Impact of sex on in-hospital mortality and 90-day readmissions in patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR): Analysis from the nationwide readmission database.

Objective: Corticosteroids are effective in controlling the inflammatory component of allergic rhinitis; however, evidence for the clinical efficacy of systemic corticosteroids in this disease is ...

New-onset paranoid symptoms are common among older individuals. They can signify an acute mental status change owing to medical illness, correspond to behavioural and psychological symptoms of ...

Why: Depression is common in late life, effecting nearly five million of the 31 million Americans aged 65 and older. Both major and minor depression are reported in 13% of community dwelling older ...

Alpha-1 adrenergic antagonists produce greater improvement in voiding symptoms and urinary flow rates than finasteride alone. No additive or synergistic effects have been proven when terazosin was ...

Alfuzosin is contraindicated in patients with a hypersensitivity to alfuzosin or other quinazolones. Alfuzosin should be used cautiously in patients who are predisposed to hypotension, including ...

[Analysis of a twin pregnancy with false negative result for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome by expanded non-invasive prenatal testing]. [Discussion on the status quo and solutions to the prevention and ...

Objective: To assess the clinical efficacy, safety and effects on quality of life of trimetazidine modified release (MR) in patients with stable angina. Methods: This large, open-label ...

Pediatr Health. 2009;3(1):81-98. The three-part trial examined effectiveness against a model irritant (sodium lauryl sulfate [SLS]), protection from maceration and barrier to topical agents using ...

A thorough nutrition assessment of a child with liver disease is essential. [11] This includes the collection of anthropometric and biochemical data, as well as a clinical, social, and dietary ...

Background The study of endogenous insulin secretion may provide relevant insight into the comparison of the natural history of adult onset latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA) with types 1 and 2 ...

Circulating concentrations of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal fragment (NT) of its prohormone (proBNP) are related to cardiac function and have emerged as clinically useful ...