Recently developed elastomers for facial prostheses.

abstract：:Drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent the primary treatment strategy for patients with acute and chronic pain; however, there is substantial individual variability in both the efficacy and adverse effects associated with these drugs. Variability in drug responses is due, in part, to individua...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Oladosu FA,Maixner W,Nackley AG

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 11-year period 1975 through 1985, 1,063 surgical procedures were performed on 795 Mayo Clinic patients 90 years of age or older. Preoperative conditions, surgical setting, and perioperative morbidity and mortality were analyzed in a comparison of the local residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota (N = 224), w...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Warner MA,Hosking MP,Lobdell CM,Offord KP,Melton LJ 3rd

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of sumatriptan on migraine-related workplace productivity loss. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial, adult migraineurs self-injected 6 mg of sumatriptan or matching placebo to treat a moderate or severe migraine within the fi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Schulman EA,Cady RK,Henry D,Batenhorst AS,Putnam DG,Watson CB,O'Quinn SO

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sumatriptan, 50-mg and 100-mg tablets, compared with placebo for treatment of migraine at the first sign of pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two identical multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-attack studies were conducted from May through Nov...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Winner P,Mannix LK,Putnam DG,McNeal S,Kwong J,O'Quinn S,Richardson MS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In August 2015, an expert colloquium commissioned by the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) convened in Washington, DC, to discuss the common clinical scenario of men who present with low testosterone (T) and associated signs and symptoms accompanied by low or normal gonadotropin levels. This syndrome is...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Khera M,Broderick GA,Carson CC 3rd,Dobs AS,Faraday MM,Goldstein I,Hakim LS,Hellstrom WJ,Kacker R,Köhler TS,Mills JN,Miner M,Sadeghi-Nejad H,Seftel AD,Sharlip ID,Winters SJ,Burnett AL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cirrhosis and liver cancer, the main causes of liver-related morbidity and mortality, result from defective repair of liver injury. This article summarizes rapidly evolving knowledge about liver myofibroblasts and progenitors, the 2 key cell types that interact to orchestrate effective repair, because deregu...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Machado MV,Diehl AM

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The increasing prevalence and far-reaching medical, social, and economical implications of obesity have made it a national health-care crisis in the United States. About one in every three persons is at least 20% above "ideal" body weight, and approximately 5% have direct weight-related serious health problems (morbid...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Balsiger BM,Luque de Leon E,Sarr MG

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have observed the effects of concussion on nonanesthetized rats and humans. We believe the phenomenon in both to be identical. There are four obvious stages to concussion and the recovery therefrom: fourth stage--visceral (respiratory) and somatic immobility; third stage--return of irregular visceral (respiratory) ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Parkinson D

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the overall risk of breast cancer and breast cancer characteristics in women given supradiaphragmatic radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Medical records of 653 female patients who received supradiaphragmatic radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma at the Mayo Clinic in Ro...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wahner-Roedler DL,Nelson DF,Croghan IT,Achenbach SJ,Crowson CS,Hartmann LC,O'Fallon WM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 51 patients with type 1 and 9 patients with type 2 membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, we found a male predominance in both types, a wide age range but with younger patients having predominantly type 2 disease, and clinical presentations that varied and included the nephrotic syndrome, an abnormal urinalysis ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Donadio JV Jr,Slack TK,Holley KE,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between specific adipose tissue depots and the risk of incident cancer in the Dallas Heart Study. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Individuals without prevalent cancer in the Dallas Heart Study underwent quantification of adipose depots: visceral adipose tissue (VAT), abdominal subcutaneous ad...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gupta A,Pandey A,Ayers C,Beg MS,Lakoski SG,Vega GL,Grundy SM,Johnson DH,Neeland IJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Thirty-five patients with a diagnosis of pure ovarian dysgerminoma underwent assessment at our institution between 1950 and 1984. The median age of these patients was 21 years (range, 8 to 41 years). The surgical pathologic stages of the tumors were as follows: stage IA1 in 18 patients, stage IA2 in 2, stage IB1 in 2,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Buskirk SJ,Schray MF,Podratz KC,Lee RA,Stanhope CR,Gaffey TA,Weber FC,Earle JD,Naessens JM,Malkasian GD

