Gram-negative bacteremia after transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate.

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：: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：:Since the early 1970s, investigators have been interested in the relationship between dietary marine fish oils and plasma lipoproteins. Previous studies have shown that consumption of a diet rich in marine fatty acids results in altered lipid profiles, prolonged bleeding times, reduced platelet aggregation, and decrea...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ballard-Barbash R,Callaway CW

更新日期：1987-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of healthy lifestyle characteristics and to examine the association between different combinations of healthy lifestyle characteristics and cardiovascular disease biomarkers. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The prevalence of healthy lifestyle characteristics was estimated for the US adult pop...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Loprinzi PD,Branscum A,Hanks J,Smit E

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:During the past decade, major advances have been made in vitamin D research that transcend the simple concept that vitamin D is Important for the prevention of rickets in children and has little physiologic relevance for adults. Inadequate vitamin D, in addition to causing rickets, prevents children from attaining the...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Holick MF

更新日期：2006-03-01 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 assess the predictive value of a series of demographic and clinical variables for stroke and survival in a population after a first transient ischemic attack (TIA). DESIGN:Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to determine the association of various demographic and clinical factors with su...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Evans BA,Sicks JD,Whisnant JP

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of race on the incidence of aortic stenosis (AS) and utilization and outcomes of aortic valve replacement (AVR). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients older than 60 years hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of AS and those who underwent AVR between 2003 and 2014 were included. Adjusted and una...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Alqahtani F,Aljohani S,Amin AH,Al-Hijji M,Ali OO,Holmes DR,Alkhouli M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequently, the presence of endocarditis is disguised. The emphasis of this description of the clinical manifestations of endocarditis is on the various modes of presentation, rather than on individual symptoms and signs. Endocarditis can manifest with cardiac, pulmonary, ophthalmic, central nervous system, renal, ort...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hermans PE

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the single most common cause of death in the developed world, responsible for about 1 in every 5 deaths. The morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic importance of this disease make timely accurate diagnosis and cost-effective management of CAD of the utmost importance. This comprehensi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cassar A,Holmes DR Jr,Rihal CS,Gersh BJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of direct-to-consumer (DTC) predictive genomic risk information on perceived risk and worry in the context of routine clinical care. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients attending a preventive medicine clinic between June 1 and December 18, 2009, were randomly assigned to receive either genomic...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： James KM,Cowl CT,Tilburt JC,Sinicrope PS,Robinson ME,Frimannsdottir KR,Tiedje K,Koenig BA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence and predictors of infective endocarditis (IE) in a population-based cohort of patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified all adult Olmsted County residents with MVP diagnosed by echocardiography from January 1989 to December 1998 and cross-matched...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Katan O,Michelena HI,Avierinos JF,Mahoney DW,DeSimone DC,Baddour LM,Suri RM,Enriquez-Sarano M

更新日期：2016-03-01 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 follow-up study of 224 male patients from Rochester, Minnesota, diagnosed with cryptorchidism during the period from 1935 through 1974 was conducted to assess the frequency of subsequent testicular neoplasms. Age-specific rates for testicular neoplasm in this community were used to estimate an expected number for co...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Benson RC Jr,Beard CM,Kelalis PP,Kurland LT

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：:Plasma concentration of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), as measured by the Triage BNP Test, is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to aid in the diagnosis of heart failure. This diagnostic test is available in many institutions. The purpose of this article is to help the physician know the appropriate time t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shapiro BP,Chen HH,Burnett JC Jr,Redfield MM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a woman with an unusual case of thromboembolism of the mesenteric artery in whom multiple thrombi were subsequently found in the aorta and right heart chambers on transesophageal echocardiography. Further evaluation revealed a deficiency of protein C and S plasma proteins, inhibitors of the clotting system...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Onwuanyi A,Sachdeva R,Hamirani K,Islam M,Parris R

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decrease in blood androgen levels is well documented in women who experience natural or surgical menopause. This change may be associated with various negative effects on bone metabolism in addition to psychosocial and sexuality aspects of life. A review of published information on androgen replacement therapy shows...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Abraham D,Carpenter PC

更新日期：1997-11-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of application of back supports on back strength in subjects with osteoporosis. DESIGN:In a prospective, randomized, controlled study, we compared compliance and evaluated changes in back strength in 45 women with osteoporosis who were older than 40 years of age and were randomly assi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kaplan RS,Sinaki M,Hameister MD

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catastrophic infarcts of the cerebral hemisphere often involve occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. In approximately 50% of these patients, consciousness declines because of brain swelling. Management includes prevention of further systemic complications, and recent studies have suggested that decompressive hemicr...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wijdicks EF

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the use of a computerized bar code-based blood identification system resulted in a reduction in transfusion errors or near-miss transfusion episodes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Our institution instituted a computerized bar code-based blood identification system in October 2006. After instituti...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Nuttall GA,Abenstein JP,Stubbs JR,Santrach P,Ereth MH,Johnson PM,Douglas E,Oliver WC Jr

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic syndrome is an insulin-resistant state characterized by a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors, including various combinations of abdominal obesity, glucose intolerance, hypertension, and atherogenic dyslipidemia (elevated triglyceride values, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and small ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Johnson LW,Weinstock RS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autogenic biofeedback training appears to be a promising technique for the treatment of migraine headaches, as reflected in the literature reviewed herein and in the data from 21 patients who were followed up for an average of 10 months. Autogenic biogeedback training exemplifies an important trend in psychosomatic me...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Fahrion SL

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk stratification and risk-benefit ratios are extremely important in guiding patient-physician interactions as well as patient and family counseling. Risks associated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty are (1) compromise of the vessel lumen or vessel integrity, (2) unsuccessful procedure, and (3) re...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Holmes DR Jr

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first generation of multicenter randomized controlled trials of coronary artery bypass surgery vs medical treatment in the 1970s found survival advantage only in patients with left main coronary artery disease or with multiple risk factors. Over time, these results have remained reproducible and biologically plaus...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Detre KM,Holubkov R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess presentation, imaging, treatment, and outcome of patients with myelopathy due to a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:This retrospective review identified 94 patients with DAVF surgically treated at our institution between June 1985 and December 1999. The mean ages of the 75 m...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Atkinson JL,Miller GM,Krauss WE,Marsh WR,Piepgras DG,Atkinson PP,Brown RD Jr,Lane JI

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) of the colon is useful in assessment of patients with colonic disease because the entire bowel wall, extraluminal tissues, and adjacent solid organs can be directly visualized. Patients with advanced stage colorectal carcinoma can be reliably identified with CT. This information can assist in ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Johnson CD,Stephens DH

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00