Ultrastructure of platelets in Bernard-Soulier syndrome.

abstract：:Plasma concentration of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), as measured by the Triage BNP Test, is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to aid in the diagnosis of heart failure. This diagnostic test is available in many institutions. The purpose of this article is to help the physician know the appropriate time t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shapiro BP,Chen HH,Burnett JC Jr,Redfield MM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Given that patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) have a disproportionately higher prevalence of hypothyroidism compared with their non-CKD counterparts, we sought to determine the association between thyroid status, defined by serum thyrotropin (TSH) levels, and mortality among...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rhee CM,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Ravel V,Streja E,You AS,Brunelli SM,Nguyen DV,Brent GA,Kovesdy CP

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, stratified, randomized 3-year clinical trial was conducted on the effect of rigorous versus conventional glucose control on peripheral nerve function in 33 insulin-treated diabetic patients with a duration of diabetes of less than 2 years. The goals for conventional glucose control were the mean of fast...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Service FJ,Daube JR,O'Brien PC,Zimmerman BR,Swanson CJ,Brennan MD,Dyck PJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term prognostic effect of resting heart rate (HR) at index myocardial infarction (MI) and during the first year after MI among 1-year survivors. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The community-based cohort consisted of 1571 patients hospitalized with an incident MI from January 1, 1983, through Decem...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jabre P,Roger VL,Weston SA,Adnet F,Jiang R,Vivien B,Empana JP,Jouven X

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There appears to be a spectrum of psychogenic urinary retention that is seen mostly in women. The degrees of psychiatric disorder and bladder disorder do not necessarily coincide. Some patients with psychogenic retention may have one acute episode temporally related to psychologic trauma. Others may present with probl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Barrett DM

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain pilot prospective data regarding the efficacy and tolerability of gabapentin for alleviating hot flashes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This prospective single-arm clinical trial was conducted between July 26, 2001, and November 30, 2001. Patients underwent a baseline week and then 4 weeks of gabapentin tre...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Loprinzi L,Barton DL,Sloan JA,Zahasky KM,Smith DA,Pruthi S,Novotny PJ,Perez EA,Christensen BJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 11-year period 1975 through 1985, 1,063 surgical procedures were performed on 795 Mayo Clinic patients 90 years of age or older. Preoperative conditions, surgical setting, and perioperative morbidity and mortality were analyzed in a comparison of the local residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota (N = 224), w...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Warner MA,Hosking MP,Lobdell CM,Offord KP,Melton LJ 3rd

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although measurements of trunk flexibility are an important part of a clinical examination, subjective methods are usually used to assess spinal mobility. We studied three easily performed objective techniques for determining trunk flexibility (the common "fingertip-to-floor" test, the modified Schober and Moll tests,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Merritt JL,McLean TJ,Erickson RP,Offord KP

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate presenting signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and stage of tumor in a community cohort of women with the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of all women who sought primary and specialty care in Olmsted County, Minnesota, between ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Yawn BP,Barrette BA,Wollan PC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the use of systemic glucocorticoids is a risk factor for community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (CA-SAB). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We used population-based medical registries in Northern Denmark to conduct a case-control study including all adults with first-time CA-SAB and ma...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Smit J,Kaasch AJ,Søgaard M,Thomsen RW,Nielsen H,Frøslev T,Schønheyder HC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and efficacy of antineoplastons A10 (NSC 648539) and AS2-1 (NSC 620261). DESIGN:We initiated a phase II trial in order to determine whether evidence of antitumor activity of A10 and AS2-1 could be documented. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Patients with anaplastic astrocytoma...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Buckner JC,Malkin MG,Reed E,Cascino TL,Reid JM,Ames MM,Tong WP,Lim S,Figg WD

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic esophageal variceal sclerotherapy (EVS) is often used in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to esophageal varices. We retrospectively reviewed the Mayo Clinic experience with EVS between 1980 and 1989 to determine the incidence of thoracic manifestations and chest roentgenographic abnorm...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Zeller FA,Cannan CR,Prakash UB

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of rare, catastrophic calcium emboli to the coronary arteries immediately after percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty are presented. Preoperative echocardiographic findings may identify patients at risk for this complication. These cases should increase the awareness of calcium emboli and lead to conside...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Powell BD,Holmes DR Jr,Nishimura RA,Rihal CS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical impact of the association between oral contraceptive (OC) use and breast cancer risk is important given that OCs are the most commonly prescribed contraceptive agent and that more than a quarter of a million women are diagnosed as having breast cancer in the United States annually. Substantial changes to ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Casey PM,Cerhan JR,Pruthi S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 87-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of nervousness, tremor, insomnia, and fatigue of 2 months' duration. Initial laboratory evaluation revealed a suppressed thyrotropin level and an elevated triiodothyronine level. A review of her medications revealed that she had started taking several dietary supplement...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Bauer BA,Elkin PL,Erickson D,Klee GG,Brennan MD

