abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of renal vessels correlates well with conventional angiography (CA) and enables non-invasive assessment of renal vessels without nephrotoxic contrast. AIMS:We aimed to identify the referral source and nature of the patient group undergoing renal MRA, and the impact of th...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Prasad S,Bannister K,Taylor J

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anticipating the prospect of specific treatment, we studied a large group of Australians with Fabry's disease. AIMS:We aimed to: (i) document the clinical features of Fabry's disease in Australian patients, (ii) test the hypothesis that clinical features vary with specific mutation and blood group and (iii)...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Galanos J,Nicholls K,Grigg L,Kiers L,Crawford A,Becker G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Western societies has rapidly declined, as reflected by the consistent decline in peptic ulcer disease. Nevertheless, there remains a cohort of the elderly population with a high prevalence of H. pylori infection. While the benefits of H. pylori eradication for H. pylori-associ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Duggan A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year-old man of Fijian-Indian extraction complained of a 3-year history of progressive right knee pain and stiffness which were limiting his mobility. On examination, multiple hard nodules were palpable in the popliteal fossa and along the path of the quadriceps tendon. The joint line was not tender, knee flexion...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Langguth DM,Klestov A,Denaro C

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While treatment guidelines have been developed to guide the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, there is a need to validate these guidelines in different clinical settings and to relate the effect of compliance to clinical outcome. AIMS:To assess the impact of adherence to treatment guidelines ...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Blyth CC,Darragh H,Whelan A,O'Shea JP,Beaman MH,McCarthy JS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost everywhere in the body there are phospholipids, not only comprising the lipid bilayer of membranes, but also in the free state. What is seldom appreciated, except in respirology, is that these 'free' phospholipids are unusual in that many are highly surface active. Surface activity is a property of certain subs...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Hills BA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 20 years, clinical medicine has witnessed rapid expansion in its underlying evidence base, greater demand for accountability in clinicians' use of limited resources and increasing societal expectation for health care that confers proven benefit at reasonable cost to all eligible recipients. Health servic...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Scott I,Campbell D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) permit safe and effective treatment of uncomplicated deep venous thrombosis (DVT) at home. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost minimization, cost shifting and patient satisfaction associated with at-home DVT treatment using the LMWH enoxaparin, compared to standard i...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Smith BJ,Weekley JS,Pilotto L,Howe T,Beven R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial perfusion imaging is a relatively new technique in the emergency department management of acute chest pain. With improved sensitivity and specificity compared to traditional methods of risk stratification, an abnormal scan rapidly identifies individuals with acute perfusion abnormalities and allows the appr...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Knott JC,Better N

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco cessation after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) substantially improves outcome but how effective individual programmes are needs to be established. To date, few studies have examined this factor. AIMS:To assess the outcome of two smoking cessation programmes after AMI. METHODS:One hundred and nin...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Feeney GF,McPherson A,Connor JP,McAlister A,Young MR,Garrahy P

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To measure factors associated with underuse of beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS:The Newcastle and Perth collaborating centres of the World Health Organization (WHO) MONICA project (to MONItor trends and determinants of Cardiovascular disease) systematically evaluated all patients adm...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Nicholls SJ,McElduff P,Dobson AJ,Jamrozik KD,Hobbs MS,Leitch JW

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual Leonard Ball Orations illustrate changing perspectives in Australia over 30 years on medical and social effects of misuse of alcohol and other substances. The first oration, in 1968, examined causal factors in the context of 'agent', 'purveyor' and 'host' and provided themes for subsequent orators. In regar...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Mackay IR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a frequent complication of most diseases of the heart. CHF is associated with impairment in several aspects of the quality of life of patients, including mood and cognitive performance. Early reports indicated that patients with CHF display deficits in memory and other intel...

journal_title：Internal medicine journal

authors： Almeida OP,Flicker L

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00