Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination: Report of 2 cases of subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis.

Shoulder pain has been reported as a common side-effect after COVID-19 vaccination particularly after administration of mRNA vaccines. Although it is usually mild and self-limiting, occasionally it can become more extensive causing severe pain and marked limited range of motion. Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration has been reported following injection of other routine vaccines.

Analyzing myocardial torsion based on tissue phase mapping cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

Background: The purpose of this work is to analyze differences in left ventricular torsion between volunteers and patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy based on tissue phase mapping (TPM) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR).

Methods: TPM was performed on 27 patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and 14 normal volunteers. Patients underwent a standard CMR including late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) for the assessment of myocardial scar and ECG-gated cine CMR for global cardiac function.

Suppression of memory acquisition following co-administration of lithium and atorvastatin through nitric oxide pathway in mice.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the interactive effect of lithium and atorvastatin on cognitive performance and the role of NO as a potential mechanism involved in this interaction.

Materials And Methods: Memory performance was evaluated in a two-trial recognition Y-maze test and a step-through passive avoidance task in mice. Lithium (5, 10, 20 or 40 mg/kg, i.

Effect of door-to-antibiotic time on mortality of patients with sepsis in emergency department: a prospective cohort study.

Sepsis constitutes an important cause of hospital admission with a high mortality rate. Appropriate antibiotic therapy is the cornerstone of therapy in patients with sepsis. Although numerous studies have recommended early antibiotic initiation in severe sepsis or septic shock stages of sepsis syndrome, its role in treatment of patients with sepsis who have not entered these stages remains to be investigated.

Validation of the Vancouver Chest Pain Rule: a prospective cohort study.

Objectives: The objective was to validate the Vancouver Chest Pain Rule in an emergency department (ED) setting to identify very-low-risk patients with acute chest pain.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on consecutive patients 25 years of age and older presenting to the ED with a chief complaint of acute chest pain during January 2009 to July 2009. According to the Vancouver Chest Pain Rule, cardiac history, chest pain characteristics, physical and electrocardiogram (ECG) findings, and cardiac biomarker measurement (creatine kinase-myocardial band isoenzyme [CK-MB]) were used to identify patients with very low risk for developing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in 30 days.

Comparison of topical anesthetic cream (EMLA) and diclofenac suppository for pain relief after hemorrhoidectomy: a randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: We compared the efficacy and side effects of diclofenac and a topical eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) for pain relief after hemorrhoidectomy.

Methods: Ninety patients, nominated for elective hemorrhoidectomy, were recruited for this randomized clinical trial and were randomly categorized into three groups (30 patients in each group). After surgery, the patients in the first group received one 100 mg diclofenac suppository, those in the second group received 5 g of EMLA, and those in the third group received 5 g of petrolatum ointment (control group).