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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

Isolated fourth ventricle associated with treated hydrocephalus and chiari type 2 malformation [PDF]

, 2017
Isolated fourth ventricle is a rare condition seen as a result of anatomical or functional occlusion of the inlet and outlet holes of the fourth ventricle. It may be seen in cases with Chiari type 2 malformation, too.
Murat Karacan, Mustafa Safi Vatansever, Feyza Karagoz Guzey, Ozgur Yusuf Aktas, Azmi Tufan, Ilker Gulec, Ebru Doruk, Burak Eren   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Ideal chest compression site for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in fontan circulation patients with dextrocardia

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background We aimed to identify the ideal chest compression site for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with a single ventricle with dextrocardia corrected by Fontan surgery. Methods The most recent stored chest computed tomography images of
Jin Hee Kim, Jae Yun Jung, Sangyun Lee, Soyun Hwang, Joong Wan Park, Eui Jun Lee, Ha Ni Lee, Do Kyun Kim, Young Ho Kwak   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Successful pregnancy in a patient with univentricular heart and pulmonary stenosis

Heart Views, 2012
Univentricular heart or single ventricle heart is a rare and complex congenital heart disease (CHD). We report the successful management of a parturient with a single ventricle, and pulmonary stenosis.
Angadi Rajasab Nilofer, Syed Ahmed Zaki
doaj   +1 more source

Rheumatoid arthritis, frailty, and outcomes of surgical hospitalizations: A national population‐based analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
OBJECTIVE Hospitalization, particularly for surgery, represents a period of heightened stress. We evaluated how frailty attenuates the association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with negative health outcomes after elective non‐cardiac surgery. METHODS We conducted a cross‐sectional study using the National Inpatient Sample (2018 to 2020), including ...
Ali Yazdanyar, Joshua Baker, Katherine D Wysham, Mohammed Yousufuddin, Farah Acher Kaiksow, Michael M. Ward   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fontan Operation and the Single Ventricle

Congenital Heart Disease, 2007
The Fontan operation has gone through multiple incarnations since Fontan and Baudet's initial description in 1971. Through the medical dossier of a patient with a single ventricle, we plot the history of medical, surgical, and percutaneous interventions over the past 40 years, specifically focusing on the Fontan procedure, its development, indications,
Jamil A, AboulHosn, David M, Shavelle, Yelba, Castellon, John Michael, Criley, Mark, Plunkett, Peter, Pelikan, Howard, Dinh, John S, Child   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Wearable Smart Patches on Sustainable Chitosan With Reversible Microbial Growth‐Inhibitory Properties

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chitosan, a polysaccharide upcycled from biowaste, has long promised sustainable, biocompatible, and antimicrobial films and devices, an appeal reinforced by its recent regulatory recognition, with several chitosan‐based antibacterial dressings gaining clearance through the Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) pathway.
Jacopo Nicoletti, Kubra Kocak, Andrea Michel, Enrico Cavarzerani, Ali Raza, Petr Rohzin, Nouha Loudhaief, Saimir Frroku, Nicolò Baldovin, Hazrat Bilal, Alvise Perosa, Maurizio Selva, Flavio Rizzolio, Luca Sbuelz, Sabrina Tamburini, Domenico De Fazio, Giovanni Antonio Salvatore   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perioperative Care of the Infant With Single Ventricle Physiology

, 2011
Opinion statement Among patients with congenital heart defects, neonates with single ventricle disease continue to challenge clinicians despite significant improvements in survival over the past 30 years.
Vamsi V. Yarlagadda, Almodovar, Melvin C, Yarlagadda, Vamsi V, Melvin C. Almodovar   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Donor great vessel free arterial grafts for complex reconstruction during pediatric heart transplantationCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Techniques
Objective: Prior studies suggest that prolonged donor heart warm ischemia time increases heart transplant mortality. Patients with single-ventricle heart disease requiring transplant with concomitant aortic arch or central pulmonary artery reconstruction
Charles D. Fraser, III, MD, Raveendra Morchi, MD, Matthew L. Stone, MD, James Jaggers, MD, David Campbell, MD, Max B. Mitchell, MD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Ventricular Morphology on Myocardial Deformation in Patients with Single Ventricle

Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, 2019
Introduction: Functional single ventricle represent a heterogeneous group of anomalies sharing a common feature which is a functional single cardiac chamber.
Dina Adel Ezzeldin, Abd El Razek Yasmin, Khaled Shouman, Heba Atteya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source