Leflunomide with prednisone or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy is safe and tolerated for long-term treatment of immune-mediated polyarthritis in 27 dogs.

Objective: To retrospectively evaluate safety and tolerance of leflunomide for long-term treatment of canine idiopathic immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA).

Animals: 27 dogs with clinical signs and synovial fluid cytology supportive of IMPA with ≥ 6 months' follow-up after starting leflunomide.

Methods: Medical records were reviewed to identify dogs prescribed leflunomide for treatment of IMPA from February 2012 to May 2022.

Erratum to: Zn (II) and Cu (II) adsorption and retention onto iron oxyhydroxide nanoparticles: effects of particle aggregation and salinity.

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Zn(II) and Cu(II) adsorption and retention onto iron oxyhydroxide nanoparticles: effects of particle aggregation and salinity.

Background: Iron oxyhydroxides are commonly found in natural aqueous systems as nanoscale particles, where they can act as effective sorbents for dissolved metals due to their natural surface reactivity, small size and high surface area. These properties make nanoscale iron oxyhydroxides a relevant option for the remediation of water supplies contaminated with dissolved metals. However, natural geochemical processes, such as changes in ionic strength, pH, and temperature, can cause these particles to aggregate, thus affecting their sorption capabilities and remediation potential.

Nutrition knowledge and attitudes of cardiac patients.

Objective: Despite the importance of dietary factors in treating and preventing heart disease, relatively little work has explored how well cardiac patients understand the nutrition information they are given. This study was designed to assess the nutrition knowledge and attitudes of cardiac patients.

Design: An onsite survey was administered to patients who were waiting to see their cardiologists.

Transmural myocardial infarction with normal coronary angiograms and with single vessel coronary obstruction. Clinical-angiographic features and five-year follow-up.

Angiographic, clinical, and five-year follow-up study of 20 cases of myocardial infarction with normal coronary angiograms (MI-NCA) and 20 cases of myocardial infarction with single vessel obstruction (MI-SVO) are presented. MI-SVO patients differed from MI-NCA in being older (53.7 vs 44.