Jessica Avery Lee

University of Waterloo | UWaterloo · Department of Psychology

Objective: The objective of the current investigation was to examine associations between symptomatic COVID-19 history, neurocognitive function, and psychiatric symptoms using cognitive task performance, functional brain imaging, and a prospective population survey. Methods: Study 1 was a laboratory study conducted between 3 May 2022 and 16 Nov...

Background Left ventricular assist device(LVAD) implantation via lateral thoracotomy can offer similar effectiveness to conventional approaches with less perioperative adverse events. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the potential benefits of lateral thoracotomy(LT) for LVAD implantation compared to median sternotomy....

Purpose This study aims to examine Reddit posts regarding the COVID-19 pandemic from a subreddit dedicated to the campus community of a large, research-intensive Canadian University. The goal was to determine what users were sharing regarding their mental health, well-being, problems, coping strategies and perceptions about the health measures take...

Early adolescence is a critical period for eating behavior as children gain autonomy around food choice and peer influences increase in potency. From a neurodevelopmental perspective, significant structural changes take place in the prefrontal cortex during this time, including the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), which is involved in socially contextua...

Background The burden of frailty on cardiac surgical outcomes is incompletely understood. Here we perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing frail versus pre-frail versus non-frail patients following cardiac surgery. Methods We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases until July 2018 for studies comparing cardiac surgery outco...

Background Blood transfusion is a well-established independent risk factor for mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery but the impact of platelet transfusion is less clear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies comparing outcomes of patients who received platelet transfusion following cardiac surgery....

Background: The optimal mitral prosthesis in young patients is unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to compare outcomes between bileaflet mechanical mitral valve replacement (mMVR) and bioprosthesis mitral valve replacement (bioMVR) for MVR patients aged less than 70 years. Methods: We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE data...

Background: The optimal donor heart preservation and management strategy during heart transplantation remains controversial. Here, we perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of supplemental cardioplegia administration during donor heart implant for transplantation. Methods: We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases until Febru...

Background and aim of the study: We compared early and late outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and pulmonary hypertension (PHT). Methods: We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases until July 2018 for studies comparing patients with AS and none, mild-moderate, or severe PHT undergoing SAVR. R...

Purpose of review: The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). Recent findings: Patients with significant CAD and LVD are a high-risk patient population. They make up a minority of the cases from the largest, prospective coronary...