Publications by authors named "M H Puck"
Aim: To identify vascular abnormalities in patients presenting with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).
Methods: We performed a whole-body MR angiography and a duplex sonography of the renal and carotid arteries in 12 patients (9 women, 3 men) with SCAD to identify vascular abnormalities.
Results: MR angiography revealed abnormalities of the renal arteries in 3/12 patients (25%).
Background: Patients undergoing acute left main (LM) coronary artery revascularization have a high mortality and natriuretic peptides such as N-terminal pro-B-type (NT-proBNP) have been shown to have prognostic value in patients with acute coronary syndromes. The present study looked at the prognostic value of NT-proBNP in these patients.
Methods And Results: We studied all consecutive patients undergoing acute LM coronary artery percutaneous coronary intervention between January 2005 and December 2008 in whom NT-proBNP was measured (n=71).
Background: Worldwide, more than half of the hospitalized medical patients at high risk do not receive venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. Although VTE among hospitalized patients at risk is reduced with electronic alerts (eAlerts), the majority of eAlerts are being ignored by the responsible physician.
Methods: We investigated physician compliance with an advanced eAlert system in 1027 (age 59 +/- 17 years) hospitalized medical patients.
Objective: We tested the hypothesis that topiramate is more effective than placebo in reducing symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia when combined with ongoing antipsychotic medication.
Method: Twenty-six hospitalized treatment-resistant patients with chronic DSM-IV-diagnosed schizophrenia participated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in which 300 mg/day of topiramate was gradually added to their ongoing treatment (clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone, or quetiapine) over two 12-week crossover treatment periods. Data were collected from April 2003 to November 2003.