Allergic granulomatosis and angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome). Report and analysis of 30 cases.

abstract：:Management of a solitary liver mass necessitates reliable distinction between primary hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic lesions. The histologic differentiation can be difficult even with special stains such as alpha-fetoprotein, cytokeratin, and carcinoembryonic antigen. Albumin is a specific product of hepatocy...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rajkumar SV,Richardson RL,Goellner JR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We treated a patient who developed transient multifocal encephalopathy with extrapyramidal symptoms (oromandibular dystonia, oculogyric crisis, and limb dystonia) in temporal proximity to ondansetron administration on emergence from general anesthesia. No other medications known to cause extrapyramidal reactions were ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ritter MJ,Goodman BP,Sprung J,Wijdicks EF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion therapy (by either administration of thrombolytic agents or immediate angioplasty) is the mainstay of treatment of acute myocardial infarction, yet it remains underutilized. Additionally, many patients do not experience optimal reperfusion because of suboptimal flow rate in the infarct-related artery, abno...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Reeder GS

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graves disease is an autoimmune thyroid condition characterized by the production of autoantibodies against the thyrotropin receptor. The autoantibodies mimic the effect of the hormone on thyroid cells, which stimulates autonomous production of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. It has been hypothesized that cross-reacti...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Budavari AI,Whitaker MD,Helmers RA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable morbidity and mortality are associated with infections of vascular prosthetic grafts. Most vascular surgeons believe that once vascular prosthetic graft infections occur, any form of therapy short of removal of the prosthesis will fail. Although recent reports have noted the successful conservative treatm...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Knight CD Jr,Farnell MB,Hollier LH

更新日期：1983-07-01 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 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：: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：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：:Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder caused by a tick-transmitted spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings in most patients, particularly those with erythema migrans or exposure to geographic locations endemic for the disease. Detection of a specific antibody to B. burgdorferi is...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Duffy J,Mertz LE,Wobig GH,Katzmann JA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is used frequently in patients with cerebrovascular ischemia. On TEE, a typical appearance of a cardiac fibroelastoma is that of a pedunculated, mobile mass attached to a leaflet of a valve. Surgical excision of the lesion may lead to resolution of the symptoms and prevent furthe...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brown RD Jr,Khandheria BK,Edwards WD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sumatriptan, 50-mg and 100-mg tablets, compared with placebo for treatment of migraine at the first sign of pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two identical multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-attack studies were conducted from May through Nov...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Winner P,Mannix LK,Putnam DG,McNeal S,Kwong J,O'Quinn S,Richardson MS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the magnitude of association between intraoperative hyperglycemia and perioperative outcomes in patients who underwent cardiac surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective observational study of consecutive adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery between June 10, 2002, and Augu...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gandhi GY,Nuttall GA,Abel MD,Mullany CJ,Schaff HV,Williams BA,Schrader LM,Rizza RA,McMahon MM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine patterns of the incidence of diabetes, hypertension, and mortality by single units of body mass index (BMI) and 5-year age groups using longitudinal data from middle-aged and older women. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Middle-aged (born between 1946 and 1951; N = 13,715) and older (born between 1921 and 192...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Peeters GM,Herber-Gast GC,Dobson AJ,Brown WJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of application of back supports on back strength in subjects with osteoporosis. DESIGN:In a prospective, randomized, controlled study, we compared compliance and evaluated changes in back strength in 45 women with osteoporosis who were older than 40 years of age and were randomly assi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kaplan RS,Sinaki M,Hameister MD

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a simple clinical score, which was shown previously to predict the likelihood of severe coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients referred for coronary angiography, could predict prognosis in a separate cohort of patients with normal or mildly abnormal findings on their resting electrocar...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ho KT,Miller TD,Hodge DO,Bailey KR,Gibbons RJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonrelaxing pelvic floor dysfunction is not widely recognized. Unlike in pelvic floor disorders caused by relaxed muscles (eg, pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence, both of which often are identified readily), women affected by nonrelaxing pelvic floor dysfunction may present with a broad range of nonspecific...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Faubion SS,Shuster LT,Bharucha AE

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the predictors of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) by considering not only the initial features but also the pattern of evolution of the M protein during the first years after diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study consisted of 359 patients diagnosed as having MGUS...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rosiñol L,Cibeira MT,Montoto S,Rozman M,Esteve J,Filella X,Bladé J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) of the colon is useful in assessment of patients with colonic disease because the entire bowel wall, extraluminal tissues, and adjacent solid organs can be directly visualized. Patients with advanced stage colorectal carcinoma can be reliably identified with CT. This information can assist in ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Johnson CD,Stephens DH

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility and accuracy of continuous-wave Doppler echocardiography in measuring pressure gradients across the pulmonary artery band were assessed. Simultaneous continuous-wave Doppler and catheter pressure measurements were prospectively performed in 20 patients with complex congenital heart disease and prior pu...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Fyfe DA,Currie PJ,Seward JB,Tajik AJ,Reeder GS,Mair DD,Hagler DJ

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the results of laparoscopic splenectomy as a treatment for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). MATERIAL AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective study of all patients who underwent laparoscopic splenectomy for ITP at our institution between August 1992 and May 1997. RESULTS:Of 27 patients who u...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Harold KL,Schlinkert RT,Mann DK,Reeder CB,Noel P,Fitch TR,Braich TA,Camoriano JK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenal duplication cysts are rare malformations that characteristically manifest with intestinal obstruction. In a 50-year experience, we found a duodenal duplication cyst in only three patients, one of whom had massive gastrointestinal bleeding as the initial symptom. Six other duplication cysts (two esophageal, on...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Knight CD Jr,Allen MJ,Nagorney DM,Wold LE,DiMagno EP

更新日期：1985-11-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings in patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and to study its association with vasogenic edema. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective review of 73 consecutive prospectively collected adults diagnosed with PRES from January 1, 2000, through ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Datar S,Singh TD,Fugate JE,Mandrekar J,Rabinstein AA,Hocker S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed ventricular stimulation was used effectively in the clinical management of six patients with medically refractory, chronic, recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Critically timed ventricular stimuli reliably terminated episodes of ventricular tachycardia and thus obviated repeated countershocks. Critically tim...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hartzler GO,Maloney JD

更新日期：1977-11-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To provide external validation of the diagnostic accuracy of the Sleep Apnea Clinical Score (SACS) tool in a new setting and patient population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a prospective cohort study. Potential participants were adult family medicine patients. We excluded patients with a SACS of 0, kno...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Grover M,Mookadam M,Chang YH,Parish J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old man with a history of acne presented to his primary care physician because of fatigue and dyspnea on exertion of 4 weeks' duration. He was remarkably pale, orthostatic pulse changes were noted, and a systolic ejection murmur was heard. The patient had profound anemia (hemoglobin concentration, 5.0 g/dL) ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Igic PG,Lee E,Harper W,Roach KW

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is diagnosed by a clinical history of dream enactment accompanied by polysomnographic rapid eye movement sleep atonia loss (rapid eye movement sleep without atonia). Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder is strongly associated with neurodegenerative disease, especi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： St Louis EK,Boeve BF

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00