Where do we go from here? Beyond the MagnaSafe trial: A focus beyond a 'safety-first' notion. An MRI study in 500 consecutive patients.

Background: In patients with conventional pacemakers or ICD's, MRI is infrequently performed due to safety concerns. Recent reports have allayed many of these concerns. However, the additive clinical value of scanning patients with cardiac implants has not been established.

Impact of a lung ultrasound course for rheumatology specialists (IMPACT-2).

Objectives: Lung ultrasound (LUS) plays an increasing role in diagnosis and monitoring of interstitial lung disease (ILD). Connective tissue disorders (CTD) frequently cause ILD, and often presents symptomatically after irreversible fibrosis has ensued. As point-of-care musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is commonly utilised by rheumatologists, translating this US expertise towards LUS places the rheumatologist in a position to screen for ILD.

Diagnostic Value of MRI in Patients With Implanted Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Across a Cross Population: Does the Benefit Justify the Risk? A Proof of Concept Study.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic usefulness of thoracic and nonthoracic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging in patients with implantable cardiac devices (permanent pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators [ICDs]) to determine if there was a substantial benefit to patients with regard to diagnosis and/or management.

Background: MRI is infrequently performed on patients with conventional pacemakers or ICDs. Multiple studies have documented the safety of MRI scans in patients with implanted devices, yet the diagnostic value of this approach has not been established.

Carboxy alkyl esters of Uncaria tomentosa augment recovery of sensorineural functions following noise injury.

This study tested the hypothesis that hydrophilic chemotypes of the medicinal vine Uncaria tomentosa (UT) would facilitate recovery of sensorineural functions following exposure to a damaging level of noise. The particular chemotypes investigated were carboxy alkyl esters (CAE) which are known to exhibit multifunctional cytoprotective properties that include: enhanced cellular DNA repair, antioxidation and anti-inflammation. Long-Evans rats were divided into four treatment groups: vehicle-control, noise-only, CAE-only and CAE+noise.