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WASHINGTON - The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has published a position statement addressing optimal percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment of patients with complex coronary artery disease (CAD).
The position statement was presented today during the SCAI 2020 Scientific Sessions Virtual Conference and published in SCAI's official journal, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.
WASHINGTON - The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) today issued a position statement on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The document was published in SCAI's official journal, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.
WASHINGTON - The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released an expert consensus statement describing recommendations for the management of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The statement, published today in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, was presented during the SCAI 2020 Scientific Sessions Virtual Conference.
An international team of scientists, led by University of Helsinki reported that vitamin B3, niacin, has therapeutic effect in progressive muscle disease. Niacin delayed disease progression in patients with mitochondrial myopathy, a progressive disease with no previous curative treatments.
Vitamin B3 forms have recently emerged as potent boosters of energy metabolism in rodents. These vitamins are precursors for NAD+, a molecular switch of metabolism between fasting and growth modes.
CHICAGO (May 14, 2020) -- Heart and lung surgeons are fully aware of the difficulties that exist in the intensely demanding and competitive specialty of cardiothoracic surgery; even still, they report being extremely satisfied with their jobs--more so than ever before, according to a survey published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
More than one in four of the most viewed COVID-19 videos on YouTube in spoken English contains misleading or inaccurate information, reveals the first study of its kind, published online in BMJ Global Health.
Public health misinformation on COVID-19 is reaching far more people than in previous pandemics and has considerable potential for harm, warn the researchers.
What The Study Did: The association between 26 common medical conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure and levels of use of alcohol was investigated with data from electronic health records of 2.7 million primary care patients.
Authors: Stacy A. Sterling, Dr.P.H., M.S.W., of Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, is the corresponding author.
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What The Viewpoint Says: The effectiveness of school closure as a preventive measure during the COVID-19 pandemic is discussed.
Authors: Susanna Esposito, M.D., of the University of Parma in Italy, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1892)
What The Study Did: This report assesses the risk associated with COVID-19 for pediatric patients with cancer.
Authors: Andrew L. Kung, M.D., Ph.D., of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2028)
Patients repeatedly express their concern that anti-rheumatic drugs could promote the development of breast cancer. In an autoimmune inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the immune system attacks the body's own structures. This can be prevented by taking immunosuppressive drugs, which inhibit parts of the body's own immune defense. The potential disadvantage: weakening the body's immune system might make it less prone to fight emergent cancers. Earlier studies therefore reported an increased risk of some cancer types in rheumatic diseases.
People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in the affected leg--with muscle atrophy remaining a big problem even after ACL reconstruction and physical therapy.
Now, a new University of Michigan study in rats challenges conventional wisdom about which exercises are most beneficial during post-injury physical therapy, and findings suggest that adding eccentric exercises could dramatically increase muscle volume and improve outcomes for patients.
Machine learning can be used to track surges in interest in health topics on popular online comment boards, like Reddit, according to a new study conducted during the COVID-19 outbreak by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine). Such insight could help public health officials better understand and address public concerns and priorities, and stem the spread of misinformation. This study was published today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
HOUSTON - (May 13, 2020) - Over the last decade researchers have become concerned about a possible link between a benign gynecologic lesion called endosalpingiosis (ES) and ovarian cancer. However, using a diagnostic method typically reserved for specimens suspicious for cancer, a team of researchers led by a Baylor College of Medicine physician found the prevalence of ES and other gynecological lesions was substantially higher than previously reported, even among women without cancer.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- A study analyzing data from the Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART) found that only 3% of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder reported having fully received clinical genetic tests recommended by medical professional societies.
The results bring to light a dissonance between professional recommendations and clinical practice, the researchers behind the study say.
Hamilton, ON (May 13, 2020) - McMaster University researchers have established a connection between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease.
A systematic review and meta-analysis at the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute at McMaster in collaboration with the Society for the Study of Celiac Disease has determined there is a nine-fold increased risk of having IBD for patients with a previous diagnosis of celiac disease. Similarly, the risk for celiac disease is increased in IBD patients, though to a smaller extent.