Medication adherence: WHO cares?

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus infection is common, often silent, and almost always chronic and can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. Deaths related to chronic hepatitis C are expected to increase dramatically in the future. Many cases of infection are asymptomatic and are undiagnosed because of a lack of recognition by...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gross JB Jr

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the influence of referral bias on complication rates after vaginal hysterectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Community-based (local) and referral patients had benign indications and underwent vaginal hysterectomy from January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2005. We retrospectively evaluated patient charac...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Heisler CA,Melton LJ 3rd,Weaver AL,Gebhart JB

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and coronary heart disease (CHD) events among young and elderly individuals. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:This is a secondary analysis of data from a prospective, multiethnic, population-based cohort study designed to study subclinical atherosclerosis....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tota-Maharaj R,Blaha MJ,Blankstein R,Silverman MG,Eng J,Shaw LJ,Blumenthal RS,Budoff MJ,Nasir K

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy among every major ethnic group of women in the United States. Anthracyclines and taxanes are the most active and widely used chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer, but the increased use of these agents at an early stage of disease often renders tumors resist...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Moreno-Aspitia A,Perez EA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic ventralis lateralis thalamotomy can be performed in selected patients with medically intractable parkinsonian tremor and rigidity. New technology, including computed tomography-based stereotaxis and microelectrode recording techniques, provides a data base for precise localization of thalamic lesions tail...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kelly PJ,Ahlskog JE,Goerss SJ,Daube JR,Duffy JR,Kall BA

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of abnormalities in endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent coronary flow reserve among patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease and chest pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We studied endothelium-dependent (after infusion of 10(-6) M to 10(-4) M of acetylcholine) a...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hasdai D,Holmes DR Jr,Higano ST,Burnett JC Jr,Lerman A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:THE purpose of this study was to determine the difference in prognosis among patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) in the carotid arterial system and those with TIA in the vertebral-basilar arterial system. Nearly twice as many patients had TIA in the carotid system as had TIA in the vertebral-basilar system....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cartlidge NE,Whisnant JP,Elveback LR

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a nonmalignant neoplasm of the prostatic epithelial and stromal tissue, occurs commonly in elderly men. The "gold standard" of care for symptomatic BPH has been and remains transurethral resection of the prostate. This operation, however, like any surgical procedure, has associated ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Monda JM,Oesterling JE

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent cases on the constitutionality of sentencing to death criminals who were younger than 18 years of age at the time of their crimes or who are mentally retarded, the US Supreme Court has rejected medical evidence that such persons categorically possess diminished culpability. Rather, the Court has accepted the...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Helminski F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare and frequently fatal disorder with no proven treatment. Case reports and data from a rat model of GCM suggest that immunosuppressive therapy directed against T lymphocytes may have clinical benefit. We describe a 47-year-old man with severe acute heart failure due to GCM in whom ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Menghini VV,Savcenko V,Olson LJ,Tazelaar HD,Dec GW,Kao A,Cooper LT Jr

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the Mayo Clinic from 1962 through 1973, 592 cesarean sections were done among 16,181 deliveries (3.7%); 48% were primary procedures, and 52% were performed because of previous cesarean delivery. Regional anesthesia using epidural block recently has replaced a balanced general anesthesia as the anesthesia of choice...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Aard LA,Saed F

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of Mayo Clinic records through 1983 revealed 84 patients (24 male and 10 female; mean age, 41 years) with the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar phospholipoproteinosis. The major clinical features were dyspnea, cough, fever, and chest pain. Chest roentgenograms usually showed bilateral symmetric al...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Prakash UB,Barham SS,Carpenter HA,Dines DE,Marsh HM

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mayo Three-Community Hypertension Control Program implemented graduated programs for the control of high blood pressure in three rural southeastern Minnesota communities, beginning in 1974. Prevalence of hypertension (when defined as diastolic blood pressure, at initial screening, of 95 mm Hg or more) was similar ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Labarthe DR,Krishan I,Nobrega FT,Brennan LA Jr,Smoldt RK,Mori HD,Hunt JC

更新日期：1979-05-01 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：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：:Constipation is a common symptom that may be primary (idiopathic or functional) or associated with a number of disorders or medications. Although most constipation is self-managed by patients, 22% seek health care, mostly to primary care physicians (>50%) and gastroenterologists (14%), resulting in large expenditures ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Bharucha AE,Wald A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients who died of pulmonary embolism, confirmed by evaluative autopsy. DESIGN:We retrospectively analyzed a series of autopsy cases of pulmonary embolism at a tertiary-care center for the period Jan. 1, 1985, through Dec. 31, 1989. MATERIAL AND ME...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Morgenthaler TI,Ryu JH

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1980, impressive progress in the treatment of solid tumors has altered the practice of pediatric surgical oncology. Because these advances have been balanced by both liberal and conservative viewpoints, an accurate reassessment of traditional approaches has been possible. Noteworthy alterations in chemotherapy, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kaufman BH

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate an association between tumor necrosis factors-alpha (TNFα) inhibitors or other immunosuppressants and the development of uveal and cutaneous melanoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective incidence and case-control analysis of patients in Olmsted County, MN, who were diagnosed wit...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Damento GM,Pulido JS,Abbott BA,Hodge DO,Dalvin LA

更新日期：2019-07-01 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

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 assess the current spectrum of causes and clinical features associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We studied consecutive patients with HP diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 2002. Diagnostic criteria for HP included ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hanak V,Golbin JM,Ryu JH

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:There is an ongoing debate in the medical community regarding the effects of testosterone on cardiovascular (CV) health. For decades, there has been conflicting evidence regarding the association of endogenous testosterone levels and CV disease (CVD) events that has resulted in much debate and confusion among health c...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Elagizi A,Köhler TS,Lavie CJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine factors associated with a favorable long-term prognosis in gastric leiomyosarcoma, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 93 Mayo Clinic patients with this biopsy-proven tumor diagnosed during the 25-year period from 1964 through 1988. Six patients who had Carney's triad (gastric epithelioid l...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Farrugia G,Kim CH,Grant CS,Zinsmeister AR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin cancer has become the most common neoplasm in the United States. With early diagnosis and appropriate management, most skin cancers have an overall 5-year survival rate of 95%. Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM), however, has a significantly higher morbidity and mortality, resulting in 65% of all skin cancer deat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cummins DL,Cummins JM,Pantle H,Silverman MA,Leonard AL,Chanmugam A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between Jan. 1, 1976, and Dec. 31, 1985, at our institution, 37 patients who had undergone prior complete surgical resection of non-small-cell lung cancer received definitive thoracic radiation therapy (TRT) for locally recurrent disease. Of the 37 recurrences, 33 were in the pulmonary parenchyma or the hilar, mediast...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shaw EG,Brindle JS,Creagan ET,Foote RL,Trastek VF,Buskirk SJ

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test (screening test) for the detection of antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) was examined by using 128 serum specimens and quaternary aminoethyl (QAE)-Sephadex A50 column chromatography to separate IgM from IgG class antibodies. Of these 128 rheumatoid factor...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Elder BL,Shelley CD,Smith TF

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00