Contemporary pacemakers: what the primary care physician needs to know.

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：:The increased frequency of prenatal ultrasonography has resulted in an increase in the detection of fetal genitourinary abnormalities, many of which are of minimal clinical significance. Severe fetal urinary tract obstruction with associated oligohydramnios results in a recognizable constellation of physical findings,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gloor JM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-two consecutive orthopedic patients were assessed nutritionally at the time of hospital admission and then at 10-day intervals until hospital dismissal. Forty-eight percent of the patients had one or more abnormal findings suggestive of protein-calorie malnutrition. In spite of this prevalence of abnormal findi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dreblow DM,Anderson CF,Moxness K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) replacement therapy in hypoadrenal women improves performance, muscle protein accretion, and mitochondrial functions. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Thirty-three hypoadrenal women were enrolled in the study from May 1, 2002, through May 31, 2003. Twenty-eight comp...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dhatariya KK,Greenlund LJ,Bigelow ML,Thapa P,Oberg AL,Ford GC,Schimke JM,Nair KS

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Humanism and the humanities open the way to communication, to a better professional and political performance, and to a better image of the profession in the eyes of its "real" public. They also offer to individual physicians a richer life, a greater understanding of their own achievements, a protection against isolat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Little JM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

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：:There are a number of changes underway in modern clinical bacteriology laboratories. Panel-based molecular diagnostics are now available for numerous applications, including, but not limited to, detection of bacteria and select antibacterial resistance markers in positive blood culture bottles, detection of acute gast...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Patel R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the treatment strategies for primary and secondary management of malignancy-related pericardial effusions. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective review of Mayo Clinic Rochester charts and external records of patients with pericardial effusion associated with malignant disease who required treatment ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tsang TS,Seward JB,Barnes ME,Bailey KR,Sinak LJ,Urban LH,Hayes SN

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical decisions are increasingly driven by evidence-based recommendations of guideline groups, which aim to be based on the highest quality knowledge-randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses. Although RCTs provide the best assessment of the overall value of a therapy, high-quality evidence from RCTs is o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sniderman AD,LaChapelle KJ,Rachon NA,Furberg CD

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverticulitis has long been known to affect the right colon, and in recent years, our understanding has evolved in regard to the underlying cause. Appendiceal diverticulitis has yet to gain widespread recognition despite the fact that it was first described in 1893. Commonly dismissed by surgeons and pathologists as ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Phillips BJ,Perry CW

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many types of psychotherapeutic drugs (especially antidepressants) directly and indirectly interact with neurotransmitter receptors, the recognition sites for the chemical messengers released by neurons. These interactions can result in increased or decreased sensitivity of certain receptors. Hypotheses exist to expla...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Richelson E,El-Fakahany E

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether pancreas transplantation alters lipid and lipoprotein concentrations and whether peripheral hyperinsulinemia is always associated with altered lipid levels. DESIGN:We assessed the lipid profiles of seven pancreas-kidney recipients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, seven kidney re...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Katz HH,Nguyen TT,Velosa JA,Robertson RP,Rizza RA

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the advantages, disadvantages, practical considerations, and future developments of transcutaneous drug delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The physiochemical properties of the drug preparation that are factors in the effectiveness of transcutaneous transport are drug stability or volatility, use of ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Berti JJ,Lipsky JJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost all pacemakers currently implanted in patients in the United States are now capable of some degree of noninvasive programmability. Although programmability seems to be a very useful feature and allows flexibility in the patient's pacemaker system, the use of programmability in the late follow-up period has not ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Keefe JH Jr,Hayes DL,Holmes DR Jr,Vlietstra RE

更新日期：1984-04-01 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：:As alternatives to transurethral resection of the prostate for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, various types of laser prostatectomy-most notably, neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) and potassium titanyl phosphate laser procedures-have proved to be associated with considerably less morbidity (for exampl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kabalin JN,Gilling PJ,Fraundorfer MR

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the incidence and risk of adverse clinical outcomes in a "real-world" cohort of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) anticoagulated with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) from the Murcia AF Project in comparison with the warfarin arm of the randomized clinical trial (RCT) AMADEUS (Evaluating the U...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rivera-Caravaca JM,Esteve-Pastor MA,Marín F,Valdés M,Vicente V,Roldán V,Lip GYH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of universal screening for gestational diabetes and the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) by diagnosis were analyzed in four primary-care sites. The medical records of 798 women were reviewed to identify the presence of historical risk factors, familial determinants, and biophysical attribute...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Mazze RS,Krogh CL

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinnitus, a common complaint, reportedly affects more than 37 million Americans. Most often, it is associated with a sensorineural hearing loss in the high-frequency range. Tinnitus, however, is a symptom and not a disease. Complacency about this symptom complex may cause physicians to overlook a severe underlying pat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Marion MS,Cevette MJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe current concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases. RESULTS:More than 25% of all autopsy-proven brain metastases have a pulmonary source. Most brain metastases manifest with a combination of focal and generalized symptoms and signs. Typically, patients have subacute, progressive ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Neill BP,Buckner JC,Coffey RJ,Dinapoli RP,Shaw EG

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe clinical, radiological, and histopathologic features of diffuse bronchiolar disease due to chronic occult aspiration. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified 4 patients encountered from July 2001 to January 2004 who had persistent respiratory symptoms and lung Infiltrates and who were eventually diagn...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Barnes TW,Vassallo R,Tazelaar HD,Hartman TE,Ryu JH

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we review the symptoms, physical findings, and test results in 131 patients with acoustic neurinoma. The earliest symptoms are unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and dysequilibrium. As the disease progresses, facial numbness, facial weakness, and headaches become more prominent. Physical findings other than hea...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Harner SG,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the relationship of ideal cardiovascular health to disease-specific death. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We used data from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study from October 9, 1987, to March 3, 1999, to estimate the prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in 11,993 individuals (24.3% women) and to exam...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Artero EG,España-Romero V,Lee DC,Sui X,Church TS,Lavie CJ,Blair SN

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total joint replacement in the upper extremity has developed in step with that of the lower extremity. The indications for treatment, the place of total joint arthroplasty in contrast to other forms of arthroplasty, and the criteria for patient selection have recently been classified. A number of problem areas are und...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cooney WP 3rd

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients with diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, hypercalcemia, and increased activity of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme. A mechanism similar to that operative in sarcoidosis is speculated to have caused the hypercalcemia. A lymphokine elaborated by the malignant lymphoma may cause activated macropha...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： DeRemee RA,Banks PM

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is the most important preventable cause of morbidity, mortality, and excess health care costs in the United States. From 2000 through 2004, cigarette smoking caused an estimated annual average of 443,595 deaths and cost $193 billion per year in smoking-attributable productivity losses and smoking-rel...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hays JT,Ebbert JO,Sood A

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：: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 determine the frequency of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare cystic lung disorder that occurs almost exclusively in women of reproductive age, in women with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), an inheritable multiorgan hamartomatosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Costello LC,Hartman TE,Ryu JH

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00