When infective endocarditis is a diagnostic possibility, echocardiography permits noninvasive imaging of cardiac structures. As involvement of the endocardium is a sine qua non of endocarditis, echocardiography may assist in its diagnosis by demonstrating such involvement. The ability of echocardiography to detect the intracardiac manifestations of infective endocarditis has continued to improve, especially with the introduction of transesophageal imaging. This article will discuss some of the echocardiographic findings in endocarditis and elucidate the incorporation of these findings in the new Duke criteria for the diagnosis of endocarditis.
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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
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Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Objective: Although artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being applied to ultrasound imaging in gynecology, efforts to synthesize the available evidence have been inadequate. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize and evaluate the literature on the role of AI applied to ultrasound imaging in benign gynecological disorders.
Methods: Web of Science, PubMed and Scopus databases were searched from inception until August 2024.
Curr Obes Rep
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Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49 - Box 7003, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Introduction: Long-term data indicate that patients who underwent metabolic bariatric surgery have a higher risk of developing nutritional complications. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to monitor their nutritional status.
Methods: A scoping literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and TRIP database to identify clinical practice guidelines for nutritional screening before and after metabolic bariatric surgery from learned societies.
J Hematop
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Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, USA.
A 56-year-old male presented to the clinic with complaints of multiple skin lesions. A complete blood count (CBC) was not available. No constitutional symptoms were present, and physical examination revealed tender skin lesions of the back, arms, legs, and scalp.
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Sorbonne Université, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign tumor that varies in size and presentation. Surgery is the preferred treatment for large or symptomatic VS. Facial nerve (FN) preservation is a priority because of its impact on well-being.
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January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Aim: To determine the utility of anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies (tTG-IgA) and anti-deaminated gliadin peptide IgG antibodies (DGP-IgG) in detecting coeliac disease (CD) and whether DGP-IgG can replace anti-endomysial IgA antibody in the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition no-biopsy approach in diagnosing CD.
Methods: Children aged < 19 years who had paired tTG-IgA and DGP-IgG performed and had a gastroscopy with biopsies between 1 March 2016 and 31 October 2020 were retrospectively reviewed.
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