Publications by authors named "J J Baquera-Heredia"
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- The ACR TI-RADS risk stratification system helps evaluate thyroid nodules by aiming to reduce unnecessary biopsies while maintaining specificity, focusing on the relationship between ultrasound findings and malignancy risks.
- This study analyzed data from 212 thyroid ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirations (FNABs) to correlate ultrasonographic findings with cytopathology results from The Bethesda System, specifically analyzing nodules with low and high risk of malignancy.
- Key findings indicated that certain ultrasound characteristics, like solid composition and irregular margins, were more prevalent in nodules with a higher risk of malignancy, suggesting that these features could guide clinical decisions regarding further evaluation or intervention.
Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a self-limited zoonotic infection transmitted by felines caused by the Gram-negative bacillus . It usually presents with lymphadenopathy and constitutional symptoms that resolve within eight weeks, with, or without antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis is made by serology, molecular diagnosis in a biopsy, or a positive culture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic virus that can cause life-threatening neurological diseases in immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with HIV/AIDS. In this case report, a patient presenting with left gait lateralization was found to have a ring-enhancing cerebral mass lesion that was attributed to CMV. To date, only eight similar cases have been documented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Extragonadal choriocarcinoma is rare and can be associated with hyperthyroidism when producing very high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin.
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old Hispanic female presented with a 3-week history of shortness of breath, palpitations, extreme weakness, new-onset hot flashes, and right flank pain. Her physical examination was remarkable for tachycardia, hepatomegaly, hyperreflexia, and tremor; goiter was absent.
Cilostazol as a noninferiority pharmacologic option to paclitaxel in early intimal hyperplasia inhibition after venous balloon angioplasty in a rabbit model: a preliminary study.
JVS Vasc Sci
October 2020
Unlabelled: The development of venous intimal hyperplasia (VIH) has not been fully studied. At present, there are no drugs approved for VIH inhibition; to investigate such alternatives, we aimed to compare paclitaxel with cilostazol in VIH early inhibition in a preliminary experimental model of balloon angioplasty. Twenty-eight male New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into two groups: cilostazol (A) and paclitaxel (B), which underwent femoral vein barotrauma by a 4 mm balloon angioplasty.
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