Sustained-release niacin for prevention of migraine headache.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess presentation, imaging, treatment, and outcome of patients with myelopathy due to a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This retrospective review identified 94 patients with DAVF surgically treated at our institution between June 1985 and December 1999. The mean ages of the 75 m...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Atkinson JL,Miller GM,Krauss WE,Marsh WR,Piepgras DG,Atkinson PP,Brown RD Jr,Lane JI

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is overwhelming evidence that racial and ethnic minorities face multiple health care disparities. Recognizing and addressing cultural and religious/spiritual (RS) values is a critical aspect of providing goal-concordant care for patients facing a serious illness, especially at the end of life. Failure to address...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Partain DK,Ingram C,Strand JJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric and gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas continue to be a major health burden globally and collectively represent the third leading cause of cancer death. Among patients with metastatic disease, most die of their cancer because of the limited number of modestly effective treatment regimens available today. The pro...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Elimova E,Mizrak Kaya D,Harada K,Ajani JA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleromyxedema is a disorder characterized by a typical rash due to the accumulation of mucin in the dermis. It is always associated with a monoclonal protein in the serum and can have a wide variety of systemic manifestations. We describe a 40-year-old woman who had scleromyxedema associated with a monoclonal G lambd...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rayson D,Lust JA,Duncan A,Su WP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional echocardiography is useful for the immediate diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction when diagnostic electrocardiographic changes are absent. The technique is also helpful in distinguishing myocardial infarction from other conditions that may clinically or electrocardiographically mimic infarction. Th...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Oh JK,Miller FA,Shub C,Reeder GS,Tajik AJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 16 years, in which 1,600 patients were surgically treated for primary hyperparathyroidism, 10 of these patients also were operated on for hypernephroma; in another patient a hypernephroma was detected 7 2/3 years after treatment for hyperparathyroidism. Four additional patients have elevated serum calc...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Purnell DC,Scholz DA,van Heerden JA

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of body mass index (BMI) variability on the incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), stroke, cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and CV outcomes in a general Asian population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data from the National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening cohort in Korea wer...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lim YM,Yang PS,Jang E,Yu HT,Kim TH,Uhm JS,Kim JY,Pak HN,Lee MH,Joung B,Lip GYH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocarditis, an inflammatory disease of heart muscle, is an important cause of dilated cardiomyopathy worldwide. Viral infection is also an important cause of myocarditis, and the spectrum of viruses known to cause myocarditis has changed in the past 2 decades. Several new diagnostic methods, such as cardiac magnetic ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Schultz JC,Hilliard AA,Cooper LT Jr,Rihal CS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the predictive value of a series of demographic and clinical variables for stroke and survival in a population after a first transient ischemic attack (TIA). DESIGN:Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to determine the association of various demographic and clinical factors with su...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Evans BA,Sicks JD,Whisnant JP

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how often patients with renal artery stenosis (RAS) managed without revascularization progress to accelerated hypertension and/or renal failure. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We examined the outcomes of 68 patients (mean +/- SEM age, 71.8 +/- 0.9 years) with high-grade (>70%) RAS identified between 1989 ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Chábová V,Schirger A,Stanson AW,McKusick MA,Textor SC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure the effect of duty periods no longer than 16 hours on patient care and resident education. PATIENTS AND METHODS:As part of our Educational Innovations Project, we piloted a novel resident schedule for an inpatient service that eliminated shifts longer than 16 hours without increased staffing or de...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McCoy CP,Halvorsen AJ,Loftus CG,McDonald FS,Oxentenko AS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period November 1979 to October 1984, 19 patients at our institution underwent balloon angioplasty of partial or complete obstruction of aortocoronary artery saphenous vein bypass grafts. The procedures were performed a mean of 38 months after a coronary bypass operation to relieve recurrent angina of at le...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Reeder GS,Bresnahan JF,Holmes DR Jr,Mock MB,Orszulak TA,Smith HC,Vlietstra RE

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For primary care physicians, obesity is one of the most challenging problems confronted in office practice. The disorder is Increasing in prevalence despite the efforts of both patients and physicians. Treatment requires a multimodality approach that addresses diet, physical activity, and behavioral issues. Medication...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Thompson WG,Cook DA,Clark MM,Bardia A,Levine JA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with chest discomfort after quarreling with her neighbors. Electrocardiography revealed ST-segment elevation in leads I, II, III, aVL, aVF, and V2 through V6. Coronary angiography demonstrated normal arteries, but left ventriculography showed apical akinesis and basal h...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Akashi YJ,Tejima T,Sakurada H,Matsuda H,Suzuki K,Kawasaki K,Tsuchiya K,Hashimoto N,Musha H,Sakakibara M,Nakazawa K,Miyake F

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets from normal pigs and pigs with von Willebrand's disease were studied by ultrastructural and scanning electron microscopy. The majority of resting platelets were discoid or abortive-dendritic in gross morphology with an average size of 2.6 micrometer. The number of alpha-granules per platelet section was vari...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lewis JC,Bowie FJ

