Cardiac abnormalities after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: effects of β-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.

Background: Cardiac abnormalities attributed to adrenergic surge are common after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Prescribed medications that block adrenergic stimulation may suppress the onset of cardiopulmonary compromise in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Objectives: To compare the incidence of early cardiac complications between patients who reported prescribed use of β-blockers and/or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors before aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and patients who did not.

Correlation between ED symptoms and clinical outcomes in the patient with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Introduction: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating neurologic insult often presenting to the emergency department as a headache. Recognition and prompt treatment are important to good outcomes. The purpose of this analysis was to examine the presentation of aSAH patients to the emergency department and determine whether presentation predicts length of stay or death.

Cognitive behavioral symptom management intervention in patients with cancer: survival analysis.

Purpose: Associations between psychological factors and cancer survival have been under debate. We retrospectively explored the effect of the Cancer Care Intervention (CCI), an individually delivered cognitive behavioral symptom management intervention on survival in individuals with cancer.

Methods: Data were obtained from a randomized controlled trial (R01 CA79280; 1997-2003) that were originally designed to evaluate the CCI to reduce symptom severity in 237 individuals with solid tumors during their first course of chemotherapy.

Role of endothelin-1 in human aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: associations with vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia.

Background: Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor implicated in the pathogenesis of vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ET-1 levels and angiographic vasospasm and DCI.

Methods: Patients with aSAH were consented (n = 106).

Women's awareness of ovarian cancer risks and symptoms.

Background: The vast majority of cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed at stage III or IV, and five-year survival rates after diagnosis at these stages are 71% and 31%, respectively. Although a consensus among researchers on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer has evolved over time, whether women themselves know them isn't clear.

Objective: To assess how well informed women ages 40 and older are of ovarian cancer symptoms and risk factors.