Diagnosing Lyme disease: the contribution of serologic testing.

abstract：:Data from animal experiments and human studies implicate added sugars (eg, sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup) in the development of diabetes mellitus and related metabolic derangements that raise cardiovascular (CV) risk. Added fructose in particular (eg, as a constituent of added sucrose or as the main component o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： DiNicolantonio JJ,O'Keefe JH,Lucan SC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, we describe the first reported case of paradoxical embolization via a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in an adult with moderately severe cystic fibrosis (CF) and advanced lung disease. Fluctuating neurologic symptoms and signs suggestive of cerebrovascular disease in an adult patient with advanced CF may ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Espiritu JD,Kleinhenz ME

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary causes due to mutations and defects in certain genes account for roughly 5% to 10% of all colorectal cancers. These inherited syndromes have been associated with a 60% to 100% lifetime risk for development of colorectal cancer, depending on the genetic syndrome, and many also carry an increased risk for mul...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Samadder NJ,Baffy N,Giridhar KV,Couch FJ,Riegert-Johnson D

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we describe 13 cases of primary neurofibrosarcoma of the skin. The tumor presumably arises from small cutaneous nerves, is locally aggressive, and has a potential for metastasis. Characteristic histopathologic features include proliferating atypical spindle cells with slender wavy and pointed nuclei; h...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dabski C,Reiman HM Jr,Muller SA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) in predicting death, recurrent ischemic events, and heart failure among community-dwelling persons with first myocardial infarction (MI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Consecutive Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents with an incident MI between November 6, 2002, and D...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gerber Y,Jaffe AS,Weston SA,Jiang R,Roger VL

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Understanding the sequence of events responsible for pressure-related natriuresis and their pathophysiologic alterations may be useful in distinguishing various types of essential hypertension of renal origin. The perturbation of a distal step in the sequence is likely to be reflected in a simple physiologic defect. F...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Romero JC,Bentley MD,Textor SC,Knox FG

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataract operations are commonly performed in either a primary-care or a tertiary-care center. A plethora of information (some of which is unfounded) has been disseminated in the lay news media about the advances in the surgical techniques of cataract removal. This article reviews some of the recent concepts about the...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Liesegang TJ

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic shock syndrome has only recently been described. Eleven female patients aged 13 to 43 years (median 17) with toxic shock syndrome have been seen at the Mayo Clinic since August 1975. One patient died. Seven patients had one or more recurrences. As previously described, the syndrome was often life-threatening...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McKenna UG,Meadows JA 3rd,Brewer NS,Wilson WR,Perrault J

更新日期：1980-11-01 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：: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 report the clinicopathologic findings in patients with Grover's disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We reviewed the medical records and biopsy specimens from 72 patients with transient acantholytic dermatosis (Grover's disease) examined at Mayo Clinic Rochester. Hematoxylin-eosin-stained biopsy specimens (from ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Davis MD,Dinneen AM,Landa N,Gibson LE

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extending a study of the period 1935-1964, we determined the incidence rates of leukemia in Olmsted County during the decade 1965-1974. In this decade, the overall crude annual incidence rate was 9.5 per 100,000. The ratio of males to females was 2.4 to 1; and the incidence rate was significantly higher among males th...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Linos A,Kyle RA,Elveback LR,Kurland LT

更新日期：1978-11-01 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：:After the completion of the Human Genome Project, there has been an acceleration in methodologies on sequencing nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) at a high precision and with ever-decreasing turnaround time and cost. Collectively, these approaches are termed next-generation sequencing and are already affecting the transform...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Stephens MC,Boardman LA,Lazaridis KN

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous spontaneous electromyographic activity and responses to electrical stimulation of the facial nerve in the surgical field were monitored in 48 patients undergoing primary removal of an acoustic neuroma. The operative and postoperative results in these patients were compared with the results in 48 patients wh...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Harner SG,Daube JR,Ebersold MJ,Beatty CW

更新日期：1987-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy and its role in the management of a nodular goiter are clearly established. The accuracy of cytologic diagnosis approaches 95%. FINDINGS:FNA biopsy is a reasonable approach to thyroid nodules; it has decreased costs substantially because it facilitates sel...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gharib H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that migraine is associated with decreased productivity. This article describes the results of a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed publications that measured the impact of migraine on workplace productivity in the United States and provides recommendations for future research. A MEDLINE s...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Burton WN,Landy SH,Downs KE,Runken MC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a common occult cause of sudden cardiac arrest in otherwise healthy-appearing adults. The pathognomonic electrocardiographic pattern may be unmasked only by certain medications, many of which are unknown. We report a case of a depressed but otherwise healthy man with an asymptomatic right bun...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Alampay MM,Haigney MC,Flanagan MC,Perito RM,Love KM,Grammer GG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to test the safety of hot tub use for persons with heart disease, 15 men with clinically stable coronary artery disease underwent 15 minutes of immersion in a hot tube at 40 degrees C. On another day, they exercised on a cycle ergometer for 15 minutes; target heart rate was determined by standard methods. Tym...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Allison TG,Miller TD,Squires RW,Gau GT

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompt and appropriate management measures are critical in order to achieve a favorable outcome after a major overdose of intrathecally (IT) administered methotrexate (MTX). Published information available to guide clinicians in the immediate management of this medical emergency is scant. Herein we describe a 6-year-o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Marcaigh AS,Johnson CM,Smithson WA,Patterson MC,Widemann BC,Adamson PC,McManus MJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcopenia is a debilitating condition that occurs with senescence. The present study places this entity in the context of life expectancy, then discusses the mechanism of muscle loss. The findings show deficits in muscle protein synthesis with advancing age and suggest that these deficits are specific to certain musc...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nair KS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the epidemiologic and clinical features of renovascular disease and discuss various diagnostic approaches. DESIGN:We describe the findings in patients with fibromuscular dysplasia or atherosclerotic disease of the renal arteries and review pertinent studies from the literature. RESULTS:Renovascul...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Canzanello VJ,Textor SC

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolic complications continue to be potential hazards in patients with prosthetic heart valves, and cerebral infarct and transient neurologic deficits as a result of embolism are the most common manifestations. Actual thrombotic obstruction of the valve occurs less frequently but is often fatal unless it is re...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kontos GJ Jr,Schaff HV

更新日期：1985-02-01 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

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is an insidiously developing, adult-onset, progressive anterior horn cell degeneration with associated degeneration of descending motor pathways. It has been recognized as an important clinical syndrome since the middle of the 19th century. Despite increasing clinical and research interes...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Williams DB,Windebank AJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychosocial and spiritual factors influence a broad spectrum of medical and surgical disorders. The adverse effects of stress have been most clearly documented in cardiovascular disease. In cancer, unresolved questions include the following: Do emotional factors have a causal role in either initiating or promoting a ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Creagan ET

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive ventilation refers to the delivery of assisted ventilatory support without the use of an endotracheal tube. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) can be delivered by using a volume-controlled ventilator, a pressure-controlled ventilator, a bilevel positive airway pressure ventilator, or a contin...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rabatin JT,Gay PC

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A calcium-binding IgG K monoclonal protein in a patient with multiple myeloma and asymptomatic hypercalcemia was recognized, isolated, and characterized. In addition to binding by the whole IgG molecules, calcium was bound by purified Fab fragments and recombined heavy and light chains. In a competitive binding study,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Annesley TM,Burritt MF,Kyle RA

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00