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CJC Open
December 2024
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Background: The objective of this study was to assess the health outcomes for patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with cardiac chest pain after the implementation of an accelerated diagnostic protocol using a high-sensitivity troponin assay (hs-TnI).
Methods: This prospective before-after cohort study used population-based linked health administrative data for adult patients who presented to a Canadian urban ED with chest pain of suspected cardiac origin over a 2-year study period. The primary outcome was ED length of stay (LOS).
CJC Open
December 2024
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Background: Myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA), and ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA), are female-predominant conditions; clinical trials are lacking to guide medical management for the common underlying vasomotor etiologies. Data on long-term outcomes of (M)INOCA patients following attendance at a women's heart centre (WHC) are lacking.
Methods: Women diagnosed with MINOCA (n = 51) or INOCA (n = 112) were prospectively followed for 3 years at the Leslie Diamond WHC (LDWHC) in Vancouver.
Ethiop J Health Sci
October 2024
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Background: Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men, second only to lung cancer. Prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) utilizing the Prostate Imaging and Reporting Data System (PI-RADS) v2.1 scoring system effectively stratifies patients by risk and correlates significantly with histopathological outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo)
November 2024
Hospital Ortopédico de Sant'Ana, Parede, Portugal.
There are several differential diagnoses for knee monoarthritis. We report a patient with recurrent episodes of knee effusion, in which the non-specific clinical condition implied several diagnostic hypotheses, therapeutic inaccuracies, and a delay in implementing adequate treatment. For more than 2 years, the patient underwent different Orthopedics and Rheumatology visits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWomens Health Rep (New Rochelle)
December 2024
Department of Family Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Purpose: Many reproductive age women, cared for routinely by primary care providers (PCPs), would benefit from interconception care, yet a minority of primary care visits include interconception care. This study assessed barriers to providing interconception care from the perspective of primary care clinicians, staff, and patients.
Materials And Methods: Clinicians ( = 11), staff ( = 14), and patients eligible for interconception care ( = 6) from three primary care clinics in Chicago, Illinois participated in focus groups or interviews.
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