Alterations in blood pressure by derangement of the mechanisms that regulate sodium excretion.

abstract：:The introduction of transesophageal echocardiography has provided a new acoustic window to the heart and mediastinum. High-quality images of certain cardiovascular structures [left atrial appendage, thoracic aorta, mitral valvular apparatus, and atrial septum] can be obtained readily (average examination, 15 to 20 min...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Seward JB,Khandheria BK,Oh JK,Abel MD,Hughes RW Jr,Edwards WD,Nichols BA,Freeman WK,Tajik AJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients taking customary doses of levothyroxine have slightly elevated serum thyroxine (T4), apparently normal serum triiodothyronine, suppressed serum thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSH) concentrations, and no clinical symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Recent reports suggest that these patients may have a...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ross DS

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a group of 47 patients with mediastinal granulomas, the most common clinical symptoms were cough, chest pain, dysphagia, hemoptysis, and dyspnea. The main laboratory findings were right paratracheal or hilar mass on chest roentgenogram, positive histoplasmin skin test, and caseating granuloma on histopathologic exa...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Strimlan CV,Dines DE,Payne WS

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of a patient with binocular vertical diplopia begins with a thorough history and neuro-ophthalmologic examination. The neuro-ophthalmologic examination includes observation for a compensatory head, face, or chin position; ocular ductions and versions in the nine cardinal positions of gaze; the three-ste...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brazis PW,Lee AG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe 3 patients who presented with chest pain and intermittent Q waves on the electrocardiogram (ECG) and were subsequently found to have latent preexcitation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:During a span of 8 years, 3 patients were evaluated because of atypical chest pain and pathologic Q waves in the inferior...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Letts DP,Constantine JC,Littmann L

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because fasting nerve myo-inositol (myo-Ins) is not decreased in patients with diabetes treated conventionally, in whom neuropathy may develop or may have already developed, it seems unlikely that myo-Ins is the metabolic abnormality that initiates diabetic neuropathy, if nerve myo-Ins is not spuriously high during fa...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dyck PJ,Minnerath SR,O'Brien PC

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic rhinitis affects 10% to 20% of Americans. It frequently coexists with other conditions, such as allergic conjunctivitis, sinusitis, and asthma, and is associated with impaired occupational function and performance in school, decreased quality of life, and increased health care costs. An efficacious agent with...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ratner PH,Ehrlich PM,Fineman SM,Meltzer EO,Skoner DP

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic thrombus formation is rare in the patients with essential thrombocytosis (ET); therefore, no guidelines for its management have been established. Embolism from ET-associated large vessel thrombi is potentially lethal and has been managed surgically in a few reported cases. We describe herein a 45-year-old black...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Fang M,Agha S,Lockridge L,Lee R,Cleary JP,Mazur EM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which a herpes zoster infection caused recurrence of phantom limb pain in a man whose left arm had been amputated 7 years previously. It is, to our knowledge, the first such case reported, and it shows the importance of peripheral mechanisms in the generation of phantom limb pain. ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wilson PR,Person JR,Su DW,Wang JK

更新日期：1978-05-01 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：: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：:Constrictive pericarditis frequently poses a diagnostic challenge because of its varied manifestations. Accurate diagnosis is essential, however, because surgical decortication may yield excellent clinical results. Although new diagnostic procedures have helped the clinician to diagnose constrictive pericarditis, the ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nishimura RA,Connolly DC,Parkin TW,Stanson AW

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the advantages and complications of a new universal (DDD) pacemaker, we studied retrospectively the initial 38 patients who received such a pacing device. This group consisted of 27 men and 11 women whose ages ranged from 23 to 89 years. The pacemaker was the initial one for 32 patients and was the replaceme...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hayes DL,Holmes DR Jr,Vlietstra RE

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a coagulase-negative staphylococcus, is being increasingly recognized as the cause of serious infections. We report 2 cases of total knee arthroplasty infection caused by S lugdunensis. S lugdunensis frequently produces a clumping factor that can result in a positive slide (short) coagulase...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sampathkumar P,Osmon DR,Cockerill FR 3rd

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, with an estimated 200,000 new cases diagnosed annually. A multidisciplinary focus that entails prevention, diagnosis, and treatment has led to significant strides in the reduction of breast cancer incidence and mortality. Additionally, breast ca...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Pruthi S,Brandt KR,Degnim AC,Goetz MP,Perez EA,Reynolds CA,Schomberg PJ,Dy GK,Ingle JN