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how often unnecessary resting echocardiograms that are "not recommended" by clinical practice guidelines are performed in patients with stable chest pain and normal resting electrocardiograms (ECGs). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective search of electronic medical records of all ou...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gibbons RJ,Carryer D,Liu H,Brady PA,Askew JW,Hodge D,Ammash N,Ebbert JO,Roger VL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the influence of recent changes in Minnesota statutes that generally require prior authorization for use of medical records for research from patients who received medical care after Jan. 1, 1997. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In this Mayo Clinic Institutional Review Board-approved study, we obtained a str...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jacobsen SJ,Xia Z,Campion ME,Darby CH,Plevak MF,Seltman KD,Melton LJ 3rd

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is an insidiously developing, adult-onset, progressive anterior horn cell degeneration with associated degeneration of descending motor pathways. It has been recognized as an important clinical syndrome since the middle of the 19th century. Despite increasing clinical and research interes...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Williams DB,Windebank AJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical and bioprosthetic mitral prostheses may have many potential complications. In patients with isolated mitral stenosis and a small left ventricular cavity, low-profile prostheses are recommended to avoid myocardial impingement that can result from a high-profile valve and lead to possible left ventricular inf...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Currie PJ,Seward JB,Lam JB,Gersh BJ,Pluth JR

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The positive relationship between the volume of health services (hospital and physician) and health-related outcomes is established in the complex surgical treatment of cancers and certain nononcologic medical conditions. However, this topic has not been systematically explored in the medical management of cancers. We...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Go RS,Bottner WA,Gertz MA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To map the occurrence of amyloid types in a large clinical cohort using mass spectrometry-based shotgun proteomics, an unbiased method that unambiguously identifies all amyloid types in a single assay. METHODS:A mass spectrometry-based shotgun proteomics assay was implemented in a central reference laborator...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dasari S,Theis JD,Vrana JA,Rech KL,Dao LN,Howard MT,Dispenzieri A,Gertz MA,Hasadsri L,Highsmith WE,Kurtin PJ,McPhail ED

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now generally accepted that vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide health problem that affects not only musculoskeletal health but also a wide range of acute and chronic diseases. However, there remains cynicism about the lack of randomized controlled trials to support the association studies regarding the nonskele...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hossein-nezhad A,Holick MF

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of race on the incidence of aortic stenosis (AS) and utilization and outcomes of aortic valve replacement (AVR). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients older than 60 years hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of AS and those who underwent AVR between 2003 and 2014 were included. Adjusted and una...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Alqahtani F,Aljohani S,Amin AH,Al-Hijji M,Ali OO,Holmes DR,Alkhouli M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataract operations are commonly performed in either a primary-care or a tertiary-care center. A plethora of information (some of which is unfounded) has been disseminated in the lay news media about the advances in the surgical techniques of cataract removal. This article reviews some of the recent concepts about the...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Liesegang TJ

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 51 patients who had 20 different models of permanent cardiac pacemakers, we conducted transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation studies at four anatomic sites--the lumbar area, cervical spine, left leg, and lower arm area ipsilateral to the pacemaker. With a mean stimulation of 24.7 Hz, no episodes of interferenc...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rasmussen MJ,Hayes DL,Vlietstra RE,Thorsteinsson G

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship of age and clinical factors to postoperative cardiovascular events in a cohort of diabetic patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this cohort study, 316 diabetic patients were followed up prospectively after femoral-to-distal artery bypass surgery...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Zarich SW,Pierce ET,Nesto RW,Mittleman MA,Bode RH,Kowalchuk G,Cohen MC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the differences in clinical characteristics and outcome between adult- and childhood-onset biopsy-proven IgA vasculitis (IgAV) in North America. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with IgAV diagnosed from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 2016, were retrospectively identified. Data were abstracted...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Villatoro-Villar M,Crowson CS,Warrington KJ,Makol A,Ytterberg SR,Koster MJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In almost all dialysis patients, bone aluminum content (BAC) is elevated in comparison with levels in normal subjects. Extremely high BAC (200 micrograms or more of aluminum per gram of bone) is significantly associated with classic aluminum-related osteomalacia. We noted three patients with elevated BAC but without h...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McCarthy JT,Kurtz SB,McCall JT

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the McGill University neuro-ophthalmology unit, 52 patients with superior oblique palsy were seen during the 2-year period October 1973 to August 1975; these included patients with congenital, traumatic, vascular, and other more rare causes of trochlear paralysis. Half of the patients with congenital palsy had dipl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Younge BR,Sutula F

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate, in this before-and-after study, the results of 5 strategies for improving attendance at medical grand rounds at a tertiary care academic medical center. METHODS:The strategies included (1) using electronic card readers to improve understanding of attendance patterns, (2) conducting yearly needs ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Mueller PS,Litin SC,Sowden ML,Habermann TM,LaRusso NF

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00