The purpose of this study was to make functional assessment of the external respiration in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) in a predialysis state and to find some early indicators for uremic lung impairment. Twenty two patients (13 men, 9 women, aged 30 to 65) with different renal diseases were investigated. According to the stage of progression of CRF we allocated the patients to two groups-14 patients with stage I CRF (serum creatinine up to 353.6 mumol/I), and 8 patients with stage II CRF (serum creatinine from 353.6 to 707.2 mumol/I). The comprehensive functional study included slow spirometry, forced expiration, bodyplethysmography, and investigation of the diffusion, blood-gas and acid-base parameters. The respiratory muscle strength was measured by means of a modified device first used by Black LE and Hyatt RE. Ventilatory parameters in stage I CRF patients were found to be either normal or slightly changed while the parameters of the respiratory muscle strength worsened earlier than the ventilatory parameters. In the patients with stage II CRF the pronounced ventilatory and diffusion disorders was found to occur much more frequently.
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JTO Clin Res Rep
February 2025
Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Introduction: Limited information exists on next-generation sequencing (NGS) success for lung tumors of 30 mm or less. We aimed to compare NGS success rates across biopsy techniques for these tumors, assess DNA sequencing quality, and verify reliability against surgical resection results.
Methods: We used data from the Initiative for Early Lung Cancer Research on Treatment study, including patients with lung tumors measuring 30 mm or less who had surgery and NGS on biopsies since 2016.
Echocardiography
January 2025
Cardiology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Ave, Guimarães, Portugal.
Purpose: This study explores the effects of anthracycline chemotherapy (AC) on breast cancer patients, focusing on changes in body composition, advanced echocardiographic parameters at rest and during exercise, and biomarkers; and subsequently assesses whether these parameters are associated with impaired cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF).
Methods: In this prospective study, we evaluated women with early-stage breast cancer undergoing AC at three visits: before AC, 1 month after, and 6 months post-AC.
Results: The study included 32 women with breast cancer, with functional disability increasing from 9.
Introduction: As pharmacological strategies remain limited for relieving fatigue and associated cognitive symptoms, integrative modalities such as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) could be explored as therapeutic strategies in cancer survivors. Here, we evaluate and report the efficacy and safety of a TCM concoction, modified Xiang Bei Yang Rong Tang (XBYRT), on quality of life (QOL), cancer-related fatigue (CRF), and cognitive symptoms, compared to placebo.
Methods: In a single-centered, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled pilot trial conducted from 2019 to 2022, fatigued cancer survivors ≥21 years old were recruited to receive the XBYRT intervention or placebo (5% diluted) once daily for the duration of 8 weeks.
Br J Sports Med
January 2025
Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
Objectives: To examine the association between muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in patients diagnosed with cancer, and whether these associations are affected by type and/or stage of cancer.
Method: A systematic review with meta-analysis was carried out. Five bibliographic databases were searched to August 2023.
J Am Coll Cardiol
January 2025
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/DLBHATTMD.
Background: In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease, most but not all randomized trials have reported that complete revascularization (CR) offers advantages over culprit vessel-only revascularization. In addition, the optimal timing and assessment methods for CR remain undetermined.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the optimal revascularization strategy in patients with STEMI and multivessel disease, using a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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