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased intracranial pressure can result in irreversible injury to the central nervous system. Among the many functions of the cerebrospinal fluid, it provides protection against acute changes in venous and arterial blood pressure or impact pressure. Nevertheless, trauma, tumors, infections, neurosurgical procedures...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lyons MK,Meyer FB

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequently, the presence of endocarditis is disguised. The emphasis of this description of the clinical manifestations of endocarditis is on the various modes of presentation, rather than on individual symptoms and signs. Endocarditis can manifest with cardiac, pulmonary, ophthalmic, central nervous system, renal, ort...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hermans PE

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the long-term outcome of patients presenting with synchronous lymphoma and severe liver dysfunction and to describe the outcome of patients treated with initial mechlorethamine-based therapy used as a bridge to more conventional chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the clinical course...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ghobrial IM,Wolf RC,Pereira DL,Fonseca R,White WL,Colgan JP,Habermann TM,Inwards DJ,Markovic SN,Ansell SM,Micallef IN,Porrata LF,Witzig TE

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of amiodarone, an investigational antidysrhythmic agent, has been associated with cases of pulmonary toxicity. The mechanism of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity is unknown, and recommendations for the assessment and treatment of patients with this condition continue to evolve. In two patients with clinically diagnose...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wood DL,Osborn MJ,Rooke J,Holmes DR Jr

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Usual causes of intolerance to thyroxine sodium include coronary artery disease, advanced age, untreated adrenal insufficiency, and severe hypothyroidism. We describe 4 patients with iron deficiency anemia and primary hypothyroidism. After treatment with thyroxine sodium, these patients developed palpitations and feel...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shakir KM,Turton D,Aprill BS,Drake AJ 3rd,Eisold JF

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in liver transplantation continue to evolve but are hampered by continued increasing shortages in donor organs. This has resulted in a high incidence of patients dying while on the United Network for Organ Sharing waiting list. Indeed, we continue to assess ways of expanding the donor pool by using marginal d...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wiesner RH,Rakela J,Ishitani MB,Mulligan DC,Spivey JR,Steers JL,Krom RA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of eosinophilic myocarditis with remarkable initial clinical manifestations and outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A 67-year-old woman with hypertension and a history of asthma and drug hypersensitivity was referred to our institution with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction on the basis o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Galiuto L,Enriquez-Sarano M,Reeder GS,Tazelaar HD,Li JT,Miller FA Jr,Gleich GJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the potential electromagnetic interference (EMI) effects that new or current-generation cellular telephones have on medical devices. MATERIAL AND METHODS:For this study, performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, between March 9, 2004, and April 24, 2004, we tested 16 different medical device...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tri JL,Severson RP,Firl AR,Hayes DL,Abenstein JP

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter-like organisms (provisionally named C. pyloridis) were demonstrated in gastric biopsy specimens by histopathologic analysis and bacterial culture. C. pyloridis organisms were found in 12 of 26 patients (46%) with gastric or duodenal ulcer but in none of 10 healthy volunteers without histologic evidence o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gustavsson S,Phillips SF,Malagelada JR,Rosenblatt JE

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the frequency and clinical implications of positive autoimmune serologies in patients with biopsy-confirmed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the records of patients at our institution with biopsy-confirmed usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) from January 1, 1995,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Moua T,Maldonado F,Decker PA,Daniels CE,Ryu JH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty cases of focal sclerosing glomerulonephropathy with nephrotic syndrome or proteinuria were studied retrospectively in regard to clinical presentation, response to steroid therapy and clinical course, and histopathology of the lesion. Morphologically there was a focal segmental and global sclerosis with subendot...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Velosa JA,Donadio JV Jr,Holley KE

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 2004, representatives from local, state, and national public and private organizations met in Rochester, Minn, for the Action on Obesity Summit hosted by Mayo Clinic. The overall goal of this summit was to identify creative and effective strategies to Increase the US population's physical activity and improve n...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Smith AM,Lopez-Jimenez F,McMahon MM,Thomas RJ,Wellik MA,Jensen MD,Hensrud DD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine and quantify the in vivo effects of octreotide on the cell cycle kinetics of growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas. DESIGN:A multicenter randomized trial had been conducted to assess the clinical efficacy of octreotide, and we studied tissue specimens from pituitary macroadenomas in 32 pat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Thapar K,Kovacs KT,Stefaneanu L,Scheithauer BW,Horvath E,Lloyd RV,Li J,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For over a decade, the field of stem cell research has advanced tremendously and gained new attention in light of novel insights and emerging developments for regenerative medicine. Invariably, multiple considerations come into play, and clinicians and researchers must weigh the benefits of certain stem cell platforms...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Zacharias DG,Nelson TJ,Mueller PS,Hook CC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of congenital cardiac abnormalities associated with use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of all pregnant women presenting at Mayo Clinic's site in Rochester, MN, from Janu...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wichman CL,Moore KM,Lang TR,St Sauver JL,Heise RH Jr,Watson WJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00