Results 41 to 50 of about 10,930 (232)

The intersection of health inequalities and COVID‐19: Evidence from National Health Insurance Big Data in South Korea

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Health inequalities persist along lines of income and wealth, shaped by unequal access to healthcare, differences in health behaviors, and pre‐existing chronic conditions. The COVID‐19 pandemic further put families in Korea under health strain and worsened their health outcomes.
Jaehyun Nam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hemodynamics of Pericardial Constriction: Role of Echocardiography and Cardiac Catheterization

open access: yesMethodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Constrictive pericarditis is a condition of diastolic heart failure with unique hemodynamic manifestations. While potentially curable if treated appropriately, constrictive pericarditis remains a diagnostic challenge, particularly during early ...
David M. Harmon, Jae K. Oh
doaj   +1 more source

Pericarditis constrictiva calcificada: una presentación inicial infrecuente de la esclerodermia

open access: yesCirugía Cardiovascular, 2017
Resumen: Aunque la afectación pericárdica ha sido demostrada de forma habitual en autopsias de pacientes afectos de esclerodermia, esta afectación pericárdica rara vez es sintomática.
Daniel Hernández-Vaquero   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Magnetic resonance imaging of abnormal ventricular septal motion in heart diseases: a pictorial review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the usefulness of MR imaging in the clinical evaluation of congenital and acquired cardiac diseases characterised by ventricular septal wall motion abnormality.
Cristina Méndez   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Therapy for Myhre Syndrome: Goals, Misconceptions, and Current Agents

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre Syndrome (MYHRS, MIM #139210) is a rare, multisystem connective tissue disorder caused by recurrent heterozygous gain‐of‐function pathogenic variants in the SMAD4 gene, a key player in TGF‐β signaling and a regulator of extracellular matrix homeostasis.
Alessandro De Falco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of Relapse and Glucocorticoid Dependence in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: Findings From a Large European Cohort

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small vessel vasculitis characterized by eosinophilia, asthma, and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) involvement. Although glucocorticoids (GCs) are effective in controlling symptoms, relapses and GC dependence are common. The aim of this study was to develop predictive models for vasculitis
Matthias Papo   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delayed Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis Resulting in Recurrent Heart Failure: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Constrictive pericarditis can lead to compromised diastolic ventricular filling due to pericardial inflammation and fibrosis. A diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis was established by identifying structural and hemodynamic features through ...
Chunliang Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Rare RIPK3 Variant Enhances Necroptosis and Promotes Inflammation in a Still Disease–Like Autoinflammatory Syndrome

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Still disease represents a prototypical polygenic systemic autoinflammatory disease, characterized by recurrent systemic inflammation and dysregulation of innate immunity. Despite extensive clinical characterization, familial clustering Still disease remains unreported.
Longfang Chen   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malignant pleural mesothelioma with constrictive pericarditis as the first manifestation: A case report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2023
Pleural mesothelioma (PM) with pericardial involvement is extremely rare. We now report a rare case of malignant PM with constrictive pericarditis as the first presentation.
Cheng‐Peng He   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE-I) on Human N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline (Ac-SDKP) Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Tuberculous pericardial effusion is a pro-fibrotic condition that is complicated by constrictive pericarditis in 4% to 8% of cases. N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (Ac-SDKP) is a ubiquitous tetrapeptide with anti-fibrotic properties ...
Borkum, Megan S   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy