Current status of transurethral thermotherapy at the Mayo Clinic.

abstract：:The frequently encountered disorder of venous thromboembolism (VTE) can cause serious morbidity and even death. Nevertheless, in more than 70% of patients who die of pulmonary embolism (PE), the diagnosis is not considered before death. Thus, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for VTE, especially in high...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Rosenow EC 3rd

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were undertaken to determine the effects of lidocaine on ischemic myocardium, which was induced by coronary artery constriction in open-chested dogs. A real-time epicardial fluorescent technique to detect in vivo-reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) during 60 seconds of ischemia was used. Blood flo...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Baron DW,Walls JT,Anderson RE,Harrison CE Jr

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent the primary treatment strategy for patients with acute and chronic pain; however, there is substantial individual variability in both the efficacy and adverse effects associated with these drugs. Variability in drug responses is due, in part, to individua...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Oladosu FA,Maixner W,Nackley AG

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Dyspnea is a common symptom that is difficult to define and can result from a wide variety of causes. This complex sensation that arises from multiple stimuli involves both subjective perceptions and objective reactions. In the assessment of patients with dyspnea, use of a systematic approach to determine the precipit...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gillespie DJ,Staats BA

更新日期：1994-07-01 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 present a multiyear clinical experience with intravenous bevacizumab for the management of severe gastrointestinal bleeding and/or epistaxis in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients treated with intravenous bevacizumab for severe hereditary hemorrhagi...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Iyer VN,Apala DR,Pannu BS,Kotecha A,Brinjikji W,Leise MD,Kamath PS,Misra S,Begna KH,Cartin-Ceba R,DuBrock HM,Krowka MJ,O'Brien EK,Pruthi RK,Schroeder DR,Swanson KL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Q fever, a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, is seen throughout the world. Recent reports suggest that its incidence in the United States is increasing, with more than 30 cases reported in the US military. The disease has many acute and chronic manifestations. Endocarditis is the most common form of chronic diseas...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hartzell JD,Wood-Morris RN,Martinez LJ,Trotta RF

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All women who enter menopause experience amenorrhea unless they receive hormone replacement therapy. In younger women, amenorrhea unrelated to pregnancy and lactation can be a distressing symptom. In addition to its psychologic morbidity, amenorrhea may be the manifesting feature of a wide array of anatomic and endocr...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： McIver B,Romanski SA,Nippoldt TB

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between specific adipose tissue depots and the risk of incident cancer in the Dallas Heart Study. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Individuals without prevalent cancer in the Dallas Heart Study underwent quantification of adipose depots: visceral adipose tissue (VAT), abdominal subcutaneous ad...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Gupta A,Pandey A,Ayers C,Beg MS,Lakoski SG,Vega GL,Grundy SM,Johnson DH,Neeland IJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in native South Americans and identify the impact of geographic location. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:An epidemiological telephone survey of RLS symptoms involving natives from coastal and mountainous areas was performed during July 2, 2004, through Se...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Castillo PR,Kaplan J,Lin SC,Fredrickson PA,Mahowald MW

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sumatriptan, 50-mg and 100-mg tablets, compared with placebo for treatment of migraine at the first sign of pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two identical multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-attack studies were conducted from May through Nov...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Winner P,Mannix LK,Putnam DG,McNeal S,Kwong J,O'Quinn S,Richardson MS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe lymphoma associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. DESIGN:A review of HIV-related lymphoma and its associated epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, and clinicopathologic characteristics is presented. Major studies of therapeutic regimens for HIV-related lymphoma are discussed. Facto...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Wang CY,Snow JL,Su WP

更新日期：1995-07-01 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：: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 treatment of chronic illnesses commonly includes the long-term use of pharmacotherapy. Although these medications are effective in combating disease, their full benefits are often not realized because approximately 50% of patients do not take their medications as prescribed. Factors contributing to poor medication...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Brown MT,Bussell JK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a woman in whom hypogammaglobulinemia and severe granulomatous cutaneous lesions had developed during childhood; subsequently, Hodgkin's disease and necrobiotic xanthogranuloma were diagnosed. This case illustrates an apparent association with disease activity and raises the question of a direct relationsh...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Reeder CB,Connolly SM,Winkelmann RK

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the emergence of clinical ethics consultation as a clinical service in recent years, little is known about how clinical ethics consultation differs from, or is the same as, other medical consultations. A critical assessment of the similarities and differences between these 2 types of consultations is important...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Geppert CM,Shelton WN

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a group of 47 patients with mediastinal granulomas, the most common clinical symptoms were cough, chest pain, dysphagia, hemoptysis, and dyspnea. The main laboratory findings were right paratracheal or hilar mass on chest roentgenogram, positive histoplasmin skin test, and caseating granuloma on histopathologic exa...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Strimlan CV,Dines DE,Payne WS

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test (screening test) for the detection of antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) was examined by using 128 serum specimens and quaternary aminoethyl (QAE)-Sephadex A50 column chromatography to separate IgM from IgG class antibodies. Of these 128 rheumatoid factor...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Elder BL,Shelley CD,Smith TF

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have an increased risk of stroke or poststroke mortality. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of 30,165 patients with new TBI and 120,660 persons withou...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Liao CC,Chou YC,Yeh CC,Hu CJ,Chiu WT,Chen TL

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the hypothesis that an increasing intake of alcohol accelerates the course of chronic pancreatitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In this retrospective record analysis and subsequent prospective follow-up of 372 patients with chronic pancreatitis, we separately compared the clinical course of chronic p...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Lankisch MR,Imoto M,Layer P,DiMagno EP

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:Aerobic exercise training has been used as part of the treatment for a variety of chronic disorders, most notably cardiovascular disease. In order to determine the feasibility and utility of regular exercise after renal transplantation, the responses of 10 patients to graded exercise testing were compared before train...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Miller TD,Squires RW,Gau GT,Ilstrup DM,Frohnert PP,Sterioff S

更新日期：1987-09-01 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：:Cigarette smoking is the most important preventable cause of morbidity, mortality, and excess health care costs in the United States. From 2000 through 2004, cigarette smoking caused an estimated annual average of 443,595 deaths and cost $193 billion per year in smoking-attributable productivity losses and smoking-rel...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Hays JT,Ebbert JO,Sood A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients who died of pulmonary embolism, confirmed by evaluative autopsy. DESIGN:We retrospectively analyzed a series of autopsy cases of pulmonary embolism at a tertiary-care center for the period Jan. 1, 1985, through Dec. 31, 1989. MATERIAL AND ME...

journal_title：Mayo Clinic proceedings

authors： Morgenthaler TI,Ryu JH

更新日期：1995-05-01 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：: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