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Atypical Cardiac Location of Melanoma of Unknown Origin

Medicina, 2021
The subject was a 66-year-old woman, suffering from the chest pain evoked by physical activity. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed an abnormal structure, 41 × 29 mm.
Agnieszka Styczeń, Mariusz Kozak, Marta Karaś-Głodek, Elżbieta Czekajska-Chehab, Andrzej Tomaszewski, Andrzej Wysokiński, Tomasz Zapolski   +6 more
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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci, Megan R. W. Barber, Ann E. Clarke, Sindhu R. Johnson, Anselm Mak, Hermine I. Brunner, Murat Inanc, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Guillermo Ruiz‐Irastorza, Ellen M. Ginzler, John G. Hanly, Alexandra Legge, Cynthia Aranow, Laurent Arnaud, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Dafna D. Gladman, Søren Jacobsen, Michelle Petri, Clovis A. Silva, Évelyne Vinet, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, SDI Revision Literature Review Groups, SDI Revision Delphi Panel, SDI Revision Item Reduction Committee, SDI Revision Clinical Domain Groups, Ian N. Bruce   +25 more
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Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease/Pediatric End‐Stage Liver Disease exception policy and outcomes in pediatric patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome requiring liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is associated with increased waitlist mortality in liver transplantation (LT) candidates. Children with HPS are granted Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease (MELD)/Pediatric End‐Stage Liver Disease (PELD) exception points for waitlist prioritization in the United States based on criterion developed for adults.
Muhammad H. Raza, Yong Kwon, Pierre Kobierski, Asish C. Misra, Angelina Lim, Cameron Goldbeck, Kambiz Etesami, Rohit Kohli, Juliet Emamaullee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in echocardiographic indices and left ventricular strain values by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography following pre-anesthetic oral pimobendan administration compared with intravenous pimobendan in dogs

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionThe effects of pre-anesthetic single-dose oral pimobendan during inhalational anesthesia, including the comparison with the effects of single intravenous pimobendan under anesthesia, remain unexplored. Therefore, this study aimed to determine
Yijin Jeong, Yijin Jeong, Bumseok Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Kichang Lee, Hakyoung Yoon, Hakyoung Yoon   +6 more
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Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki, Alireza Amindarolzarbi, Tsion Abdi, John Clarke, Michael Hughes, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Portopulmonary hypertension practice patterns after liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) is a type of pulmonary arterial hypertension occurring exclusively in those with portal hypertensive liver disease. Liver transplantation (LT) can significantly improve outcomes. Current guidelines counsel against immediate adjustments to targeted therapy after LT and suggest routine echocardiography as ...
Arun Jose, Elizabeth J. Kopras, Shimul A. Shah, Jean M. Elwing   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

HFE-Mamba: High-Frequency Enhanced Mamba Network for Efficient Segmentation of Left Ventricle in Pediatric Echocardiograms

IEEE Access
Automated ventricular function analysis can enhance healthcare consistency and accessibility, particularly in resource-limited settings. Current segmentation methods trained on adult heart ultrasounds struggle to accurately outline the irregular shape of
Zi Ye, Tianxiang Chen, Dan Wang, Fangyijie Wang, Lijun Zhang   +4 more
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A known case of myocardial infarction and its outcome in pregnancy

APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is rare in women of child- bearing age during pregnancy. Its prevalence is 1/10,000–30,000. A 32-year-old primigravida, with a history of acute MI 1 year ago, presented to us with regular antenatal checkups and was ...
Veena M Vernekar, Mangal Gowri, Vedavathy Naik, Ashok Kumar, A Poojitha, S Raziya, S Sreelatha   +6 more
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Determinants of Body Mass Index in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Implications for Nutritional Risk Stratification

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can lead to malnutrition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Body mass index (BMI) remains the most widely used marker to screen nutritional status. We aimed to identify predictors of lower BMI in patients with SSc. Methods Patients with SSc from a prospective US cohort meeting 2013 American College of
Ali Y. Ayla, Meng Zhang, Bingrui Chen, Claudia Pedroza, Brian Skaug, Maureen Mayes, Michael Hughes, Shervin Assassi, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiovascular health in pediatric patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia under two years of burosumab therapy

Frontiers in Endocrinology
IntroductionX-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is caused by an inactivating mutation in the phosphate-regulating endopeptidase X-linked (PHEX) gene whose defective product fails to control phosphatonin fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) serum levels ...
Avivit Brener, Avivit Brener, Roxana Cleper, Roxana Cleper, Guy Baruch, Guy Baruch, Ehud Rothschild, Ehud Rothschild, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, Gil Beer, Gil Beer, Leonid Zeitlin, Leonid Zeitlin, Livia Kapusta, Livia Kapusta, Livia Kapusta   +15 more
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