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CJC Open
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Tel Aviv Medical Center and School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background: Information about left atrial (LA) 2-dimensional (2D) strain parameters in patients with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is limited. The aim of this study is to evaluate LA strain (LAS) in COVID-19 patients with the Omicron variant and compare it to that of propensity-matched patients with the wild-type (WT) variant.
Methods: A total of 148 consecutive patients who were hospitalized with Omicron COVID-19 underwent an echocardiographic evaluation within the first day after hospital admission and were compared to propensity-matched patients (1:1) with the WT variant.
Ther Adv Neurol Disord
December 2024
Huashan Rare Disease Center and Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Jing 'an District, Shanghai 200040, China.
Background: Thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis (TAMG) is a subtype of myasthenia gravis (MG) that is associated with more severe symptoms and a relatively poor prognosis. Eculizumab, an inhibitor to target human C5 component of the complement cascade, is considered a treatment option for refractory generalized MG (gMG).
Objectives: To explore the safety and efficacy of eculizumab in patients with TAMG.
Cureus
November 2024
Internal Medicine, Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is an important problem when facing a viral disease. Vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent in India and plays an important role in immunoregulation. The deficiency can lead to severe viral infections.
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December 2024
Resident (Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine), Army Institute of Cardio Thoracic Sciences (AICTS), Pune, India.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). We aimed to analyze the risk factors, clinical presentations, evaluation and management strategies as well as outcomes of adult pulmonary thromboembolism cases at a tertiary care center.
Methods: In a retrospective observational study, all consecutive adult pulmonary thromboembolism cases admitted from January 2019 to September 2020 at our center were enrolled in this study.
Eur J Med Res
December 2024
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No.1279 Sanmen Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China.
Objectives: Our aim is to investigate the effects of a innovative modular prone positioning tools on patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by COVID-19 during awake prone positioning (AW-PP).
Methods: This prospective randomized controlled study initially enrolled 168 patients with COVID-19 due to ARDS. However, 92 were subsequently disqualified, leaving 76 patients who were randomly assigned to either the observation group (n = 38) or the control group (n = 38).
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