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that is active against staphylococci, streptococci, and other gram-positive bacteria. It is the drug of choice for the treatment of infections due to methicillin-resistant staphylococci, Corynebacterium jeikeium, and multiply resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Vancom...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wilhelm MP

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators continues to increase for the management of cardiac dysrhythmias and, more recently, heart failure. Long-term complications associated with their use include infection, lead failure, and spurious shocks. Although the risk of infection with intracardiac ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cook RJ,Orszulak TA,Nkomo VT,Shuford JA,Edwards WD,Ryu JH

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequently encountered disorder of venous thromboembolism (VTE) can cause serious morbidity and even death. Nevertheless, in more than 70% of patients who die of pulmonary embolism (PE), the diagnosis is not considered before death. Thus, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for VTE, especially in high...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rosenow EC 3rd

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment responses to imatinib vary among patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and definitions of treatment failure and suboptimal response have been published. This article discusses monitoring and treatment of patients with CML after failure of or suboptimal response to imatinib therapy. We reviewed articl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jabbour E,Cortes JE,Kantarjian HM

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：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：:Eleven patients with Alport's syndrome had renal transplantation between 1963 and 1980. The mean follow-up is 6 years (6 months to 14 years). All 11 patients are currently alive. Ten have functioning grafts, and in nine the serum creatinine concentration is less than 2 mg/dl. Three patients received a second allograft...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Milliner DS,Pierides AM,Holley KE

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wide-angle two-dimensional echocardiography was used to establish criteria for recognition of ventricular situs and ventricular morphology in 27 patients (ages 2 month to 58 years) with atrioventricular amd ventriculoarterial discordance (corrected transposition of the great arteries). The morphologic left ventricle w...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hagler DJ,Tajik AJ,Seward JB,Edwards WD,Mair DD,Ritter DG

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand motivations, educational needs, and concerns of individuals contemplating whole-exome sequencing (WES) and determine what amount of genetic information might be obtained by sequencing a generally healthy cohort so as to more effectively counsel future patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 2012 to...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lindor NM,Schahl KA,Johnson KJ,Hunt KS,Mensink KA,Wieben ED,Klee E,Black JL,Highsmith WE Jr,Thibodeau SN,Ferber MJ,Aypar U,Ji Y,Graham RP,Fiksdal AS,Sarangi V,Ormond KE,Riegert-Johnson DL,McAllister TM,Farrugia G,

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess early and late outcomes, including bleeding, in patients with thrombocytopenia undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective single-center study of patients with preprocedural thrombocytopenia (platelet count ≤100,000/μL; n=204) undergoing PC...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Raphael CE,Spoon DB,Bell MR,Psaltis PJ,Kidd S,Loh SX,Lennon RJ,Singh M,Rihal C,Gulati R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a diet of high saturated fat and avoidance of starch (HSF-SA) results in weight loss without adverse effects on serum lipids in obese nondiabetic patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-three patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease participated in a prospective 6-week trial at...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hays JH,DiSabatino A,Gorman RT,Vincent S,Stillabower ME

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact on cardiovascular events (CVEs) in a real-world population of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) by implementing the Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC: A, Avoid stroke with anticoagulation; B, better symptom management; C, Cardiovascular and comorbidity risk management) pathwa...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Pastori D,Pignatelli P,Menichelli D,Violi F,Lip GYH

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To many clinicians, the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) seems more art than science. This belief is due in part to the lack of formal training available to clinicians regarding HRQL measurement and interpretation. When HRQL is used systematically, it has been shown to improve patient-physician comm...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hahn EA,Cella D,Chassany O,Fairclough DL,Wong GY,Hays RD,Clinical Significance Consensus Meeting Group.

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclide angiography was used to study the effects of supine and upright bicycle exercise and handgrip exercise in 17 (12 well-trained) normal subjects before (control) and immediately after the administration of propranolol (160 mg/day for 4 days). Cardiac hemodynamic values were related to position in that contr...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Clements IP,Offord KP,Baron DW,Brown ML,Bardsley WT,Harrison CE Jr

更新日期：1984-09-01 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