Severe infection due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in asplenic renal transplant patients.

abstract：:An inexpensive and reproducible model to help in developing the technical skills for, and to investigate experimentally, a microvascular anastomosis resembling the superficial temporal-middle cerebral artery bypass is described. The model is used to illustrate the important principles of microvascular surgery. Using a...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rosenbaum TJ,Sundt TM Jr

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical guidelines for instituting pharmacotherapy for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), specifically lipid management and aspirin, have long been based on absolute risk. However, lipid management in the current era remains challenging to both patients and clinicians in the set...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Michos ED,Blaha MJ,Blumenthal RS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now generally accepted that vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide health problem that affects not only musculoskeletal health but also a wide range of acute and chronic diseases. However, there remains cynicism about the lack of randomized controlled trials to support the association studies regarding the nonskele...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hossein-nezhad A,Holick MF

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency of osteosarcoma involving the foot and determine the clinical outcome of affected patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the cases of osteosarcoma encountered between 1911 and 1992 at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute. In particular, we analyzed whether common cli...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Biscaglia R,Gasbarrini A,Böhling T,Bacchini P,Bertoni F,Picci P

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with proximal, isolated de novo left anterior descending coronary artery disease and left ventricular ejection fraction of 45%. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In the multicenter Stenting vs Internal...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Goy JJ,Kaufmann U,Goy-Eggenberger D,Garachemani A,Hurni M,Carrel T,Gaspardone A,Burnand B,Meier B,Versaci F,Tomai F,Bertel O,Pieper M,de Benedictis M,Eeckhout E

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, our aim was to test the hypothesis that colonic tone is abnormal in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We studied eight patients with IBS and eight age-matched asymptomatic control subjects, in whom tone and motility were measured by an electronic barostat and by pneumohydraulic perfusion man...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Vassallo MJ,Camilleri M,Phillips SF,Steadman CJ,Talley NJ,Hanson RB,Haddad AC

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic failure and proximal skeletal myopathy are rare features of the Sjögren syndrome (SS). We describe a 51-year-old woman with primary SS who had development of esophageal dysmotility, urinary retention, severe orthostatism, and skeletal myopathy during a 3-month period after the diagnosis of SS. Her symptoms a...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sorajja P,Poirier MK,Bundrick JB,Matteson EL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define mortality associated with isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and identify risk factors associated with decreased survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study of residents of southeastern Minnesota with moderate-severe or more severe isolated TR diagnosed between Janua...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Fender EA,Petrescu I,Ionescu F,Zack CJ,Pislaru SV,Nkomo VT,Cochuyt JJ,Hodge DO,Nishimura RA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether the outcome of patients with primary systemic amyloidosis (AL) has improved over time and to identify predictors of early mortality in patients with AL. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We studied 2 separate cohorts of patients. The first cohort, consisting of 1998 patients with AL seen at Mayo Clinic...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kumar SK,Gertz MA,Lacy MQ,Dingli D,Hayman SR,Buadi FK,Short-Detweiler K,Zeldenrust SR,Leung N,Greipp PR,Lust JA,Russell SJ,Kyle RA,Rajkumar SV,Dispenzieri A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The management of CKD requires balancing the benefits of specific treatments, which may exacerbate the potential for hyperkalemia, with the risks of hyperkalemia itself. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Palmer BF

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Olmsted County, Minnesota, population-based epidemiologic research studies are possible because of a unique medical records linkage system, the Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP), which has been in place for almost half a century. We present a summary of epidemiologic data describing the incidence of skin disease...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Andersen LK,Davis MD

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the direct physiological and emotional impact of an animal-assisted activity (AAA) session (a form of complementary and integrative medicine) in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study population consisted of 221 participants with FM who were attending Mayo Clinic's Fibromyal...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Clark S,Martin F,McGowan RTS,Smidt J,Anderson R,Wang L,Turpin T,Langenfeld-McCoy N,Bauer B,Mohabbat AB

