Publications by authors named "S Katayanagi"
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on a new automated immunoassay for measuring CXCL9, a biomarker linked to type 1 inflammation, which could help in assessing various health conditions, including COVID-19 and asthma.
- - The assay demonstrated reliable performance, with minimal variation (7%) over five days and a low limit of quantitation (2.2 pg/mL), ensuring it can effectively detect CXCL9 levels in plasma or serum.
- - Findings showed that patients with acute COVID-19, asthma, and certain lung diseases had significantly higher CXCL9 levels compared to healthy individuals, indicating the assay’s potential clinical utility in inflammation-related conditions.
Effect of sarcopenia on hospital stay from post cardiac surgery to discharge.
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc
April 2022
Background: Cardiovascular surgery in older patients with sarcopenia has high rates of major complications, long hospital stays, readmissions, and discharge transfers. However, the factors that influence the length of hospital stay are unknown. This study aimed was to identify the predictors of the prolonged hospital stay in patients with sarcopenia after cardiovascular surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A gastrointestinal stromal tumor rupture entails a high risk of recurrence even after curative surgery. However, the definition of rupture is unclear, and the question of whether patients with a minor rupture should be treated with adjuvant imatinib remains controversial.
Methods: The present, retrospective, multicentric study enrolled 57 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor with a minor/major tumor rupture, of whom 46 were finally found to be eligible for analysis.
Article Synopsis
- Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors are rare and can develop without common risk factors, making diagnosis challenging; the case study discusses two unusual instances with contrasting features.
- The first patient, a 51-year-old man, presented with severe abdominal pain and a large tumor identified via ultrasound, which was surgically resected for further evaluation.
- The second patient, a 41-year-old man, had a tumor invading the ureter found during routine checkups, leading to surgery for diagnosis and treatment; despite different imaging and growth patterns, both tumors exhibited similar pathology, confirming their classification as desmoid tumors.