ASAIO J 2021 03;67(3):290-296
From the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR.
Dermatol Ther (Heidelb) 2021 Apr 12. Epub 2021 Apr 12.
Royal Free London National Health Services Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Introduction: The burden of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis (AD) in the United Kingdom (UK) is not well understood. Long-lasting AD flares may lead to systemic inflammation resulting in reversible progression from mild to more severe AD. This study aimed to assess the clinical and economic burden of mild-to-moderate AD in the UK. Read More
Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2021 Apr 12. Epub 2021 Apr 12.
Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, 3609 Forbes Avenue, Room 103, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
Background: Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is recommended to reduce the risk of stroke or systemic thromboembolism (TE) in atrial fibrillation (AF). In this study, we applied novel joint latent class mixed models to identify heterogeneous patterns of trajectories of OAC use and determined how these trajectories are associated with risks of thromboembolic outcomes.Methods And Results: We used 2013-2016 claims data from a 5% random sample of Medicare beneficiaries, obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Read More
Cureus 2021 Mar 6;13(3):e13742. Epub 2021 Mar 6.
Pulmonary and Critical Care, Lewis Gale Medical Center, Salem, USA.
Limited scleroderma falls under the umbrella of systemic sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that presents with multiorgan dysfunction that includes pulmonary arterial hypertension. We examine a case of pulmonary arterial hypertension in an elderly nonsmoker with a history of limited scleroderma. The patient presented with abdominal tenderness and was diagnosed with a sigmoid colonic stricture. Read More
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2021 Apr 11. Epub 2021 Apr 11.
Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Objective: Trauma is the most common cause of death among young adults. Alcohol intoxication plays a significant role as a cause of accidents and as a potent immunomodulator of the post-traumatic response to tissue injury. Polytraumatized patients are frequently at risk to developing infectious complications, which may be aggravated by alcohol-induced immunosuppression. Read More
Exp Dermatol 2021 Apr 10. Epub 2021 Apr 10.
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
We recently observed 39 patients in Italy presenting with telogen effluvium, including 7 patients with severe trichodynia. These include 9 men and 30 women ageing 48 to 73 years (mean age 64.6). Read More