Spontaneous closure of an iatrogenic coronary artery fistula during recanalization of a chronic total occlusion lesion: A case report.

abstract：:The association of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) with subsequent cancer remains unclear. We investigated the risk of future cancer among tuberculosis (TB) contacts with or without subsequent TB activation. Using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, we conducted a nationwide population-based s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su VY,Yen YF,Pan SW,Chuang PH,Feng JY,Chou KT,Chen YM,Chen TJ,Su WJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a common musculoskeletal disorder for which an effective treatment strategy remains unknown. The goal of this study is to examine whether acupuncture is more effective than injection of glucocorticoid in adults with LE.Adults with LE received either acupuncture or injection of glucocortic...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Peng Z,Zhang M,Li Y,Feng Z

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have pointed out a significant association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and accelerated atherosclerosis. At the best of our knowledge, no such study has been carried out in a large Italian series and, in this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of both subclinical atherosclerosis and his...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ruscitti P,Margiotta DPE,Macaluso F,Iacono D,D'Onofrio F,Emmi G,Atzeni F,Prete M,Perosa F,Sarzi-Puttini P,Emmi L,Cantatore FP,Triolo G,Afeltra A,Giacomelli R,Valentini G

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The potential benefits and safety of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis of evaluate the efficacy and safety of HAIC in the treatment of HCC. METHODS:A comprehensive l...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Long GB,Xiao CW,Zhao XY,Zhang J,Li X

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) with initial manifestations of constipation and intestinal obstruction (IO) is rare. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 50-year-old Chinese male patient was admitted to the gastroenterology department due to constipation and abdominal distention for 8 days. He had experienced ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Qi S,Jiao Y,Gao J,Du H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension continues to be an important public health concern because of its associated morbidity, mortality, and economic impact on society. The aims of this study are to compare the secular changes in age-stratified hypertension prevalence, incidence, co-morbidity, and 3 years of cardiovascular outcome in Taiwan i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liao CT,Wu PC,Shih JC,Cheng TJ,Wu WS

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary spinal glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a rare clinical entity with an aggressive course and an invariably dismal prognosis. Its clinical characteristics, radiologic and pathologic findings, and treatment protocols have been discussed in a few cases. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 15-year-old female was admitted...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen CX,Wu JF,Zhao W,Cai ZW,Cai RZ,Chen CM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine the relationship between dementia and psychiatric disorder diagnoses among long-term care residents in nursing homes across the state of Rhode Island (RI), USA.Observational clinical study.Two hundred fifty-five residents with and without the diagnosis of dementia were included in this study.Prevalence anal...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tori K,Kalligeros M,Nanda A,Shehadeh F,van Aalst R,Chit A,Mylonakis E

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the utility of low kilovoltage computed tomographic venography (CTV) for the detection of deep venous thrombus in the lower limbs.Twenty-one thrombi in 19 enrolled patients were investigated in this retrospective study. Patients were initially scanned using CTV at 100 kVp, at the femur level, followed by ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sasaki T,Fujimoto Y,Ishitoya S,Nabaa B,Watanabe N,Yamaki T,Takahashi K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disease characterized by hypereosinophilia and its ensuing organ damage. Cardiac involvement is divided into 3 chronological stages: an acute necrotic stage; a thrombus formation stage; and a fibrotic stage. Infiltration of the myocardium by eosinophilic cells follow...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao M,Zhang W,Zhao W,Qin L,Pei F,Zheng Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) is often associated with intracranial anomalies such as aneurysms. Surgical treatment of aneurysms on the PPHA is challenging due to that the posterior circulation depends solely on PPHA. PATIENT CONCERNS:A case of an 83-year-old woman with a large aneurysm on P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng S,Yang D,Yang H,Xu LS,Xu MH

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Inadequate stent expansion due to rigid calcified may result in restenosis lesions, but the available options are limited. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a case via the trans-radial approach of the severely underexpanded freshly deployed stent due to heavily calcified plaques DIAGNOSES:: Coronary angiography rev...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Si D,Liu G,Tong Y,He Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Foreign-body ingestion is a common phenomenon and foreign bodies are mostly excreted in stool. Once sharp bodies are ingested without being realized, perforation of intestine is possible and misdiagnosis may be made. We report 2 toothpick ingestion cases that were both diagnosed accurately. PATIENT CONCERNS:...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin N,Lin L,Wu W,Yang W,Cai Z,Hong J,Wang Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the effect of therapy with immunosuppression alone to immunosuppression plus plasma exchange on the clinical course and rate of disappearance of antibody in 17 patients with anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody-induced renal disease. Patients receiving immunosuppression (n = 9) and th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Johnson JP,Moore J Jr,Austin HA 3rd,Balow JE,Antonovych TT,Wilson CB

