Post-thrombotic syndrome is common after deep-vein thrombosis and can cause severe symptoms involving the limbs that impair patients’ activity and quality of life. Endovascular therapy can ...
Celiac disease, a common autoimmune condition affecting approximately 1% of the population, can develop with exposure to gluten at any age. Diagnosis involves serologic testing, especially for IgA ...
It is regrettable that pulmonary embolism as a discrete cause of sudden cardiac arrest in athletes is not addressed by Lampert and Harmon’s recent review (Jan. 15 issue).1 In an ...
A 27-year-old woman presented with a 2-week history of joint pain, fever, sore throat, and a nonpruritic rash that worsened during fever. Laboratory tests showed an elevated ESR and elevated ...
States have responded to increasing health care consolidation by enhancing their review of mergers and acquisitions. But some states have carved out certain academic medical centers from such overs ...
Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, could seriously affect LGBTQ+ health, mental health professionals, and the legal relevance of standards of care.
In a 10-patient feasibility study, heart digital twins were used to guide VT ablation. Afterward, VT was noninducible in all patients; at a mean follow-up of 13 months, 8 patients were free of ...
In patients with acute, intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism, ultrasound-facilitated, catheter-directed fibrinolysis plus anticoagulation led to a lower risk of the composite of pulmonary ...
For patients with atrial fibrillation, the use of oral anticoagulant therapy to prevent stroke is limited by the risk of bleeding. Left atrial appendage closure is considered for patients who are ...
Assessing intermediate coronary lesions with an intracoronary pressure wire improves clinical outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Transdermal estradiol (tE2) is an alternative to luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists as androgen-deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer. With tE2, testosterone is ...