Treatment of obesity.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and sedentary behavior, independent of exercise activity. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We included 2223 participants (aged 12-49 years; 1053 females [47%]) without known heart disease who had both cardiovascular fitness testing and at least 1 day of acce...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kulinski JP,Khera A,Ayers CR,Das SR,de Lemos JA,Blair SN,Berry JD

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Myoclonus is defined as sudden, brief, shocklike, involuntary movements caused by muscular contractions or inhibitors. Myoclonic movements have now been recognized to have many possible variants and pathophysiologic features. Myoclonus may arise from several sites within the neuraxis, of which the cortex and brain ste...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Caviness JN

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventriculoatrial shunt (VAS) was developed to control hydrocephalic syndromes effectively. Several complications, however, have been described after the procedure. One of the most serious consequences is the development of severe pulmonary hypertension attributed to multiple and recurrent pulmonary embolization ca...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Pascual JM,Prakash UB

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable advances in the diagnosis and treatment of migraine headache have occurred during the past decade, but treatment options for acute migraine attacks have expanded at a faster rate than those for prophylaxis. We describe a patient whose migraine headaches responded dramatically to sustained-release niacin a...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Velling DA,Dodick DW,Muir JJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, can occur after viral infections or vaccinations. We report the clinical and neuroimaging findings in a 52-year-old man in whom acute disseminated encephalomyelitis developed after accidental self-injection of an...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dodick DW,Silber MH,Noseworthy JH,Wilbright WA,Rodriguez M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1975 through July 1987 at the Mayo Clinic, 16 patients received postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil (pathologic stage I in 4 patients, stage III in 3, and stage IV in 9). Follow-up was continued for a minimum of 2 years or until death. At 5 years, overall sur...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Thompson WM,Foote RL,Olsen KD,Schaid DJ,Grado GL,Buskirk SJ,Earle JD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of treatment with fluticasone propionate vs placebo on bone, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function, and the eyes in patients with asthma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 160 patients with asthma who had minimal previous expo...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kemp JP,Osur S,Shrewsbury SB,Herje NE,Duke SP,Harding SM,Faulkner K,Crim CC

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyspnea is a common symptom that is difficult to define and can result from a wide variety of causes. This complex sensation that arises from multiple stimuli involves both subjective perceptions and objective reactions. In the assessment of patients with dyspnea, use of a systematic approach to determine the precipit...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gillespie DJ,Staats BA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a woman with an unusual case of thromboembolism of the mesenteric artery in whom multiple thrombi were subsequently found in the aorta and right heart chambers on transesophageal echocardiography. Further evaluation revealed a deficiency of protein C and S plasma proteins, inhibitors of the clotting system...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Onwuanyi A,Sachdeva R,Hamirani K,Islam M,Parris R

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) is a medical emergency that may be associated with severe neuronal injury. The mortality attributable to GCSE ranges from 3 to 35%. The disorder occurs most frequently in the young and the old extremes of the population. GCSE commonly occurs in patients with no history ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cascino GD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of laparoscopy in the diagnosis of intra-abdominal lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of patients with suspected primary or recurrent lymphoma who underwent laparoscopy between March 1991 and March 2003 were reviewed. Demographic, clinical, operative, and pathologic dat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Asoglu O,Porter L,Donohue JH,Cha SS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica were described separately more than 100 years ago. However, the original reports of both conditions were neglected for many years. After the article by Horton et al on giant cell arteritis in the 1930s and studies published by others in the 1940s, giant cell arteritis be...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hunder GG

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate a recent association between the use of the angiotensin receptor-blocker (ARB) olmesartan and a severe enteropathy resembling celiac disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We searched our endoscopy database for all outpatient esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) or colonoscopy examinations in patients aged...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Greywoode R,Braunstein ED,Arguelles-Grande C,Green PH,Lebwohl B

