Human Laterality Disorders: Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Management.

Human laterality disorders comprise a group of diseases characterized by abnormal location (situs) and orientation of thoraco-abdominal organs and vessels across the left-right axis. Situs inversus totalis is mirror image reversal of thoraco-abdominal organs/great vessels. Situs ambiguus, better known as heterotaxy, is abnormal arrangement of thoraco-abdominal organs across the left-right axis excluding situs inversus totalis.

Statin-Induced Necrotizing Autoimmune Myositis: Diagnosis and Management.

Statins are among the most frequently prescribed drugs as they effectively lower cardiovascular mortality. Atherosclerotic plaques are stabilized and lipid levels are lowered, as statins inhibit 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. Patients placed on these drugs frequently report muscle aches, but true myositis that would call for discontinuance of the drug is actually uncommon.

A psychosomatic perspective on takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a case report.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a reversible heart condition initially described in the Japanese literature in the 1990s. The typical presentation mimics an acute coronary syndrome. It is frequently found in elderly women in the context of emotional or physical stress in the absence of significant obstructive coronary disease.

Health care student attitudes toward the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Enhancing successful counseling for cardiovascular disease prevention remains a challenge for health professionals and nursing and medical educators. To gain insight into the attitudes of health care professional students toward cardiovascular prevention strategies, this study examined the associations among prevention attitudes and health professional student demographics and health habits. Based on a self-administered survey completed by nursing and medical students from two Midwestern institutions, healthier personal lifestyle choices were independently associated with more positive attitudes toward cardiovascular prevention, but demographic factors were not.