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J Spinal Cord Med
January 2025
Rehabilitation Medicine Center and Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Objectives: This study aims to elucidate the relationship between red blood cell (RBC) count and D-dimer levels in patients with spinal cord injury, with the goal of identifying potential therapeutic targets for minimizing D-dimer levels.
Study Design: An observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, single center study.
Setting: Individuals with SCI (576 cases) admitted to a rehabilitation medicine department.
J Perioper Pract
January 2025
San Juan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Case: An active healthy 68-year-old male sustained a bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture while running. He underwent a simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon repair in a dual-surgeon approach. The right quadriceps tendon was repaired with a tourniquet, while the left quadriceps tendon tear was repaired without one.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition with varied presentations, occasionally mimicking ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This case highlights a 52-year-old male patient with a history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) who presented with progressive shortness of breath over a month, culminating in dyspnea at rest, and anterior ST-segment elevation on electrocardiography (ECG). The initial evaluation suggested STEMI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur Cardiol
December 2024
REMEDY Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Diakonhjemmet Hospital Oslo, Norway.
This review examines the cardiovascular risks associated with the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), both traditional NSAIDs and cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitors (COXIBs). It describes the history of traditional NSAIDs and the development of COXIBs to explain why their cardiovascular side effects were unnoticed for many decades. Further, the review presents the mechanism of action of NSAIDs, to elucidate the possible underlying basis for why they are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Arthroplasty
January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, 301 E 17th St, New York, NY, USA, 10010. Electronic address:
Background: Despite advances in surgical techniques and postoperative prophylactic protocols, venous thromboembolism (VTE) events remain an important source of morbidity following total hip arthroplasty (THA). Prior research in cardiology and other surgical fields has suggested that statin medications may have a protective effect against VTE. Our study aimed to: 1) Assess if preoperative statin use was associated with decreased rates of VTE following THA, and 2) conduct a subgroup analysis of statin intensity and VTE events.
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