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BACKGROUND
There is a large body of epidemiological data associating obesity with a wide variety of clinical disease processes, including cancer and wound infections. However, defining the specific defects of neutrophils has proved difficult and often contradictory.
METHODS
27 patients having
This study aimed to analyze the variations of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide, epicardial adipose tissue thickness, and carotid intima-media thickness in childhood obesity. The study participants consisted of 50 obese children in the study group and 20 nonobese children referred for
Echocardiography is recommended for the detection of valvular regurgitation in asymptomatic users of anorexigens with a heart murmur. To determine the prevalence and diagnostic value of heart murmurs for valvular regurgitation, 223 patients receiving dexfenfluramine therapy for 6.9 months and 189
The most common reason of acquired hypothyroidism is autoimmune (Hashimoto) thyroiditis. Autoimmune thyroiditis can be atrophic or goitrogenic. Atrophic autoimmune thyroiditis (ATT) related acquired hypothyroidism causes interruption of growth, obesity, and bone age retardation in early ages while
BACKGROUND
The combination of fenfluramine and phentermine was a widely used obesity treatment before the withdrawal of fenfluramine for an association with heart valve regurgitation. The prevalence and clinical significance of regurgitation among patients treated with these medications has yet to
In order to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the range-gated pulsed Doppler echocardiogram for the detection of aortic regurgitation, a study with use of this technique was carried out in 46 patients. They were classified into 3 groups: Group I was composed of 19 patients with a variety of
Physical examinations in childhood and adolescence have been recommended by various professional organizations. In order to assess the value of periodic physical examinations in identifying previously undetected conditions, we analyzed the results of school screening examinations of approximately
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the utility of school health examinations performed at four years of age.
METHODS
Evaluation of the results of school health examinations performed on 5,709 children are presented, with the follow up of selected problems found (overweight, growth failure, strabismus, reduced
We describe a patient with an infected right atrial thrombus and pulmonary embolism who died suddenly. Jejunal diverticulitis, which was found at autopsy, was suspected to be the source of the bacterial thrombus. The 41-year-old female patient was admitted because of dyspnea and syncopal attacks.
Diabetes mellitus and obesity are increasing in prevalence and are associated with an elevated risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Given the aging of the United States population, AF is projected to concomitantly increase in prevalence in the upcoming decades. Both diabetes and obesity are associated
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA or Bland-White-Garland Syndrome) is a rare congenital heart abnormality with a high mortality in the first year of life. It's manifestation in adulthood is even rarer and it may be an important cause of sudden cardiac
Adolescents tend to abandon the program of preventive and therapeutic medical care established for them in infancy by pediatrician and parents. Factors in this resistance were analyzed, and a teenage clinic was established. In review of experience over a four-year period, during which the number of
BACKGROUND
Observation versus ligation of a functional arteriovenous fistula (AVF) after successful renal transplantation (SRT) has been a controversial topic of debate. Congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension are common in dialysis patients, and more frequent when vascular access flow
Sea pilots must be capable of carrying out their work in all situations. Thus, they must not have any disease or defect, that could impair their job performance. By periodic medical examinations attempts are made to ensure their working capacity. In most countries these examinations are carried out
Two pet rabbits were presented with an acute decrease in appetite and activity. Rabbit 1 showed severe hypothermia, bradycardia, arrhythmias, a heart murmur, dyspnea, occlusion of the nares with secretions, icterus, dehydration, and gaseous gastrointestinal dilation. The urine was dark yellow.