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize public perception of physicians' conflicts of interest (COIs) across medical and surgical specialties. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional 6-arm randomized survey of a nonprobability sample from Amazon's Mechanical Turk occurred on December 11 to 16, 2018. Survey respondents were randomly...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Niforatos JD,Chaitoff A,Mercer MB,Yu PC,Rose SL

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:Neuroepidemiology has been important in providing clues about the cause and pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. In this review, we update the incidence and prevalence rates of multiple sclerosis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and examine the potential role of viruses, exposure to animals, toxins, trauma, and diet in th...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wynn DR,Rodriguez M,O'Fallon WM,Kurland LT

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a practical formula for fresh frozen plasma (FFP) dosing for warfarin reversal. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed data on all adult patients who received a total of 7778 units of FFP for warfarin reversal at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk, VA) between April 1, 2009, and March 31, 2010. P...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rashidi A,Tahhan HR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneovenous shunt for intractable ascites was complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation, which resulted in the death of the patient. Attention is called to this potentially serious complication. The cause of disseminated intravascular coagulation occurring after peritoneovenous shunt is uncertain. Pati...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Matseshe JW,Beart RW,Bartholomew LG,Baldus WP

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter-like organisms (provisionally named C. pyloridis) were demonstrated in gastric biopsy specimens by histopathologic analysis and bacterial culture. C. pyloridis organisms were found in 12 of 26 patients (46%) with gastric or duodenal ulcer but in none of 10 healthy volunteers without histologic evidence o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gustavsson S,Phillips SF,Malagelada JR,Rosenblatt JE

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the relationship of ideal cardiovascular health to disease-specific death. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We used data from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study from October 9, 1987, to March 3, 1999, to estimate the prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in 11,993 individuals (24.3% women) and to exam...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Artero EG,España-Romero V,Lee DC,Sui X,Church TS,Lavie CJ,Blair SN

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings in patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and to study its association with vasogenic edema. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Retrospective review of 73 consecutive prospectively collected adults diagnosed with PRES from January 1, 2000, through ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Datar S,Singh TD,Fugate JE,Mandrekar J,Rabinstein AA,Hocker S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), commercially available since 2003, has not gained widespread acceptance among prescribers. This underuse can be traced to several misperceptions and fears regarding LAIV. This review examines both the facts (safety, immunogenicity, and effectiveness) and the most pervasive myt...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tosh PK,Boyce TG,Poland GA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and coronary heart disease (CHD) events among young and elderly individuals. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:This is a secondary analysis of data from a prospective, multiethnic, population-based cohort study designed to study subclinical atherosclerosis....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tota-Maharaj R,Blaha MJ,Blankstein R,Silverman MG,Eng J,Shaw LJ,Blumenthal RS,Budoff MJ,Nasir K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip arthroplasty using the Thompson femoral prosthesis with methyl methacrylate fixation was performed on 109 hips in 106 patients. During an average follow-up period of 36 months, 26 patients died. Fifty-one procedures were performed for fresh fractures of the femoral neck and results were satisfactory in this group ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Beckenbaugh RD,Tressler HA,Johnson EW Jr

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether the characteristics of esophageal symptoms may be of diagnostic utility in distinguishing dysphagia of various causes. Included in the study were a total of 499 patients with three types of dysphagia: 234 with dysphagia related to an obstructive lesion in the esophagus, 1...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kim CH,Weaver AL,Hsu JJ,Rainwater L,Zinsmeister AR

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between exercise capacity and the risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:A symptom-limited exercise tolerance test was conducted to assess exercise capacity in 5962 veterans (mean age, 56.8±11.0 years) from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Faselis C,Kokkinos P,Tsimploulis A,Pittaras A,Myers J,Lavie CJ,Kyritsi F,Lovic D,Karasik P,Moore H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in native South Americans and identify the impact of geographic location. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:An epidemiological telephone survey of RLS symptoms involving natives from coastal and mountainous areas was performed during July 2, 2004, through Se...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Castillo PR,Kaplan J,Lin SC,Fredrickson PA,Mahowald MW

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by 2 pathogenic defects, impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance. The resultant hyperglycemia causes microvascular and macrovascular complications that increase morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. Optimum glycemic cont...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Palumbo PJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the rate of and potential risk factors for bloodstream infections (BSIs) using data from the REVEAL (Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-term Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension [PAH] Disease Management) REGISTRY(®), which provides current information about patients with PAH. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Pat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kitterman N,Poms A,Miller DP,Lombardi S,Farber HW,Barst RJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00