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Arch Dermatol Res
December 2024
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
This systematic review explores the relationship between achieving minimal disease activity in psoriasis and the progression of atherosclerosis. It investigates how biologic therapies and other treatments impact atherosclerosis markers, offering insights into therapeutic strategies. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science was conducted from January 1, 2000, to April 1, 2023, using terms such as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, atherosclerosis, biologic therapy, vascular stiffness, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA).
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Arthroscopy
June 2024
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, U.S.A.. Electronic address:
Purpose: To analyze factors that affect return to sport after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction (MPFLR), such as psychological factors, sport played, and a positive apprehension test following surgery, and to determine the average return to sport rates and time to return to sport.
Methods: A literature search was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Included studies met the following criteria: patients underwent MPFLR for patellar instability, return to sport was recorded, and a factor that affected return to sport was mentioned.
BMJ Open
November 2023
Section of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care, and Environmental Medicine, John W. Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Introduction: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening condition commonly seen in the intensive care unit. COVID-19 has dramatically increased the incidence of ARDS-with this rise in cases comes the ability to detect predisposing factors perhaps not recognised before, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its associated conditions (hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus). In this systematic review, we seek to describe the complex relationship between MetS, its associated conditions and ARDS (including COVID-19 ARDS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis scoping review summarized findings and key measures from U.S.-based studies that 1) examined associations between geographic indicators of structural racism (e.
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