …
Social Determinants Of Care In The Mmc Cardiology Fellow’S Clinic, Bhavini Prajapati, Laura Onderko, Darcy Chandler, Sanjeev Francis
Social Determinants Of Care In The Mmc Cardiology Fellow’S Clinic, Bhavini Prajapati, Laura Onderko, Darcy Chandler, Sanjeev Francis
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2022
Introduction • Social determinants of health are upstream risk factors for cardiovascular disease. • Patients seen in the Cardiology Fellow’s Clinic at MMC are a diverse group that are burdened by many socioeconomic issues. • Addressing these disparities has the potential to prevent the development of other comorbidities known to increase the risk of a cardiovascular event. • The aim of this project was to identify the prevalence of these factors in the cardiology fellow’s clinic