Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: are routine end-of-therapy bone marrow and cerebrospinal fluid examinations necessary?

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：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：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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the pharmacodynamic properties of inclisiran, a small interfering RNA targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9), in individuals with normal renal function and renal impairment (RI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The analysis included participants with normal renal function and mil...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wright RS,Collins MG,Stoekenbroek RM,Robson R,Wijngaard PLJ,Landmesser U,Leiter LA,Kastelein JJP,Ray KK,Kallend D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, can occur after viral infections or vaccinations. We report the clinical and neuroimaging findings in a 52-year-old man in whom acute disseminated encephalomyelitis developed after accidental self-injection of an...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dodick DW,Silber MH,Noseworthy JH,Wilbright WA,Rodriguez M

更新日期：1998-12-01 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 estimate the incidence of selected systemic autoimmune diseases (SAIDs) in approximately 14,000 male rescue/recovery workers enrolled in the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program and to compare FDNY incidence to rates from demographically similar men in the ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Webber MP,Moir W,Crowson CS,Cohen HW,Zeig-Owens R,Hall CB,Berman J,Qayyum B,Jaber N,Matteson EL,Liu Y,Kelly K,Prezant DJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and tolerability of weekly oral cyclophosphamide in combination with alternate-day prednisone (CP) as salvage therapy for patients with relapsed multiple myeloma (MM) after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Trieu Y,Trudel S,Pond GR,Mikhael J,Jaksic W,Reece DE,Chen CI,Stewart AK

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:The clinical and morphologic findings of allergic granulomatosis and angiitis of Churg and Strauss in 21 men and 9 women were reviewed. The classic features are those of systemic vasculitis in a setting of bronchial asthma and eosinophilia. Pathologically there is necrotizing vasculitis of small arteries and veins wit...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Chumbley LC,Harrison EG Jr,DeRemee RA

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic liver injury is defined as a massive, but transient, increase in serum transaminase levels due to an imbalance between hepatic oxygen supply and demand in the absence of other acute causes of liver damage. It typically occurs in elderly individuals with right-sided congestive heart failure and low cardiac outp...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ebert EC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the attitudes of Olmsted County, Minnesota, adults about environmental tobacco smoke in restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:In this population survey,2014 adults were contacted by random digit dial methods between February 28 and May 5, 2000, and asked to participate in a tel...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kottke TE,Aase LA,Brandel CL,Brekke MJ,Brekke LN,DeBoer SW,Hayes SN,Hoffman RS,Menzel PA,Thomas RJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare and frequently fatal disorder with no proven treatment. Case reports and data from a rat model of GCM suggest that immunosuppressive therapy directed against T lymphocytes may have clinical benefit. We describe a 47-year-old man with severe acute heart failure due to GCM in whom ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Menghini VV,Savcenko V,Olson LJ,Tazelaar HD,Dec GW,Kao A,Cooper LT Jr

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cirrhosis and its disease-related complications are the 12th leading cause of mortality among U.S. adults and are the 5th leading cause of death for individuals aged 45 to 54 years. Hospitalization costs for disease-related complications are estimated at 18,000 dollars per episode of care, and 10% of admitted patients...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Talwalkar JA,Kamath PS

更新日期：2005-11-01 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 gain information regarding long-term follow-up in patients with synchronous bilateral solid renal neoplasms in whom renal-preserving surgery is imperative. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We examined our surgical experience and the survival outcome, as evaluated by Kaplan-Meier and log-rank analysis, of 94 patients ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Blute ML,Amling CL,Bryant SC,Zincke H

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators continues to increase for the management of cardiac dysrhythmias and, more recently, heart failure. Long-term complications associated with their use include infection, lead failure, and spurious shocks. Although the risk of infection with intracardiac ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Cook RJ,Orszulak TA,Nkomo VT,Shuford JA,Edwards WD,Ryu JH

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the reliability, durability, and safety of primary and revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients 90 years of age and older. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 1970 and 1997, 66 THAs, 48 primary and 18 revision, were done for 65 patients aged 90 to 104 years (mean, 92 years). The Harris hip score ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Pagnano MW,McLamb LA,Trousdale RT

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal gammopathies are a group of disorders characterized by proliferation of a single clone of plasma cells that produce a homogeneous, monoclonal (M) protein. The structure of immunoglobulins, relationship of normal (polyclonal) immunoglobulins to myeloma and macroglobulin (monoclonal) immunoglobulins, patt...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Kyle RA,Greipp PR

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of cigarette smokers require surgery each year. Those who quit smoking may reduce their risk of respiratory, cardiovascular, and wound-related complications. Scheduling of surgery may present a unique opportunity to help smokers quit permanently. Primary care providers can play an important role in helping th...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Warner DO

更新日期：2005-02-01 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

abstract：:The extent of universal screening for gestational diabetes and the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) by diagnosis were analyzed in four primary-care sites. The medical records of 798 women were reviewed to identify the presence of historical risk factors, familial determinants, and biophysical attribute...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Mazze RS,Krogh CL

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether sirolimus therapy is associated with neurologic complications, including stroke, among heart transplant recipients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively studied patients who underwent heart transplant at Mayo Clinic's site in Rochester, MN, from January 1, 1988, through June 30, 2006....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： van de Beek D,Kremers WK,Kushwaha SS,McGregor CG,Wijdicks EF

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the current spectrum of causes and clinical features associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We studied consecutive patients with HP diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 2002. Diagnostic criteria for HP included ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hanak V,Golbin JM,Ryu JH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pergolide is a potent dopamine agonist and is known to have anti-Parkinson properties. We administered pergolide to patients with suboptimal control of Parkinson's disease who had a short-duration response to carbidopa-levodopa in a 6-month, double-blind study. Pergolide added to the carbidopa-levodopa regimen resulte...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ahlskog JE,Muenter MD

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven vertex-positive potentials--the brainstem auditory response--can be recorded from the human scalp within 10 milliseconds of an appropriate acoustic stimulus. The first of these potentials is generated in the acoustic nerve, the third in the pons, and the fifth in the midbrain. Measurement of the relative latenci...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Stockard JJ,Stockard JE,Sharbrough FW

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) replacement therapy in hypoadrenal women improves performance, muscle protein accretion, and mitochondrial functions. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Thirty-three hypoadrenal women were enrolled in the study from May 1, 2002, through May 31, 2003. Twenty-eight comp...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dhatariya KK,Greenlund LJ,Bigelow ML,Thapa P,Oberg AL,Ford GC,Schimke JM,Nair KS

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive ventilation refers to the delivery of assisted ventilatory support without the use of an endotracheal tube. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) can be delivered by using a volume-controlled ventilator, a pressure-controlled ventilator, a bilevel positive airway pressure ventilator, or a contin...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rabatin JT,Gay PC

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional echocardiography is useful for the immediate diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction when diagnostic electrocardiographic changes are absent. The technique is also helpful in distinguishing myocardial infarction from other conditions that may clinically or electrocardiographically mimic infarction. Th...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Oh JK,Miller FA,Shub C,Reeder GS,Tajik AJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) has been increasing in the United States. These infections are associated with an increase in hospital admissions. Hospitalists play an increasingly important role in the management of these infections and need to use hospital resources efficiently and effectiv...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Amin AN,Cerceo EA,Deitelzweig SB,Pile JC,Rosenberg DJ,Sherman BM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00