Publications by authors named "L J Mango"
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- The study focuses on the rising use of skin-lightening products (SLPs) among Jordanian women and aims to assess their knowledge about these products and any associated side effects.* -
- Conducted between October and December 2022, the study surveyed 384 women over 18, revealing that over half had used SLPs, with about 18% experiencing side effects, and most participants recognizing key active ingredients.* -
- Results indicate that Jordanian women are generally informed about SLPs, with younger and more educated individuals showing higher knowledge levels; thus, there is a need for healthcare professionals to promote proper usage and establish stricter regulations.*
Background: Sickle cell retinopathy (SCR) is one of the most important ocular manifestations of sickle cell disease (SCD). This study aims to assess the prevalence of SCR in SCD, identify risk factors for its development and progression to proliferative sickle cell retinopathy (PSCR), and evaluate the potential implications of these results on clinical practice.
Methods: This research is a secondary analysis of patients diagnosed with SCD from the epidemiological, multicenter Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease (CSSCD).
Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and vitamin D deficiency have been linked to hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular disease, particularly in African Americans (AAs). Our objective was to determine if the addition of vitamin D to antihypertensive therapy would lead to greater regression of LV mass index (LVMI) as determined by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) after 1 year in vitamin D deficient AA patients with uncontrolled HTN and LVH.
Methods: This study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-center study.
Introduction: Achieve is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an education intervention for patients with chronic hypertension who have uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) at discharge from an urban emergency department (ED). The study examined efficacy and moderators of an educational intervention in an RCT on BP control at 180-day post-intervention.
Methods: Participants were recruited from a single, urban ED and randomized to receive or not to receive hypertension education.
Lymphoscintigraphy for the evaluation of limb lymphatic flow disorders: Report of technical procedural standards from an Italian Nuclear Medicine expert panel.
Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol (Engl Ed)
May 2020
Lymphoscintigraphy represents the "gold standard" for diagnosis of lymphedema, but an important limitation is the lack of procedural standardization. The aim of this Italian expert panel was to provide a procedural standard for lymphoscintigraphy in the evaluation of lymphatic system disorders. Topic anaesthetic gels containing lidocaine should be avoided.
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