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intramuscular hemangioma (IMH) is a rare congenital soft tissue tumor. Here, we report a case of IMH patient who had undergone several surgeries and other treatments that were all ineffective before he visited us. CLINICAL FINDINGS:This IMH patient was a 16-yearold male who was born with a tumor of unknow...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu H,Chen Q,Yang H,Shen H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current study was to evaluate the prevalence of guideline recommended medications adherence in myocardial infarction (MI) patients postpercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the association of medication nonadherence and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs).MI patients who underwent PCI in the last 12 mon...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hou Y,Yue Y,Zhao M,Jiang S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinic keratoses (AKs) are precancerous epidermal lesions that develop on sensitive, frequently sun-exposed skin surfaces. There are very little data regarding AK prevalance. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of AK and related conditions among patients in a dermatology outpatient clinic.Patients...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yaldiz M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over one-third of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected pregnant women are clinically depressed, increasing the risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, as well as negative birth and child development outcomes. This study will evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an evidence-bas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wagner GJ,McBain RK,Akena D,Ngo V,Nakigudde J,Nakku J,Chemusto H,Beyeza-Kashesya J,Gwokyalya V,Faherty LJ,Kyohangirwe L,Nabitaka LK,Lukwata H,Linnemayr S,Ghosh-Dastidar B,Businge J,Mukasa B,Wanyenze RK

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare aggressive type of cancer whose prognosis is poor, particularly for metastatic entities. Metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma in the spine is a rare disease with no standard curative managements yet. The objective of this study is to report a very rare case of spinal metastas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu S,Zhou X,Song A,Huo Z,Wang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common and genetically heterozygous inflammatory rheumatic disease characterized by new bone formation, ankylosis and inflammation of hip, sacroiliac joints and spine. Until now, there is no method for early diagnosis of AS and the effective treatment available for AS patients remain l...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Wong SH,Shen J,Chan MTV,Wu WKK

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has not played a large role in the surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma due to inadequate sensitivity and specificity for active chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of AFP in small hepatocellular carcinomas after hepatitis C virus er...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Minami T,Tateishi R,Kondo M,Nakagomi R,Fujiwara N,Sato M,Uchino K,Enooku K,Nakagawa H,Asaoka Y,Kondo Y,Moriya K,Shiina S,Koike K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to estimate motor recovery in the early phase after stroke. Many studies have demonstrated that both diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) and motor-evoked potentials (MEP) are valuable predictors of motor recovery, but these modalities do not directly reflect the status of the injured gray matter. We re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim DH,Kyeong S,Cho Y,Jung TM,Ahn SJ,Park YG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare results for radiological prediction of pathological invasiveness in lung adenocarcinoma between radiologists and a deep learning (DL) system.Ninety patients (50 men, 40 women; mean age, 66 years; range, 40-88 years) who underwent pre-operative chest computed tomography (CT) with 0.625-mm slice thickness wer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yanagawa M,Niioka H,Hata A,Kikuchi N,Honda O,Kurakami H,Morii E,Noguchi M,Watanabe Y,Miyake J,Tomiyama N

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that the cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) gene -159C/T variant may be associated with asthma risk. However, some studies yielded conflicting results. Therefore, a comprehensive meta-analysis was designed to assess the precise association. METHODS:A systematic search in PubMed, Embas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang D,Yang Y,Xu J,Zhou ZK,Yu HY

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006944.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis (PVT), in spite of the advances in the valve design and the material used, remains a serious complication of mechanical cardiac valve replacement. The factors influencing the development of PVT are: thrombogenicity of the valve, hemodynamics of the transprosthetic blood flow and ineffective...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sr K,G B,Jain S,Moorthy N,Manjunath SC,Christopher R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies about serum IgG4 for the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) have been reported. However, these studies had relatively small sample sizes and the diagnostic accuracy values varied much between them.The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum IgG4 ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hao M,Liu M,Fan G,Yang X,Li J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To summary the impact of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) only on patients with moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation and survival.We retrospectively analyzed 109 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) complicated by moderate mitral regurgitation, from January, 2008 to December, 2014, in the Depar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang W,Li B,Wang Y,Piao H,Zhu Z,Xu R,Li D,Liu K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The argument on the recommended rehabilitation protocol following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair remains to be resolved. So this meta-analysis was presented to evaluate the differences of clinical effects between the 2 distinct rehabilitation protocols after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. METHODS:The P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li S,Sun H,Luo X,Wang K,Wu G,Zhou J,Wang P,Sun X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) level is an independent predictor of acute cardiovascular event occurrence. To test the hypothesis that increased PAPP-A levels would be associated with a higher burden of coronary thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) thereby underlying the heightened risk for cardiovascular eve...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu XF,Yang M,Qu AJ,Mintz GS,Yang Y,Shang YP,Gao H,Zhang YC,Ge CJ,Wang LY,Wang L,Pu J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00