Infectious diseases of Indochinese refugees.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the use of tests that measure ejection fraction (EF) and the use of coronary angiography among patients with an initial diagnosis of heart failure (HF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:All potential cases of incident HF in Olmsted County, Minnesota, between 1979 and 1999 were identifled. In a random sample o...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kurtz CE,Gerber Y,Weston SA,Redfield MM,Jacobsen SJ,Roger VL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of Mayo Clinic records through 1983 revealed 84 patients (24 male and 10 female; mean age, 41 years) with the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar phospholipoproteinosis. The major clinical features were dyspnea, cough, fever, and chest pain. Chest roentgenograms usually showed bilateral symmetric al...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Prakash UB,Barham SS,Carpenter HA,Dines DE,Marsh HM

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of Crohn's disease is necessitated by complications of the disease or by failure of medical therapy. Despite the fact that the patients with Crohn's disease who undergo operation have the most severe spectrum of problems, about half these patients may never need a further procedure, and the mort...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wolff BG

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of unidentified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and determine the screening accuracy of the Lung Function Questionnaire (LFQ). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Cigarette smokers who had a smoking history of 10 or more pack-years and were aged 30 years or older were recruited from ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Mintz ML,Yawn BP,Mannino DM,Donohue JF,Hanania NA,Grellet CA,Gilsenan AW,McLeod LD,Dalal AA,Raphiou IH,Prillaman BA,Crater GD,Cicale MJ,Mapel DW

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength and increased risk of fracture. Properties related to bone strength include rate of bone turnover, bone mineral density, geometry, microarchitecture, and mean degree of mineralization. These properties (with or without bone density) are som...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Epstein S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a prospective, randomized trial to study the efficacy and tolerance of long-term versus short-term treatment with recombinant interferon alfa-2a in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Ten patients were randomly assigned to a 6-month interferon regimen, and 10 patients were assigned to a 3-week interferon t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rakela J,Wood JR,Czaja AJ,O'Brien PC,Taswell HF,Bowyer BA,Lange SM,Anderson ML,Parent K

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the findings associated with acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome [SS]) and the response of SS to treatment. DESIGN:We retrospectively reviewed 48 cases of SS encountered at the Mayo Clinic between 1980 and 1992. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Histopathologic specimens and medical r...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Fett DL,Gibson LE,Su WP

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the wishes of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for information, participation in decision making, and life-sustaining therapy and to determine whether these wishes are stable over time, we conducted a prospective survey (baseline and 6-month follow-up interviews) of 38 consecutive patients...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Silverstein MD,Stocking CB,Antel JP,Beckwith J,Roos RP,Siegler M

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion therapy (by either administration of thrombolytic agents or immediate angioplasty) is the mainstay of treatment of acute myocardial infarction, yet it remains underutilized. Additionally, many patients do not experience optimal reperfusion because of suboptimal flow rate in the infarct-related artery, abno...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Reeder GS

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial calcification in the coronary arteries frequently indicates concomitant atherosclerotic plaque but can be present in the medial layers with no evidence of plaque. Calcification of the medial layer of arteries is seen most often in the peripheral arteries but also is widely recognized In the coronary arteries....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Qiao JH,Doherty TM,Fishbein MC,Salusky IB,Luthringer DL,Fitzpatrick LA,Shah PK,Rajavashisth TB

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of advanced laparoscopic techniques and robot-assisted technology has resulted in several new surgical approaches for treating organ-confined prostate cancer. Outcomes with these new or minimally Invasive techniques should be assessed carefully to ensure that they are similar to or surpass patients' on...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Humphreys MR,Gettman MT,Chow GK,Zincke H,Blute ML

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports in the popular press have suggested that exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) is followed by an abnormally high incidence of breast cancer. The reports were based on a reanalysis of data not considered ominous originally; and both data and analyses are summarized here. In addition, new data are presented on mo...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brian DD,Tilley BC,Labarthe DR,O'Fallon WM,Noller KL,Kurland LT

更新日期：1980-02-01 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：:Humanism and the humanities open the way to communication, to a better professional and political performance, and to a better image of the profession in the eyes of its "real" public. They also offer to individual physicians a richer life, a greater understanding of their own achievements, a protection against isolat...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Little JM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) is a medical emergency that may be associated with severe neuronal injury. The mortality attributable to GCSE ranges from 3 to 35%. The disorder occurs most frequently in the young and the old extremes of the population. GCSE commonly occurs in patients with no history ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cascino GD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although measurements of trunk flexibility are an important part of a clinical examination, subjective methods are usually used to assess spinal mobility. We studied three easily performed objective techniques for determining trunk flexibility (the common "fingertip-to-floor" test, the modified Schober and Moll tests,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Merritt JL,McLean TJ,Erickson RP,Offord KP

