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Mortality risk stratification for Takotsubo syndrome: Evaluating CRP measurement alongside the InterTAK prognostic score

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1427-1436, April 2025.
Abstract Background and objectives Initially described as a benign acute cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo syndrome has been linked to elevated mortality rates. Emerging evidence suggests that unresolved myocardial inflammation may contribute to this adverse prognosis.
Loïc Faucher, Kensuke Matsushita, Shinnosuke Kikuchi, Taraneh Tatarcheh, Benjamin Marchandot, Amandine Granier, Said Amissi, Antonin Trimaille, Laurence Jesel, Patrick Ohlmann, Kiyoshi Hibi, Valérie Schini‐Kerth, Olivier Morel   +12 more
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Predictors of switching from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to corticosteroids in patients with acute pericarditis and impact on clinical outcome

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2019
Background: Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (A/NSAIDs) are the mainstay treatments for acute pericarditis. We sought to identify factors predicting failure of A/NSAIDs and switch to corticosteroid treatment (STCT) as well as the impact ...
George Lazaros, Alexios S. Antonopoulos, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Evangelos Oikonomou, Apostolos Karavidas, Christina Chrysochoou, Emilia Lazarou, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, Massimo Imazio, Dimitris Tousoulis   +9 more
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Associations between adjustment disorder and hospital-based infections in the Danish population. [PDF]

, 2020
OBJECTIVE:There is some evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased risk of infections, and it is unknown whether adjustment disorder is as well.
Farkas, Dóra Körmendiné, Galea, Sandro, Gradus, Jaimie L, Jiang, Tammy, Lash, Timothy L, Smith, Meghan L, Sumner, Jennifer A, Sørensen, Henrik Toft   +7 more
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Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury, Anamika Choudhary, Andy Cheuk‐Him Ng, Cezar Gavrilovici   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines for sickle cell disease. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: People affected with sickle cell disease are at high risk of infection from Haemophilus influenzae type b. Before the implementation of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccination in high-income countries, this was responsible for a ...
Allali, Slimane, Ballas, Samir K., Chalumeau, Martin, de Montalembert, Mariane, Launay, Odile   +4 more
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Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transient constrictive pericarditis: A complication of COVID-19 infection or first presentation of systemic lupus erythematous? A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Cardiovascular disorders are significantly associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Herein, we describe a case of myopericarditis and subsequent transient constrictive pericarditis after coronavirus disease ...
Saghar Mehrban, MD, Razieh Omidvar, MD, Somayeh Sadat Jalali, MD, Hamidreza Pouraliakbar, MD, Maryam Favaedi, MD, Simin Almasi, MD   +5 more
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Novel therapeutic targets for chronic visceral pain in gastrointestinal disorders

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Chronic visceral pain imposes a major clinical challenge in gastroenterology and beyond, profoundly impacting patients' quality of life. However, limited understanding of its complex, multifaceted pathophysiology, encompassing both peripheral and central mechanisms, continues to impede the development of effective management strategies.
Fleur Veldman, Christopher J. Black, Andrea Shin, Daniel Keszthelyi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Documentation of animal health in organic pig herds [PDF]

, 2005
The health of weaned pigs should be described using several information sources to get an overall assessment of the health state in the herd. In this case study four organic pig herds each fattening between 800 and 3500 pigs per year provided data from ...
Baadsgaard, N.P., Bonde, M., Sorensen, J.T.   +2 more
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The relationship between the cannabinoids and cardiac remodelling: A comprehensive review of pivotal mechanisms and emerging evidence

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cardiac remodelling and fibrosis after myocardial infarction or during chronic diseases, such as arterial and pulmonary hypertension or diabetes mellitus, continue to be the more important prognostic factors in determining survival, and so the search for effective anti‐fibrotic interventions is an important target for research and therapy in cardiology.
Anna Krzyżewska, Marta Baranowska‐Kuczko, Hanna Kozłowska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source