Multiplex Gastrointestinal Panel Testing in Hospitalized Patients With Acute Diarrhea in Thailand.

Background: Multiplex gastrointestinal (GI) panel testing is widely used for outpatient diagnosis of diarrhea. However, the clinical practicality of multiplex testing in hospitalized diarrheal subjects has not yet been thoroughly elucidated.

Methods: We enrolled hospitalized subjects with acute diarrhea.

Extracellular volume and left ventricular hypertrophy by cardiac magnetic resonance are independent predictors of cardiovascular outcome in obesity.

This retrospective cohort study investigated for association between increased extracellular volume (ECV) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and cardiovascular composite outcomes in obesity. Native T1 was measured at the ventricular septum. ECV was calculated from native and post-contrast T1 and hematocrit.