Objective: To determine the effect of electrocardiogram (ECG) screening on the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest and death in young athletes and military members.
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Objective: To evaluate the quality of the evidence on the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in athletes and military members and estimate the annual incidence of SCA and SCD.
Background: Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) has been largely unstudied in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). This study describes patient-reported cognition over time and patient factors associated with adverse cognitive outcomes in…
Retinoblastoma (RB) is a common intraocular cancer in pediatric patients worldwide, and screening is routinely performed throughout the first few years of life. The diagnosis is often made clinically; however, the diagnosis can be delayed due to…
Background: Hyperparathyroid crisis (HPTC) is a potentially lethal condition characterized by severe symptomatic hypercalcemia with calcium levels ≥14 mg/dl. We sought to determine the rate of HPTC and how it differs from hyperparathyroidism (HPT)…
»: Nutritional assessment is a critical element of routine preoperative assessment and should be approached by an interdisciplinary team that involves the primary care physician, dietitian, and orthopaedist.
The present study examined the role of differentiation of self (DoS) in the career construction model of adaptation (CCMA) using a total sample of 243 married adults. Specifically, career construction theory (CCT) was extended by integrating Bowen…
Since the development of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and antibiotic prophylaxis, the incidence of opportunistic infections in human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS) has been drastically reduced. However,…
In the United States, trauma centers are identified through a designation process and a verification process. The criteria for the designation of a trauma center varies from state to state, and the designation process itself is the responsibility of…
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a challenge when evaluating patients for advanced heart failure therapies. We present a patient with end-stage heart failure (HF) and ESRD, who was successfully bridged to heart and kidney transplantation using…
Background: This study was aimed at assessing the associations of sarcopenia, muscle density, adiposity, and inflammation with overall survival (OS) after cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Temporal precision, a key component of sound and speech processing in the inferior colliculus (IC), depends on a balance of inhibition and excitation, and this balance degrades during aging. The cause of disrupted excitatory-inhibitory balance in…
Background and aims: Rectovaginal fistula occurs in up to 10-20% of women with Crohn's disease, significantly affecting their quality of life. We sought to determine outcomes of single and repeat operative interventions.
Objectives: The BI-RADS classification provides a standardized way to describe ultrasound findings in breast cancer diagnostics. However, there is little information regarding which BI-RADS descriptors are most strongly associated with malignancy, to…
Objectives: AI-based algorithms for medical image analysis showed comparable performance to human image readers. However, in practice, diagnoses are made using multiple imaging modalities alongside other data sources. We determined the importance of…
Background: Breast ultrasound identifies additional carcinomas not detected in mammography but has a higher rate of false-positive findings. We evaluated whether use of intelligent multi-modal shear wave elastography (SWE) can reduce the number of…
The rat animal model is a cost effective and reliable model used in spinal pre-clinical research. Complications from various surgical procedures in humans often arise that were based on these pre-clinical animal models. Therefore safe and efficacious…
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by robust microgliosis and phenotypic changes that accompany disease pathogenesis. Accumulating evidence from genetic studies suggests the importance of phospholipase C γ 2 (PLCG2) in late-onset…
The material composition of vertebrate connective tissue is highly conserved across taxa. Existing data suggest that the compressive and tensile strength of limb bones are very similar despite marked variation in limb posture and locomotor patterns.…
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Hispanics in the United States, who make up 18% of US inhabitants but 29% of COVID-19 cases as of June 2021. Recent studies have attributed higher COVID-19 infection,…
Background: Comparison of bolus gastric feeding (BGF) vs continuous gastric feeding (CGF) with respect to timing and delivery of energy and protein in mechanically ventilated (MV) pediatric patients has not been investigated. We hypothesized that…
Antipsychotic medications are frequently prescribed to assisted living (AL) residents who have dementia, although there is a lack of information about the potential side effects and adverse events of these medications among this population. Oversight…
Background: CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling is essential in cardiac development and repair, however, its contribution to aortic valve stenosis (AVS) remains unclear. In this study, we tested the role of endothelial CXCR4 on the development of…
Rationale: Coronary collateral growth is a natural bypass for ischemic heart diseases. It offers tremendous therapeutic benefit, but the process of coronary collateral growth isincompletely understood due to limited preclinical murine models that…
Background and aims: Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is an incisionless, transoral, restrictive bariatric procedure designed to imitate sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Comparative studies and large-scale population-based data are limited. Additionally,…
Given limited exposure to radiology during the pre-clinical and clinical years, it has been challenging to recruit medical students to radiology. Now, many medical students considering radiology as a career are deterred due to misinformation…
Given limited exposure to radiology during the pre-clinical and clinical years, it has been challenging to recruit medical students to radiology. Now, many medical students considering radiology as a career are deterred due to misinformation…
Residency programs that effectively utilize social media (SoMe) have the potential to distinguish themselves and improve their resident recruitment. These platforms allow programs to connect with applicants they otherwise might have limited ability…
Background: The interaction of aging-related, genetic, and environmental factors is thought to contribute to the etiology of late-onset, sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). We previously reported that serum levels of…
The magnitude and duration of hypoxia after ocular hypertension (OHT) has been a matter of debate due to the lack of tools to accurately report hypoxia. In this study, we established a topography of hypoxia in the visual pathway by inducing OHT in…
1. Classify types of pediatric illness narratives and essential pro-healthy linguistic properties 2. Articulate best methods to gain insight into patients' values, interests, and goals of care through written texts, and why it matters This study…
Background: The sinusoidal low-frequency alternating current (LFAC) waveform was explored recently as a novel means to evoke nerve conduction block. In the present work, we explored whether increasing the amplitude of the LFAC waveform results in…
Objective: Biologic medications are novel therapeutics in the treatment of Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED), an etiology of Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL). The goal of this study is to review the currently available literature on the efficacy…
