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

American 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, Sarah Jiyoon Kwon, Wonik Lee, Eunji Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calcific pericarditis strangling the heart, an answer to unexplained heart failurediagnostic modalities

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Pericardial calcification is often found incidentally from imaging studies and may be a clue to constrictive pericarditis. Constrictive pericarditis often mimics other causes of heart failure, pulmonary, or liver disease, making it hard to diagnose ...
Sondang Jasmine Sitorus, Gede Rur Us Suryawan, Rosi Amrilla Fagi   +2 more
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A Rare Case of Primary Purulent Pericarditis Caused by Streptococcus constellatus

Medicina, 2023
Background: Bacteria-caused acute pericarditis is a very rare entity. It is usually associated with an underlying infection or compromised immune system. Primary purulent pericarditis in a previously healthy individual is highly unexpected; therefore, it
Medeinė Kapačinskaitė, Dovilė Gabartaitė, Agnė Šatrauskienė, Ieva Sakaitė, Vytė Valerija Maneikienė, Aleksejus Zorinas, Vilius Janušauskas   +6 more
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Rilonacept (Interleukin-1 Inhibition) for the Treatment of Pericarditis

Current Cardiology Reports, 2022
Purpose of Review We reviewed the contemporary literature and clinical trials to discuss the applications of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibitor rilonacept to treat pericarditis, with regards to pathophysiology, pharmacology, efficacy, and safety.
T. Wang, Allan L. Klein
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Noonan Syndrome Spectrum Disorders Predispose to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case Report and Critical Review of the Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT RASopathies are clinically overlapping neurodevelopmental syndromes resulting from germline mutations in genes involved in the rat sarcoma/mitogen‐activated protein kinases (RAS/MAPK) pathway. Historically, RASopathies have been described by clinical phenotypes, such as Noonan syndrome and Neurofibromatosis type I.
Anastasia‐Vasiliki Madenidou, Gillian I. Rice, James O'Sullivan, Ben Parker, Ian N. Bruce, Emma Burkitt‐Wright, Tracy A. Briggs   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Acute Myocarditis/Pericarditis in Hong Kong Adolescents Following Comirnaty Vaccination

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Age-specific incidence of acute myocarditis/pericarditis in adolescents following Comirnaty vaccination in Asia is lacking. This study aimed to study the clinical characteristics and incidence of acute myocarditis/pericarditis among Hong Kong ...
G. Chua, M. Y. Kwan, C. Chui, R. Smith, E. Cheung, T. Tian, M. T. Leung, S. Tsao, E. Kan, Wing Kei Carol Ng, Victor Chi Man Chan, S. Tai, Tak-Ching Yu, Kwok Piu Lee, J. S. Wong, Ying Kit Lin, C. Shek, A. S. Leung, C. Chow, Ka Wah Li, J. Ma, Wai Yuk Fung, Daniel Lee, M. Ng, W. Wong, H. Tsang, J. Kwok, D. Leung, K. Chung, C. Chow, G. Chan, W. Leung, K. To, K. Yuen, Y. Lau, I. Wong, P. Ip   +36 more
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A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Incomplete Lupus

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Patients with features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who do not fulfill classification criteria can be designated as incomplete lupus erythematosus (ILE). This condition includes individuals with a high risk of progression to SLE. Treatment of ILE may reduce symptoms, severity, and incidence of SLE.
Nancy J. Olsen, Duanping Liao, Judith A. James, Joel M. Guthridge, Cristina Arriens, Diane Kamen, Mariko Ishimori, Daniel J. Wallace, Christopher Striebich, Sonali Narain, Benjamin F. Chong, Fan He, Eric W. Schaefer, Vernon M. Chinchilli, David R. Karp   +14 more
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Physical exercise and cardiac death due to pneumonia in male teenagers [Iznenadna smrt zbog upalće pluća za vrijeme tjelovježbe u trojice mladića] [PDF]

, 2009
From 1998 to 2008 we noticed 3 cardiac deaths in male teenagers aged 18-19 during or after physical exercise. The first was working at the site recreatively, the second was engaged in soccer recreatively and the third was professional soccer player.
Duraković, Lejla, Duraković, Zijad, Mišigoj Duraković, Marjeta, Škavić, Josip   +3 more
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Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A multiprovincial retrospective analysis of the incidence of myocarditis or pericarditis after mRNA vaccination compared to the incidence after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Heliyon
Objective: To compare myocarditis/pericarditis risk after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination versus SARS-CoV-2 infection, and to assess if myocarditis/pericarditis risk varies by vaccine dosing interval. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we used linked
Zaeema Naveed, Cherry Chu, Mina Tadrous, Areti-Angeliki Veroniki, Julia Li, Isabelle Rouleau, Yossi Febriani, Andrew Calzavara, Sarah A. Buchan, Sharifa Nasreen, Kevin L. Schwartz, James Wilton, Chi Yon Seo, Nisha Thampi, Sarah E. Wilson, Monika Naus, Gaston De Serres, Naveed Z. Janjua, Jeffrey C. Kwong   +18 more
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