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Massive Myocardial Calcium Deposition

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A 25-year-old African-American woman with end-stage renal disease presented with new-onset heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography indicated a significantly hyperechoic myocardium, and computed tomography noted a circumferential hyperattenuated ...
Mark N. Belkin, MD, Mark Dela Cruz, MD, Urooba Nadeem, MD, Amit R. Patel, MD, Gene Kim, MD, Jonathan Grinstein, MD   +5 more
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Iodine and pregnancy – a UK cross-sectional survey of dietary intake, knowledge and awareness [PDF]

, 2015
Iodine is a key component of the thyroid hormones, which are critical for healthy growth, development and metabolism. The UK population is now classified as mildly iodine-insufficient.
Bouga, M., Christopher, C.O., Combet, E., Lean, M.E.J., Pan, B.   +4 more
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Vitamin D insufficiency in pregnant women from Lebanon: prevalence and key predictors

Reproductive Health
Background Suboptimal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) during pregnancy can have adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Aim This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant females in Lebanon and to identify its risk factors ...
Sara Ajjour, Marlene Chakhtoura, Anwar Nassar, Mariam Assaad, Maya Rahme, Cyrus Cooper, Nicholas Harvey, Nawal Tfaily, Taghried Diab, Rihab Al-Tayeh, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan   +10 more
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Endocrine dysfunction among adult patients with tuberculosis: An African experience

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2014
A broad spectrum of endocrine conditions has been reported among adult patients with tuberculosis in Africa. This review aims to describe the magnitude and pathogenesis of the following endocrinopathies among patients with tuberculosis in Africa: adrenal
Davis Kibirige
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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Intact Parathyroid Hormone Influence Muscle Outcomes in Children and Adolescents [PDF]

, 2018
Increases in 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are shown to improve strength in adults; however, data in pediatric populations are scant and equivocal. In this ancillary study of a larger-scale, multi-sited, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled ...
Addison, Bergman, Bignotti, Bischoff-Ferrari, Boland, Buford, Cangussu, Carrillo, Ceglia, Ceglia, Close, DeLuca, Dhesi, El-Hajj Fuleihan, El-Hajj Fuleihan, Foo, Gerdhem, Gilsanz, Girgis, Glendenning, Goodpaster, Goran, Goswami, Gupta, Hansen, Haroon, Hassan-Smith, Hoaglin, Houston, Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo, Kwon, Lewis, Looker, Malina, Mansbach, Michael, Miljkovic-Gacic, Molenaar, Neinstein, Passeri, Pate, Pollock, Redzic, Rittweger, Rogol, Sinha, Swinford, Tanner, Templeton, Visser, Ward, Ward, Warden, Wind, Wolff, Yin   +55 more
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Assessment of bone and mineral metabolism in women with deficiency of body weight at the planning stage of pregnancy

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2015
Body weight is one of the important parameters of somatic and reproductive health of women. Deficiency of body mass characterized by metabolic disorders and lead to various disorders of homeostasis. Aim. Assessment of bone and mineral metabolism in 65
L. P. Shelestova, R. S. Allahverdiev, V. G. Syusyuka   +2 more
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Medication use by early-stage breast cancer survivors: a 1-year longitudinal study. [PDF]

, 2016
PurposeThe aim of this study is to characterize the patterns of medication use by early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) survivors from diagnosis to 1 year post-chemotherapy.MethodsA single-center longitudinal study was conducted with ESBC patients diagnosed ...
Chan, Alexandre, Lee, Chee Ping, Loh, Kep Yong, Ng, Raymond, Ng, Terence   +4 more
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Parsimonious and explainable machine learning for predicting mortality in patients post hip fracture surgery

Scientific Reports
Hip fractures among the elderly population continue to present significant risks and high mortality rates despite advancements in surgical procedures. In this study, we developed machine learning (ML) algorithms to estimate 30-day mortality risk post-hip
Fouad Trad, Bassel Isber, Ryan Yammine, Khaled Hatoum, Dana Obeid, Mohammad Chahine, Rachid Haidar, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, Ali Chehab   +8 more
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Clinical and laboratory comparison in postmenopausal osteoporosis with normal and enhanced function of the parathyroid glands

Учёные записки Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. Акад. И.П. Павлова, 2015
The need for a comprehensive diagnostic approach to the patients suffering osteoporosis is determined by high medical and social significance and disabling nature of complications.
K. A. Saveleva, S. M. Kotova, N. A. Karlova, V. A. Koloskov, I. Yu. Matezius   +4 more
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Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Parathyroid Hyperplasia: Single Session vs. Two-Session for Effect on Hypocalcemia [PDF]

, 2020
To evaluate safety and efficacy of one- vs. two-session radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of parathyroid hyperplasia for patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and to compare the outcome of both methods on hypocalcemia.
He, Hong-Feng, Hu, Qiao-Hong, Li, Yi-Wen, Lin, Bo, Liu, Ji-Bin, Peng, Cheng-Zhong, Shen, Xiao-Gang, Zeng, Zeng   +7 more
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