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:In the years 1960 through 1966, vagotomy and pyloroplasty was performed for duodenal ulceration in 182 patients. Elective operation was performed in 84% of cases, and intractability of symptoms was the major indication. For emergency operations, bleeding was the main indication. Eight of 182 patients died in the posto...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Pemberton JH,van Heerden JA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many diseases, mainly infectious and inhalational, have been associated with the use of hot tubs. "Hot tub lung" is a recently described disease entity associated with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and is thought to be either an infection or a hypersensitivity pneumonitis. We describe 2 patients with progressively...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rickman OB,Ryu JH,Fidler ME,Kalra S

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of aspirin and nonaspirin antiplatelet agents (NAAAs) on the performance of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT). PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:We performed a post hoc analysis of results from a clinical trial that involved 28,696 asymptomatic average-risk men and women aged 50 to 69 years i...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Bujanda L,Lanas Á,Quintero E,Castells A,Sarasqueta C,Cubiella J,Hernandez V,Morillas JD,Perez-Fernández T,Salas D,Andreu M,Carballo F,Bessa X,Cosme A,Jover R,COLONPREV Study Investigators.

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Q fever, a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, is seen throughout the world. Recent reports suggest that its incidence in the United States is increasing, with more than 30 cases reported in the US military. The disease has many acute and chronic manifestations. Endocarditis is the most common form of chronic diseas...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hartzell JD,Wood-Morris RN,Martinez LJ,Trotta RF

更新日期：2008-05-01 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 analyze a large cohort of patients who underwent exercise testing and also report sex differences in other exercise heart rate (HR) parameters to determine whether separate sex-based equations to predict peak HR are indicated. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients aged 40 to 89 years who performed treadmill exerc...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sydó N,Abdelmoneim SS,Mulvagh SL,Merkely B,Gulati M,Allison TG

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Seven vertex-positive potentials--the brainstem auditory response--can be recorded from the human scalp within 10 milliseconds of an appropriate acoustic stimulus. The first of these potentials is generated in the acoustic nerve, the third in the pons, and the fifth in the midbrain. Measurement of the relative latenci...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Stockard JJ,Stockard JE,Sharbrough FW

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcopenia is a debilitating condition that occurs with senescence. The present study places this entity in the context of life expectancy, then discusses the mechanism of muscle loss. The findings show deficits in muscle protein synthesis with advancing age and suggest that these deficits are specific to certain musc...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nair KS

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:A rapidly growing literature strongly suggests that exercise, specifically aerobic exercise, may attenuate cognitive impairment and reduce dementia risk. We used PubMed (keywords exercise and cognition) and manuscript bibliographies to examine the published evidence of a cognitive neuroprotective effect of exercise. M...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ahlskog JE,Geda YE,Graff-Radford NR,Petersen RC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoid tumor of the thymus is a rare neoplasm. Formerly confused with thymoma, a tumor of thymic epithelial cells, carcinoid tumor of the thymus has recently been shown to arise from cells of neuroendocrine origin that are normally present in the thymus. About half of the tumors are either functionally active (usua...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wick MR,Scott RE,Li CY,Carney JA

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, we describe the first reported case of paradoxical embolization via a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in an adult with moderately severe cystic fibrosis (CF) and advanced lung disease. Fluctuating neurologic symptoms and signs suggestive of cerebrovascular disease in an adult patient with advanced CF may ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Espiritu JD,Kleinhenz ME

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The source of the membranous materials that accumulate in distal axons of rats intoxicated with p-bromophenylacetylurea (BPAU) was studied by electron microscopy. 35S-Methionine was injected into the ventral horn of the spinal cord at 2, 14, and 35 days after injection of BPAU. Three days later, samples of the deep pe...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Oka N,Brimijoin WS

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In August 2015, an expert colloquium commissioned by the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) convened in Washington, DC, to discuss the common clinical scenario of men who present with low testosterone (T) and associated signs and symptoms accompanied by low or normal gonadotropin levels. This syndrome is...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Khera M,Broderick GA,Carson CC 3rd,Dobs AS,Faraday MM,Goldstein I,Hakim LS,Hellstrom WJ,Kacker R,Köhler TS,Mills JN,Miner M,Sadeghi-Nejad H,Seftel AD,Sharlip ID,Winters SJ,Burnett AL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00