Effects of armed conflict on maternal and infant health: a mixed-methods study of Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
Conclusions
Maternal and infant health measures showed adverse trends during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, potentially amplified by the concurrent COVID-19 pandemic. To mitigate effects of future crises on population health in Armenia, informants recommended investments in healthcare system reform focused on primary care and health promotion. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - December 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Rostomian, L., Chiloyan, A., Hentschel, E., Messerlian, C. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research
Multimodality Imaging for Cardiac Surveillance of Cancer Treatment in Children: Recommendations From the American Society of Echocardiography
Guidelines for using noninvasive imaging techniques to monitor cardiac function in adults undergoing cancer treatment are available.1,2 Children with cancer, however, require a different imaging approach. Screening and detection strategies in younger children have largely relied on longitudinal monitoring of echocardiographic measures of left ventricle (LV) systolic function, mainly fractional shortening (FS) and ejection fraction (EF). Despite the important role of echocardiography in the follow-up of this patient group, a recent multicenter study indicated that the overall quality of routine pediatric echocardiograms for...
Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - December 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Luc Mertens, Gautam Singh, Saro Armenian, Ming-Hui Chen, Adam L. Dorfman, Ruchira Garg, Nazia Husain, Vijaya Joshi, Kasey J. Leger, Steven E. Lipshultz, Juan Lopez-Mattei, Hari K. Narayan, Anitha Parthiban, Ricardo H. Pignatelli, Olga Toro-Salazar, Meliss Tags: Guidelines and Standards Source Type: research
