Evaluation and management of amenorrhea.

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：OBJECTIVE:To verify whether absolute monocyte count (AMC) and lymphocyte- monocyte ratio (LMR) at diagnosis are valid prognostic parameters in classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data were collected from 1450 patients with cHL treated in Israel and Italy from January 1, 1988, through December 31, 20...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tadmor T,Bari A,Marcheselli L,Sacchi S,Aviv A,Baldini L,Gobbi PG,Pozzi S,Ferri P,Cox MC,Cascavilla N,Iannitto E,Federico M,Polliack A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the use of systemic glucocorticoids is a risk factor for community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (CA-SAB). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We used population-based medical registries in Northern Denmark to conduct a case-control study including all adults with first-time CA-SAB and ma...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Smit J,Kaasch AJ,Søgaard M,Thomsen RW,Nielsen H,Frøslev T,Schønheyder HC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Usual causes of intolerance to thyroxine sodium include coronary artery disease, advanced age, untreated adrenal insufficiency, and severe hypothyroidism. We describe 4 patients with iron deficiency anemia and primary hypothyroidism. After treatment with thyroxine sodium, these patients developed palpitations and feel...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Shakir KM,Turton D,Aprill BS,Drake AJ 3rd,Eisold JF

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with infective endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans are reported. The clinical course was characterized by chronicity. Three of the four patients were treated with combined penicillin and aminoglycoside therapy on an empiric basis; the fourth patient was given ampicillin alone for ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Geraci JE,Wilson WR,Washington JA 2nd

更新日期：1980-07-01 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：: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：:Prospective data and follow-up information were collected on the initial 200 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the Mayo Clinic. The operation was completed laparoscopically in all but five patients, who required conversion to laparotomy because of dense scarring or stones in the common bile duct. ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Donohue JH,Farnell MB,Grant CS,van Heerden JA,Wahlstrom HE,Sarr MG,Weaver AL,Ilstrup DM

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the long-term outcome of patients presenting with synchronous lymphoma and severe liver dysfunction and to describe the outcome of patients treated with initial mechlorethamine-based therapy used as a bridge to more conventional chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the clinical course...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ghobrial IM,Wolf RC,Pereira DL,Fonseca R,White WL,Colgan JP,Habermann TM,Inwards DJ,Markovic SN,Ansell SM,Micallef IN,Porrata LF,Witzig TE

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To obtain pilot prospective data regarding the efficacy and tolerability of gabapentin for alleviating hot flashes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This prospective single-arm clinical trial was conducted between July 26, 2001, and November 30, 2001. Patients underwent a baseline week and then 4 weeks of gabapentin tre...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Loprinzi L,Barton DL,Sloan JA,Zahasky KM,Smith DA,Pruthi S,Novotny PJ,Perez EA,Christensen BJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly caused a global pandemic associated with a novel respiratory infection: coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) is necessary to facilitate SARS-CoV-2 infection, but-owing to its essential metabolic roles-it may b...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Baughn LB,Sharma N,Elhaik E,Sekulic A,Bryce AH,Fonseca R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognizing the contribution art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Clinic Building was finished in 1914, Mayo Clinic Proceedings features some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings and grounds on Mayo Clinic campuses as interpreted by the author. ...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wentz MR

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence and distribution of radical prostatectomy (RP) in the United States over time. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a serial cross-sectional analysis of time trends using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample of adult men older than 45 years who underwent RP between January 1, 1998, and Dec...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Tyson MD 2nd,Andrews PE,Ferrigni RF,Humphreys MR,Parker AS,Castle EP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To Investigate the frequency of valvular heart disease in patients taking pergolide. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of patients seen at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla, between 1998 and 2003 were searched electronically for the word pergolide and the presence of a 2-dimensional echocardiogram....

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Waller EA,Kaplan J,Heckman MG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder caused by a tick-transmitted spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings in most patients, particularly those with erythema migrans or exposure to geographic locations endemic for the disease. Detection of a specific antibody to B. burgdorferi is...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Duffy J,Mertz LE,Wobig GH,Katzmann JA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we report a case of Leuconostoc bacteremia in a 7-month-old infant who had short-gut syndrome after a gastroschisis repair and who was dependent on total parenteral nutrition through a central venous catheter. The organism was initially misidentified as viridans group streptococcus. Detection of vanco...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Dhodapkar KM,Henry NK

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common articular disease, and it continues to be a major public health problem related to pain, disability, loss of time from work, and economics. Most patients with OA seek medical attention because of pain. In the past few years, changes in the treatment of OA have been substantial. M...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Manek NJ

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease outcomes. However, the relationship of CRF with risk of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) is unknown. We aimed to assess the prospective association of CRF with the risk of serious VAs. Cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by maxima...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Laukkanen JA,Lavie CJ,Khan H,Kurl S,Kunutsor SK

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, computer-assisted imaging can visualize very fast or very slow nonvisible motion events. We can create measurable geometric representations of physiology, including transformation, blood flow velocity, perfusion, pressure, contractility, image features, electricity, metabolism, and a vast number of other co...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Seward JB,Belohlavek M,Kinter TM,Greenleaf JF

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：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：: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 provide external validation of the diagnostic accuracy of the Sleep Apnea Clinical Score (SACS) tool in a new setting and patient population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We conducted a prospective cohort study. Potential participants were adult family medicine patients. We excluded patients with a SACS of 0, kno...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Grover M,Mookadam M,Chang YH,Parish J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sympathetic nervous system plays a key role in regulating arterial blood pressure in humans. This review provides an overview of sympathetic neural control of the circulation and discusses the changes that occur in various disease states, including hypertension, heart failure, and obstructive sleep apnea. It focus...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Charkoudian N,Rabbitts JA

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：: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 examine current therapeutic modalities for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in adults, analyze prognostic variables, and offer treatment recommendations. DESIGN:We reviewed our experience with 90 adult patients with ALL examined at the Mayo Clinic between 1982 and 1992 and used it as a background for disc...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Ho TC,Tefferi A,Su JQ,Litzow MR,Hoagland HC,Noël P

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00