Diagnosis and treatment of viral myocarditis.

abstract：:Endorectal ultrasonography is a valuable imaging method for examination of the rectum and perirectal tissues. We assessed 50 patients with known rectal carcinoma prospectively by using a 7.0-MHz endorectal transducer to determine the depth of invasion of the rectal wall by tumor and the presence of lymphadenopathy. Tu...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jochem RJ,Reading CC,Dozois RR,Carpenter HA,Wolff BG,Charboneau JW

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the clinical responses and mediator-release profiles of an aspirin-sensitive man with systemic mast cell disease during aspirin desensitization. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We quantified the release of six mediators during aspirin desensitization. RESULTS:Although aspirin was administered cautiously with...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Butterfield JH,Kao PC,Klee GC,Yocum MW

更新日期：1995-05-01 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：:Two patients had both scleroderma and a columnar epithelium-lined lower esophagus (Barrett esophagus). Features of Barrett's esophagus included high esophageal strictures in both patients and ulcer craters in the columnar area of one. Biopsy confirmed columnar epithelium in the lower esophagus of each patient. In thes...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cameron AJ,Payne WS

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the usefulness of bone marrow and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examinations in identifying or predicting relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) before discontinuation of chemotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 113 children with ALL ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hutt PJ,Sabio H,Gilchrist GS,O'Brien C

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of epinephrine on the QT interval in patients with genotyped long QT syndrome (LQTS). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between May 1999 and April 2001, 37 patients (24 females) with genotyped LQTS (19 LQT1, 15 LQT2, 3 LQT3, mean age, 27 years; range, 10-53 years) from 21 different kindreds and 27...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ackerman MJ,Khositseth A,Tester DJ,Hejlik JB,Shen WK,Porter CB

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the results of a quality-of-life (QOL) assessment performed with the current version of the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS) questionnaire in a large single-institutional data set of 650 patients with lung cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study group included 650 patients with pathologically confi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Svobodník A,Yang P,Novotny PJ,Bass E,Garces YI,Jett JR,Bonner JA,Sloan JA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient with a hypersensitive carotid sinus reflex and syncope may pose special challenges in evaluation and treatment. Specifically, although the finding of carotid sinus hypersensitivity may indeed indicate an exaggerated vagal tone that causes syncope, it may also be a chance association in a patient with synco...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sugrue DD,Wood DL,McGoon MD

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients who had coryneform bacterial endocarditis affecting a prosthetic valve are presented and 64 case reports are reviewed. Diagnostic difficulties occur because coryneform bacteria often are fastidiuos, with long incubation periods, and often contaminate blood cultures. Although some coryneform bacteria are...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Van Scoy RE,Cohen SN,Geraci JE,Washington JA 2nd

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence that host immunologic function may influence the behavior of lung cancer is accumulating. Non-small-cell lung cancers are heavily infiltrated by host lymphocytes. The fact that monoclonal antibodies have been developed against lung cancer cells implies that such cells express surface antigens and are therefor...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Pisani RJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe clinical and laboratory findings from the 2012 southeastern Minnesota pertussis outbreak. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients were selected for 2 parts of the study. In the first part, nasopharyngeal swabs from a convenience sample of 265 unique patients were used for both the clinician-requested polym...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Theofiles AG,Cunningham SA,Chia N,Jeraldo PR,Quest DJ,Mandrekar JN,Patel R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The management of CKD requires balancing the benefits of specific treatments, which may exacerbate the potential for hyperkalemia, with the risks of hyperkalemia itself. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Palmer BF

更新日期：2020-02-01 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 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

abstract：:Primary care physicians are more likely to see patients with depression than with any other disorder except hypertension, and its management poses a challenge to busy primary care practices. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9, a simple self-administered tool of proven validity and reliability, is a commonly used scree...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dejesus RS,Vickers KS,Melin GJ,Williams MD

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the esophageal motility of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma or Barrett esophagus with high-grade dysplasia before and after photodynamic therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this prospective study conducted between January 1998 and October 1999, esophageal motility testing of the lower esophageal...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Malhi-Chowla N,Wolfsen HC,DeVault KR

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first generation of multicenter randomized controlled trials of coronary artery bypass surgery vs medical treatment in the 1970s found survival advantage only in patients with left main coronary artery disease or with multiple risk factors. Over time, these results have remained reproducible and biologically plaus...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Detre KM,Holubkov R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal telangiectasias, a common condition, can be caused by chronic exposure to ultraviolet light, rosacea, topically applied corticosteroids, or rhinoplasty. Use of the argon laser for 15 to 45 minutes in a continuous mode over the entire involved area can produce considerable lightening of the nasal redness and impr...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dicken CH

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three critically ill patients who displayed indirect evidence of transient corticotropin deficiency. All these patients were elderly, were poorly nourished, and had unexplained hypotension intraoperatively or immediately postoperatively. During the hypotensive episodes, they had inappropriately low plasma ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kidess AI,Caplan RH,Reynertson RH,Wickus GG,Goodnough DE

更新日期：1993-05-01 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：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by 2 pathogenic defects, impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance. The resultant hyperglycemia causes microvascular and macrovascular complications that increase morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. Optimum glycemic cont...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Palumbo PJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:Among 169 adult pathologically staged patients with Hodgkin's disease who were treated at the Mayo Clinic between 1974 and 1978, we identified four cases of second malignant lesions that developed. The median duration of follow-up after diagnosis for the entire population was 4.1 years. Of the 169 patients, 73 receive...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Schomberg PJ,Evans RG,Banks PM,White WL,O'Connell MJ,Earle JD

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The updated cervical cancer screening guidelines recommend that women at average risk who have negative screening results undergo cervical cytological testing every 3 to 5 years. These recommendations do not pertain to women at high risk for cervical cancer. This article reviews recommendations for cervical cancer scr...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Vegunta S,Files JA,Wasson MN

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year-old man had painful blue toes after an episode of protracted vomiting. Abdominal, cardiac, and transesophageal ultrasound studies were performed before angiography was considered. A large mobile mass in the proximal descending thoracic aorta, which suggested thrombus, was identified by transesophageal echoca...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Blackshear JL,Jahangir A,Oldenburg WA,Safford RE

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether primary care physicians document obesity as a diagnosis and formulate a management plan. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The Mayo Clinic primary care database was used to identify general medical examinations performed from November 1, 2004, to October 31, 2005, in a primary care clinic for obese pa...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Bardia A,Holtan SG,Slezak JM,Thompson WG

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review our institution's experience with patients who failed to benefit from septal artery ablation, which necessitated subsequent septal myectomy, and to examine reasons for ablation failure and outcome of myectomy after ablation. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Of 550 patients who underwent septal myectomy at ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： ElBardissi AW,Dearani JA,Nishimura RA,Ommen SR,Stulak JM,Schaff HV

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between exercise capacity and the risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A symptom-limited exercise tolerance test was conducted to assess exercise capacity in 5962 veterans (mean age, 56.8±11.0 years) from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Faselis C,Kokkinos P,Tsimploulis A,Pittaras A,Myers J,Lavie CJ,Kyritsi F,Lovic D,Karasik P,Moore H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00