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Polymyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that causes symmetrical, proximal muscle weakness; elevated skeletal muscle enzyme levels; and characteristic electromyography (EMG) and muscle biopsy findings (see the images below). Clinically similar to polymyositis, dermatomyositis is an idiopathic, inflammatory myopathy associated with …
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Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare approved fruquintinib in metastatic colorectal cancer following progression with chemotherapy.
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Mashup Score: 0Metabolically healthy obesity heightens respiratory, cardiac complication odds in COPD - 1 hour(s) ago
BOSTON — Older adults hospitalized for an acute COPD exacerbation with vs. without metabolically healthy obesity were more likely to experience respiratory and cardiac complications, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.“The study highlights the importance of screening for metabolically healthy obesity in elderly COPD patients,” Arshad Ali Mohd, MBBS,
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Mashup Score: 0Private information leakage from single-cell count matrices - 1 hour(s) ago
This study demonstrates that single-cell RNA sequencing count matrices, although valuable for biological research, can inadvertently reveal private information about individuals.
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Mashup Score: 0First leadless pacemaker implant in a pediatric patient via the femoral vein using intracardiac echocardiography guidance - 1 hour(s) ago
Pacemaker implantation in pediatrics requires a thorough assessment of the device features before the intervention and attentive monitoring during the placement to avoid complications. A reduced risk of infection, adaptation to growth and quicker return to full activity are important features of leadless pacemakers in the young population. The AVEIR (Abbott, Lake County, IL) device has the advantage of chronic retrievability and mapping prior to fixation. Specific considerations should be kept in mind, such as the choice of the venous access and the limited space for the implantation with possible mechanical interference with the tricuspid valve.
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Mashup Score: 0Sinus node dysfunction in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein associated disorder (MOGAD) presenting with optic neuritis - 1 hour(s) ago
There exists a complex relationship between the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the immune system. Dysregulation of one system disrupts the homeostatic equilibrium of the other. Appropriate recognition and treatment of the downstream effects of dysregulation is important in managing neuro-immunological diseases. Previous case reports have described this phenomena in the setting of Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO), Multiple Sclerosis, and Transverse Myelitis, however there are very few case reports describing this process in the setting of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein associated disorder (MOGAD).
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked disorder that results from mutations in the dystrophin gene; it is characterized by fibrofatty replacement of skeletal and cardiac muscle. Recent studies have demonstrated that both the atrial and ventricular myocardium are affected in DMD, placing these patients at risk for not only dysfunction, but also for the development of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias.1 In addition to structural myocardial changes, patients with DMD often have comorbidities that further increase their risk of arrhythmias, such as sleep disordered breathing and increased adiposity from chronic steroid use.
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Mashup Score: 8Jill Stein paid $100,000 to a Republican consulting firm led by a suspected January 6 rioter - 1 hour(s) ago
The Green Party leader has hired a GOP consulting firm and worked with Trump-affiliated lawyers
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Mashup Score: 0Right ventricular outflow tract ablation associated with anomalous origin of coronary artery: A “double-edged sword” - 1 hour(s) ago
Catheter ablation is a curative and effective therapeutic option for idiopathic and symptomatic right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) ventricular tachycardia (VT).1 However, cases of coronary artery injury during catheter ablation have been reported.2–4 Anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery (AAOCA) is a rare condition, usually associated with an abnormal trajectory of the involved vessels, being a “double-edged sword,” depending on whether the coronary artery is distant or close to the site of origin of the VT.
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Mashup Score: 0Atrial pace mapping using automatic intracardiac pattern matching for ablation of non-sustained atrial tachycardia: a case report - 2 hour(s) ago
Atrial pace mapping (APM) is a technique for pinpointing the source of typically focal arrhythmias that do not maintain stability during an electrophysiological study and are unsuitable for activation mapping.1 This method uses pattern comparison between p-waves on a surface-electrocardiogram and intracardiac (IC) signals during atrial tachycardia (AT) and pacing from a suspected origin point. Traditionally, APM depended on subjective visual analysis of IC signals and paced P wave morphology. The CARTO® 3 system (Biosense Webster, Irvine, CA) has recently incorporated an automated intracardiac pattern matching (ICPM) algorithm which uses the unipolar signal from a reference electrode, typically placed in the coronary sinus (CS).
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