Immunosuppressive treatment of multiple sclerosis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of adjuvant perfusion techniques of the distal aorta on the outcome of traumatic thoracic aortic transections. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1973 to 2004, 72 patients (mean age, 39 years) with thoracic aortic transections arrived alive at the emergency department. Nineteen patients arrived ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Crestanello JA,Zehr KJ,Mullany CJ,Orszulak TA,Dearani JA,Puga FJ,Sundt TM 3rd,McGregor CG,Daly RC,Schaff HV

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By identifying structural chromosome anomalies, the clinical cytogenetics laboratory can play a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with birth defects. Although many new staining techniques have been developed throughout the years to aid in the detection of anomalous chromosomes, some abnormalitie...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kraker WJ,Borell TJ,Schad CR,Pennington MJ,Karnes PS,Dewald GW,Jenkins RB

更新日期：1992-07-01 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：:Six insulin-requiring chronically hyperglycemic diabetic patients underwent glucose control for 72 hours with an artificial endocrine pancreas, the Biostator Glucose Controller. Euglycemia was within 4 hours and was maintained (110 leads to 2 mg/dl) thereafter. The concentration of hemoglobin A (HbA) was elevated, at ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Service FJ,Fairbanks VF,Rizza RA

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anesthesia support for patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation can be complicated because of multiple medical problems in such patients and rapid hemodynamic, metabolic, and coagulation changes intraoperatively. Preoperative assessment should include careful review of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rettke SR,Chantigian RC,Janossy TA,Burritt MF,Van Dyke RA,Harper JV,Ilstrup DM,Taswell HF,Wiesner RH,Krom RA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial calcification in the coronary arteries frequently indicates concomitant atherosclerotic plaque but can be present in the medial layers with no evidence of plaque. Calcification of the medial layer of arteries is seen most often in the peripheral arteries but also is widely recognized In the coronary arteries....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Qiao JH,Doherty TM,Fishbein MC,Salusky IB,Luthringer DL,Fitzpatrick LA,Shah PK,Rajavashisth TB

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the successful growth of the hospice movement during the past 30 years in the United States, almost 85% of Americans continue to die in hospitals or nursing homes. While the benefits of palliative care principles are well established, palliative care interventions remain underused in clinical practice in the s...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rummans TA,Bostwick JM,Clark MM,Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Quality of Life Working Group.

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：:In ancient times, the sun was venerated as a source of life in some cultures. Scientifically, the relationship between vitamin D and sunlight and the deficiency of vitamin D in patients with rickets were ultimately discovered. In 1903, Niels Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for his "Finsen ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Randle HW

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine, an episodic headache disorder, is one of the most common complaints encountered by primary-care physicians and neurologists. Nevertheless, it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated. Rational migraine treatment necessitates an accurate diagnosis, identification and removal of potential triggering factors, an...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Capobianco DJ,Cheshire WP,Campbell JK

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the development and implementation process and assess the effect on self-reported clinical practice changes of a multidisciplinary, collaborative, interactive continuing medical education (CME)/continuing education (CE) program on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:Multidiscip...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Adams SG,Pitts J,Wynne J,Yawn BP,Diamond EJ,Lee S,Dellert E,Hanania NA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocarditis, an inflammatory disease of heart muscle, is an important cause of dilated cardiomyopathy worldwide. Viral infection is also an important cause of myocarditis, and the spectrum of viruses known to cause myocarditis has changed in the past 2 decades. Several new diagnostic methods, such as cardiac magnetic ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Schultz JC,Hilliard AA,Cooper LT Jr,Rihal CS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating risk-benefit for adjuvant postoperative treatments in high-risk renal cell carcinoma by assessing reported disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), toxicity, and quality of life. METHODS:A literature...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Riaz IB,Faridi W,Husnain M,Malik SU,Sipra QUAR,Gondal FR,Xie H,Yadav S,Kohli M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the clinicopathologic findings, comorbidities, and treatment outcomes of women with lichen planopilaris (LPP). METHOD:In this retrospective review of women with LPP at Mayo Clinic from 1992 to 2016, we searched for scarring alopecia in all female patients aged 1 to 100 years from January 1, 1...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Larkin SC,Cantwell HM,Imhof RL,Torgerson RR,Tolkachjov SN

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of glutathione on pain-free walking distance (PFWD) and hemodynamic parameters in patients with peripheral artery disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Forty patients with Fontaine stage II peripheral artery disease who were seen between September 2000 and March 2001 at the vascular laboratory ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Arosio E,De Marchi S,Zannoni M,Prior M,Lechi A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three case reports in this article illustrate the diagnostic methods used and the treatment course encountered for many patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP). Each case addresses an aspect of DPNP: pain that appears to be refractory to initial therapy, DPNP occurring with other medical conditions, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Belgrade MJ,Cole BE,McCarberg BH,McLean MJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:Use of amiodarone, an investigational antidysrhythmic agent, has been associated with cases of pulmonary toxicity. The mechanism of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity is unknown, and recommendations for the assessment and treatment of patients with this condition continue to evolve. In two patients with clinically diagnose...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wood DL,Osborn MJ,Rooke J,Holmes DR Jr

更新日期：1985-09-01 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：:A 70-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with chest discomfort after quarreling with her neighbors. Electrocardiography revealed ST-segment elevation in leads I, II, III, aVL, aVF, and V2 through V6. Coronary angiography demonstrated normal arteries, but left ventriculography showed apical akinesis and basal h...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Akashi YJ,Tejima T,Sakurada H,Matsuda H,Suzuki K,Kawasaki K,Tsuchiya K,Hashimoto N,Musha H,Sakakibara M,Nakazawa K,Miyake F

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in liver transplantation continue to evolve but are hampered by continued increasing shortages in donor organs. This has resulted in a high incidence of patients dying while on the United Network for Organ Sharing waiting list. Indeed, we continue to assess ways of expanding the donor pool by using marginal d...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wiesner RH,Rakela J,Ishitani MB,Mulligan DC,Spivey JR,Steers JL,Krom RA

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate presenting signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and stage of tumor in a community cohort of women with the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of all women who sought primary and specialty care in Olmsted County, Minnesota, between ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Yawn BP,Barrette BA,Wollan PC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery fistulas are infrequently encountered vascular communications that are either congenital or due to cardiac trauma. Most patients with these anomalies are asymptomatic, but late complications can occur and include congestive heart failure, myocardial ischemia, arrhythmias, and endocarditis. Therefore, m...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Harris WO,Andrews JC,Nichols DA,Holmes DR Jr

更新日期：1996-01-01 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 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：: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：:The literature was reviewed to quantify the risk of complications related to the relief of obstruction in urinary retention. We also sought to determine whether the risk of complications is higher with rapid or gradual decompression (or "clamping") of the obstructed urinary bladder. The medical literature was identifi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nyman MA,Schwenk NM,Silverstein MD

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative colitis diagnosis and management represent a challenge for clinicians. The disguises of ischemia and acute infectious colitis continue to confound the diagnosis. The therapeutic options have remarkably expanded in the way of immunomodulators, biologics, or ileoanal pouch surgery, yet all carry potential con...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Katz S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00