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:Among 169 adult pathologically staged patients with Hodgkin's disease who were treated at the Mayo Clinic between 1974 and 1978, we identified four cases of second malignant lesions that developed. The median duration of follow-up after diagnosis for the entire population was 4.1 years. Of the 169 patients, 73 receive...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Schomberg PJ,Evans RG,Banks PM,White WL,O'Connell MJ,Earle JD

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple regression analysis were used to investigate the relationship between blood pressure and age, sex, relative weight, antihypertensive medication, diabetes mellitus, diet (low-salt, low-cholesterol, and weight-reducing regimens), cigarette smoking, coffee drinking, and aerobic exercise among a stratified random...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Phillips SJ,O'Fallon WM,Whisnant JP

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1973 and October 1991 at the Mayo Clinic, 5 of 345 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis initially had features suggestive of giant cell arteritis and subsequently were found to have biopsy-proven vasculitis of the temporal artery. All five patients were older than 60 years of age and had jaw claudica...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nishino H,DeRemee RA,Rubino FA,Parisi JE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine 45-year trends in time use and physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) in a nationally representative sample of US mothers. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:We quantified time allocation to physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviors (SED), and PAEE from 1965 to 2010 in mothers with older children (MO...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Archer E,Lavie CJ,McDonald SM,Thomas DM,Hébert JR,Taverno Ross SE,McIver KL,Malina RM,Blair SN

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many types of psychotherapeutic drugs (especially antidepressants) directly and indirectly interact with neurotransmitter receptors, the recognition sites for the chemical messengers released by neurons. These interactions can result in increased or decreased sensitivity of certain receptors. Hypotheses exist to expla...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Richelson E,El-Fakahany E

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we report a case of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a 7-month-old infant who had short-gut syndrome after a gastroschisis repair and who was dependent on total parenteral nutrition through a central venous catheter. The organism was initially misidentified as viridans group streptococcus. Detection of vanco...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dhodapkar KM,Henry NK

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：: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：:Effective antituberculous drugs have radically improved the prognosis of the patient with active tuberculosis. Surgical therapy is rarely needed, and sanitoriums have largely vanished. Triple-drug therapy may be indicated initially for cavitary pulmonary disease, meningitis, miliary disease, and moderate to severe ren...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Van Scoy RE,Wilkowske CJ

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a multicenter investigative trial, transurethral microwave thermotherapy of the prostate was used in 60 men with symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy. A single office treatment on the Prostatron, a device that provides concurrent microwave heating of the prostate and conductive cooling of the urethra, w...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Blute ML,Tomera KM,Hellerstein DK,Atkinson EJ,Patterson DE,Segura JW

更新日期：1992-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of cardiac rehabilitation interventions on patients with hostility, or unexpressed anger, a coronary heart disease risk factor that adversely affects morbidity and mortality after major coronary heart disease events. METHODS:Using validated questionnaires to evaluate behavioral chara...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lavie CJ,Milani RV

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the McGill University neuro-ophthalmology unit, 52 patients with superior oblique palsy were seen during the 2-year period October 1973 to August 1975; these included patients with congenital, traumatic, vascular, and other more rare causes of trochlear paralysis. Half of the patients with congenital palsy had dipl...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Younge BR,Sutula F

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify preliminary studies on patients with melanoma exposed to β-blockers that suggested a reduced risk of disease recurrence and death. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data were obtained from all consecutive patients diagnosed as having melanoma between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 2009, at the Department of ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： De Giorgi V,Gandini S,Grazzini M,Benemei S,Marchionni N,Geppetti P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susac syndrome (retinocochleocerebral vasculopathy) is a syndrome of unknown pathogenesis. The triad of multifocal encephalopathy, visual loss, and hearing loss is caused by microangiopathy of the brain, retina, and cochlea. The illness tends to be monophasic, and to our knowledge, recurrence after years of remission ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Petty GW,Matteson EL,Younge BR,McDonald TJ,Wood CP

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:Recognizing the adverse metabolic effects of predominantly visceral body fat distribution associated with low testosterone levels, researchers have investigated the effects of androgen treatment on body fat distribution in men. This presentation reviews the results of research on acute and longer-term effects of treat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Jensen MD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00