Medical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors and alpha-adrenergic antagonists.

abstract：:A 36-year-old man sought medical attention because of pressure in his head and distention of the veins in his neck. Physical examination disclosed a murmur of aortic insufficiency, and a chest roentgenogram showed a dilated ascending aorta. Two-dimensional echocardiography and angiography demonstrated a large intimal ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cooke JP,Safford RE

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual-chamber pacing improved hemodynamics acutely in a subset of patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction but conveyed no long-term symptomatic benefit in most. More recently, LV pacing and biventricular (multisite) pacing have been used to improve systolic contractility by altering the electrical and mechanica...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gerber TC,Nishimura RA,Holmes DR Jr,Lloyd MA,Zehr KJ,Tajik AJ,Hayes DL

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：:Scleromyxedema is a disorder characterized by a typical rash due to the accumulation of mucin in the dermis. It is always associated with a monoclonal protein in the serum and can have a wide variety of systemic manifestations. We describe a 40-year-old woman who had scleromyxedema associated with a monoclonal G lambd...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rayson D,Lust JA,Duncan A,Su WP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pacemaker therapy is most commonly initiated because of symptomatic bradycardia, usually resulting from sinus node disease. Randomized multicenter trials assessing the relative benefits of different pacing modes have made possible an evidence-based approach to the treatment of bradyarrhythmias. During the past several...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kaszala K,Huizar JF,Ellenbogen KA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitic diseases affect more than 2 billion people globally and cause substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly among the world's poorest people. This overview focuses on the treatment of the major protozoan and helminth infections in humans. Recent developments in antiparasitic therapy include the expansion...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kappagoda S,Singh U,Blackburn BG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how often unnecessary resting echocardiograms that are "not recommended" by clinical practice guidelines are performed in patients with stable chest pain and normal resting electrocardiograms (ECGs). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective search of electronic medical records of all ou...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gibbons RJ,Carryer D,Liu H,Brady PA,Askew JW,Hodge D,Ammash N,Ebbert JO,Roger VL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of monoclonal light chains in the urine by the Bence Jones heat test is a useful adjuvant to the diagnosis of myeloma and other related diseases. The test is particularly helpful when no serum spike is noted. Overall, it is positive in approximately half of all patients with myeloma. In order to assess t...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Perry MC,Kyle RA

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed and validated a radioimmunoassay for circulating human parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP), based on a commercial antiserum to the synthetic 1-34 fragment of PTHrP, 125I-Tyr degrees-PTHrP(1-34) as radioligand, and prior extraction of the native peptide from plasma with C-2 cartridges. We determine...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kao PC,Klee GG,Taylor RL,Heath H 3rd

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic ventralis lateralis thalamotomy can be performed in selected patients with medically intractable parkinsonian tremor and rigidity. New technology, including computed tomography-based stereotaxis and microelectrode recording techniques, provides a data base for precise localization of thalamic lesions tail...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kelly PJ,Ahlskog JE,Goerss SJ,Daube JR,Duffy JR,Kall BA

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common disorder with a prevalence of 5% to 15%. Primary care physicians must become familiar with management of this disorder. This algorithm for the management of RLS was written by members of the Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation and is based on scienti...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Silber MH,Ehrenberg BL,Allen RP,Buchfuhrer MJ,Earley CJ,Hening WA,Rye DB,Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation.

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Almost all pacemakers currently implanted in patients in the United States are now capable of some degree of noninvasive programmability. Although programmability seems to be a very useful feature and allows flexibility in the patient's pacemaker system, the use of programmability in the late follow-up period has not ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： O'Keefe JH Jr,Hayes DL,Holmes DR Jr,Vlietstra RE

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To record long-term follow-up data on patients with chronic idiopathic meningitis. DESIGN:We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of 49 patients who were examined at the Mayo Clinic between 1978 and 1990. MATERIAL AND METHODS:For all patients, symptoms, signs, laboratory values, results of imaging studies, ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Smith JE,Aksamit AJ Jr

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：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 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

abstract：:A 71-year-old man had painful blue toes after an episode of protracted vomiting. Abdominal, cardiac, and transesophageal ultrasound studies were performed before angiography was considered. A large mobile mass in the proximal descending thoracic aorta, which suggested thrombus, was identified by transesophageal echoca...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Blackshear JL,Jahangir A,Oldenburg WA,Safford RE

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the percentage of metastatic and unexpected residual lung cancer at autopsy in patients considered for curative resection of non-small cell lung cancer during a time when computed tomography was available as a preoperative staging tool. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Clinical data and surgical and autopsy...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Finke NM,Aubry MC,Tazelaar HD,Aughenbaugh GL,Lohse CM,Pankratz VS,Deschamps C

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased frequency of prenatal ultrasonography has resulted in an increase in the detection of fetal genitourinary abnormalities, many of which are of minimal clinical significance. Severe fetal urinary tract obstruction with associated oligohydramnios results in a recognizable constellation of physical findings,...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gloor JM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate, in this before-and-after study, the results of 5 strategies for improving attendance at medical grand rounds at a tertiary care academic medical center. METHODS:The strategies included (1) using electronic card readers to improve understanding of attendance patterns, (2) conducting yearly needs ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Mueller PS,Litin SC,Sowden ML,Habermann TM,LaRusso NF

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:Programmed ventricular stimulation was used effectively in the clinical management of six patients with medically refractory, chronic, recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Critically timed ventricular stimuli reliably terminated episodes of ventricular tachycardia and thus obviated repeated countershocks. Critically tim...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hartzler GO,Maloney JD

更新日期：1977-11-01 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 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：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：:Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy among every major ethnic group of women in the United States. Anthracyclines and taxanes are the most active and widely used chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer, but the increased use of these agents at an early stage of disease often renders tumors resist...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Moreno-Aspitia A,Perez EA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six insulin-requiring chronically hyperglycemic diabetic patients underwent glucose control for 72 hours with an artificial endocrine pancreas, the Biostator Glucose Controller. Euglycemia was within 4 hours and was maintained (110 leads to 2 mg/dl) thereafter. The concentration of hemoglobin A (HbA) was elevated, at ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Service FJ,Fairbanks VF,Rizza RA

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The German Pflegeversicherung, introduced in January 1995, has been very successful. It has been well accepted by persons in need and by their relatives and friends, providing benefits for both parties. The insurance is financially sound and has helped to create new workplaces. ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wahner-Roedler DL,Knuth P,Juchems RH

更新日期：1999-02-01 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