scholarly journals Echocardiography Abnormal Findings and Laboratory Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic at a High Volume Center in New York City

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Pang ◽  
Eric P. Stahl ◽  
Kana Fujikura ◽  
Michelle Chen ◽  
Weijia Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Cardiac Imaging ◽  
York City ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Systolic Pressure ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Imaging Studies ◽  
Ventricular Systolic Pressure

(1) Background: This study sought to explore how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affected the echocardiography (TTE) laboratory operations at a high volume medical center in New York City. Changes in cardiac imaging study volume, turn-around time, and abnormal findings were analyzed and compared to a pre-pandemic period. (2) Methods: Volume of all cardiac imaging studies and TTE reports between 11 March 2020 to 5 May 2020 and the same calendar period in 2019 were retrospectively identified and compared. (3) Results: During the pandemic, our center experienced a 46.72% reduction in TTEs, 82.47% reduction in transesophageal echocardiograms, 83.16% reduction in stress echo, 70.32% reduction in nuclear tests, 46.25% reduction in calcium score, 73.91% reduction in coronary computed tomography angiography, and 87.23% reduction in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. TTE findings were overall similar between 2020 and 2019 (all p ≥ 0.05), except for a significantly higher right ventricular systolic pressure in 2020 (39.8 ± 14.2 vs. 34.6 ± 11.2 mmHg, p = 0.012). (4) Conclusions: Despite encountering an influx of critically ill patients, our hospital center experienced a reduction in the number of cardiac imaging studies, which likely represents a change in both patient mindset and physician management approach.

scholarly journals Clinical Impact of Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections at an Academic Medical Center in New York City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew S. Simon ◽  
Angela Loo ◽  
Michael Satlin ◽  
Harjot Singh ◽  
Christina Chai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Molecular Diagnosis ◽  
York City ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Bloodstream Infections ◽  
Clinical Impact ◽  
Academic Medical

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 1150-1155
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Bone Marrow ◽  
New York City ◽  
Bone Marrow Transplantation ◽  
York City ◽  
Marrow Transplantation ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
York Hospital ◽  
Transplantation Society

The Second International Congress of the Transplantation Society will meet in New York City September 7-11, 1968, at the Americana Hotel. The program of the Congress, sponsored by The John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc., will feature sessions on bone marrow transplantation, and cancer and pregnancy in their relationship to transplantation. Transplantation of organs and body rejection of alien tissue will be covered at length. Carl Smith Day: A clinical day in honor of Emeritus Professor Carl H. Smith will be held in the auditorium of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, September 12, 1968, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Guest speakers include: Professor J. V. Dacie, and Drs.

scholarly journals Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients with Dementia Compared to an Aging Cohort Hospitalized During the Initial New York City COVID-19 Wave

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Amro A. Harb ◽  
RuiJun Chen ◽  
Herbert S. Chase ◽  
Karthik Natarajan ◽  
James M. Noble
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
Code Status ◽  
Dementia Patients ◽  
Aging Populations

Background: Patients with dementia are vulnerable during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, yet few studies describe their hospital course and outcomes. Objective: To describe and compare the hospital course for COVID-19 patients with dementia to an aging cohort without dementia in a large New York City academic medical center. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study describing all consecutive patients age 65 or older with confirmed COVID-19 who presented to the emergency department or were hospitalized at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center between March 6 and April 7, 2020. Results: A total of 531 patients were evaluated, including 116 (21.8%) with previously diagnosed dementia, and 415 without dementia. Patients with dementia had higher mortality (50.0%versus 35.4%, p = 0.006); despite similar comorbidities and complications, multivariate analysis indicated the association was dependent on age, sex, comorbidities, and code status. Patients with dementia more often presented with delirium (36.2%versus 11.6%, p <  0.001) but less often presented with multiple other COVID-19 symptoms, and these findings remained after adjusting for age and sex. Conclusion: Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with dementia had higher mortality, but dementia was not an independent risk factor for death. These patients were approximately 3 times more likely to present with delirium but less often manifested or communicated other common COVID-19 symptoms. For this high-risk population in a worsening pandemic, understanding the unique manifestations and course in dementia and aging populations may help guide earlier diagnosis and optimize medical management.

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