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Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension [PDF]
Many patients with congenital heart disease and systemic-to-pulmonary shunts develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), particularly if the cardiac defect is left unrepaired. A persistent increase in pulmonary blood flow may lead to obstructive arteriopathy and increased pulmonary vascular resistance, a condition that can lead to reversal of shunt ...
Gupta, Vedant +2 more
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Objective Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon because of the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis +77 more
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Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu +110 more
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Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah +8 more
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Pulmonary regurgitation in congenital heart disease [PDF]
The most important and best described clinical context for pulmonary regurgitation occurs in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. The first section deals briefly with pulmonary regurgitation in other situations; the remainder of the article deals with tetralogy of Fallot.
Rajiv R, Chaturvedi, Andrew N, Redington
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Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro +6 more
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A summary of second systemic pulmonary shunt for congenital heart disease with pulmonary hypoxemia
Background There has been an increasing number of children with congenital heart disease that undergo primary or second systemic-pulmonary shunt, while there are few reports on the second systemic-pulmonary shunt.
Xue-Yong Yang +5 more
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Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin +14 more
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The Anatomical Factor in Pulmonary Heart Disease
(1) Out of 415 autopsied cases in Yokufukai Hospital (old people's home) during last 4 years, 28 cases were given the pathological diagnosis of pulmonary heart diseases: 23 cases of pulmonary emphysema, 3 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, 1 case of pulmonary fibrosis and 1 case of pulmonary embolism. Although the incidence of pulmonary emphysema is much
HARASAWA, Michiyoshi +4 more
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Objective Obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2, is a risk factor for functional limitations in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, function varies among such individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the implications of obesity subtypes on longitudinal patterns of physical functioning in people with or at risk for knee OA ...
Kristine Godziuk +7 more
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