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Expert Rev Respir Med
January 2025
Respiratory Research @ Alfred, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Introduction: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a broad group of conditions characterized by fibrosis of the lung parenchyma. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common subvariant. IPF is marked by considerable symptom burden of dyspnea, cough and fatigue that is often refractory to optimal disease-directed treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vaginal atresia (VA) is a rare female genital tract malformation characterized by the absence or incomplete development of the vagina, often leading to cyclic abdominal pain and menstrual blood retention in adolescent patients. Vaginal atresia is often accompanied by multiple organ malformations. The condition poses significant challenges in diagnosis and management, requiring a multidisciplinary approach.
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January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine I, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, BY, Germany
Background And Aims: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has various aetiologies, including genetic conditions like Fabry disease (FD), a lysosomal storage disorder. FD prevalence in high-risk HCM populations ranges from 0.3% to 11.
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January 2025
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Background: The Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR) publishes outcomes of all transplant centres in the USA two times a year. The outcomes are publicly available and used by insurance payers and patients to assess the performance of a programme. Poor performance can result in temporary suspension or termination of a transplant programme.
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January 2025
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Connective tissue disease (CTD) comprising a various range of autoimmune disorders is often accompanied by lung involvement, which can lead to life-threatening complications. The main types of CTDs that can present as interstitial lung disease (ILD) include rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, and systemic lupus erythematosus. CTD-ILD poses a significant challenge in clinical diagnosis and management due to its heterogeneous nature and variable prognosis.
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