Publications by authors named "Kathleen Borghoff"
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- * A study analyzed data from 2,593 participants to assess the impact of bisphosphonate use on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes and mortality, differentiating between those with and without CKD.
- * Results indicated that CKD patients using bisphosphonates had a higher risk for incident CVD and cardiovascular mortality, while non-CKD patients experienced increased all-cause mortality with bisphosphonate use, but no significant links to CVD outcomes were found.
Background: Hydroxychloroquine is an effective and widely used treatment in multiple autoimmune connective tissue diseases that gained a lot of publicity in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Our case reports are unique in that they explore the rare and sometimes overlooked effects of this drug on multiple organ systems, specifically the kidney, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle. We include key histologic features in images which aid in identifying and distinguishing hydroxychloroquine toxicity from mimickers.
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