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of brief couples support groups offered concurrently with in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Couples in IVF treatment were given the option of participating in a biweekly support group at the IVF clinic at Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Tex. At leas...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McNaughton-Cassill ME,Bostwick JM,Arthur NJ,Robinson RD,Neal GS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the contemporary trends in outcomes and resource use associated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the United States. METHODS:We identified patients who underwent TAVR between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2017, in the National Readmission Database. We assessed temporal tre...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kawsara A,Sulaiman S,Linderbaum J,Coffey SR,Alqahtani F,Nkomo VT,Crestanello JA,Alkhouli M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, in postmenopausal women with and without histories of preeclampsia and to synthesize these results with those from prior studies of CIMT performed 10 or more years after preeclamptic pregnancies. PATIENTS AND ME...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Garovic VD,Milic NM,Weissgerber TL,Mielke MM,Bailey KR,Lahr B,Jayachandran M,White WM,Hodis HN,Miller VM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clopidogrel bisulfate, a widely used inhibitor of platelet aggregation, is considered at least as safe as aspirin. We describe a patient who developed a systemic inflammatory response syndrome consisting of high fever, tachycardia, cellulitis-like rash, impaired liver function, and mild leukopenia after receiving clop...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wolf I,Mouallem M,Rath S,Farfel Z

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:Myocarditis, an inflammatory disease of heart muscle, is an important cause of dilated cardiomyopathy worldwide. Viral infection is also an important cause of myocarditis, and the spectrum of viruses known to cause myocarditis has changed in the past 2 decades. Several new diagnostic methods, such as cardiac magnetic ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Schultz JC,Hilliard AA,Cooper LT Jr,Rihal CS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of obesity and underweight on adverse in-hospital outcomes in pulmonary embolism (PE). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients diagnosed as having PE based on International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, German Modification code I26 in the G...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Keller K,Hobohm L,Münzel T,Ostad MA,Espinola-Klein C,Lavie CJ,Konstantinides S,Lankeit M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy and tolerability of extended-release oxybutynin chloride and tolterodine tartrate at 12 weeks in participants with overactive bladder. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:The OBJECT (Overactive Bladder: Judging Effective Control and Treatment) study was a prospective, randomized, double-blind, paral...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Appell RA,Sand P,Dmochowski R,Anderson R,Zinner N,Lama D,Roach M,Miklos J,Saltzstein D,Boone T,Staskin DR,Albrecht D,Overactive Bladder: Judging Effective Control and Treatment Study Group.

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 58 operations on 56 patients, in whom a branch of the superficial temporal artery was anastomosed to a branch of the middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA bypass or Yasargil procedure), is reviewed. These operations were performed chiefly for occlussions or for inaccessible stenotic lesions of the internal carot...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Sundt TM Jr,Siekert RG,Piepgras DG,Sharbrough FW,Houser OW

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the clinicopathologic findings, comorbidities, and treatment outcomes of women with lichen planopilaris (LPP). METHOD:In this retrospective review of women with LPP at Mayo Clinic from 1992 to 2016, we searched for scarring alopecia in all female patients aged 1 to 100 years from January 1, 1...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Larkin SC,Cantwell HM,Imhof RL,Torgerson RR,Tolkachjov SN

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of adding a trained intensivist on patient care and educational outcomes in a community teaching hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed outcomes for patients admitted to the medical intensive-care unit (MICU) of a 270-bed community teaching hospital between July 19...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Manthous CA,Amoateng-Adjepong Y,al-Kharrat T,Jacob B,Alnuaimat HM,Chatila W,Hall JB

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between December 1980 and April 1986 at our institution, 38 patients with cancer that involved the tracheobronchial tree (a total of 40 carcinomas) completed at least one course of hematoporphyrin derivative phototherapy. A complete response occurred in 13 patients (with 14 carcinomas). Eleven of these carcinomas did ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Edell ES,Cortese DA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of psychologic distress, measured with a commonly used screening questionnaire, on 6-month morbidity and rehospitalization costs in coronary patients. DESIGN:Psychologic distress was determined by screening with the Symptom Checklist-90--Revised (SCL-90-R) self-report inventory during...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Allison TG,Williams DE,Miller TD,Patten CA,Bailey KR,Squires RW,Gau GT

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00