Accuracy of dynamic stress CT myocardial perfusion in patients with suspected non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and dynamic stress CT myocardial perfusion (CT-MPI) are established modalities in the analysis of patients with chronic coronary syndromes. Their role in patients with suspected non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) is unknown. CCTA with CT-MPI might assist in the triage of NSTEMI patients to the Cath lab.

Co-designing postpartum contraceptive services with and for immigrant women in Sweden: lessons learned from the IMPROVE-it project.

Background And Aim: Immigrant women in many high-income countries including Sweden, report unmet need of sexual and reproductive health and rights, and face worse pregnancy outcomes and higher risk of unintended pregnancies. Postpartum contraceptive services are often inadequate to meet their needs. Co-design has shown to reduce health inequities, yet little is known about using this method for postpartum contraceptive service development and even less in collaborating with immigrant populations.

Neuropsychiatric Adverse Effects of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole: A Rare Case of Acute Psychosis in an Immunocompetent Patient.

Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is a combination of two antibiotics used to treat various bacterial infections, generally well-tolerated but can rarely cause neuropsychological adverse effects, including psychosis. This case report describes a 69-year-old immunocompetent female who developed acute visual and auditory hallucinations three days after starting TMP-SMX for a urinary tract infection (UTI). The patient had a history of depression, successfully treated with mirtazapine a decade ago, and no other psychiatric or medical conditions.

Rapid Colorimetric Quantita2tive Portable Platform for Detection of Based on a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Assay and Nanomagnetic Particles.

Brucellosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease that requires major attention for both health and financial facilities in many parts of the world including the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The existing gold standard diagnosis relies on the culturing technique, which is costly and time-consuming with a duration of up to 45 days. The protease biosensor represents a new detection approach that will lead to low-cost point-of-care devices for sensitive detection.

Radiation dose reduction of 50% in dynamic myocardial CT perfusion with skipped beat acquisition: a retrospective study.

Background: Dynamic myocardial computed tomography perfusion (CTP) is a novel imaging technique that increases the applicability of CT for cardiac imaging; however, the scanning requires a substantial radiation dose.

Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of dose reduction in dynamic CTP by comparing all-heartbeat acquisitions to periodic skipping of heartbeats.

Material And Methods: We retrieved imaging data of 38 dynamic CTP patients and created new datasets with every fourth, third or second beat (Skip1:4, Skip1:3, Skip1:2, respectively) removed.