Education level may modify the association between cardiac index and cognitive function among elders with normal ejection function.

Background: Lower cardiac index (CI) in elders has been associated with incident dementia, and higher CI has protectively effect with brain aging. In the present study, we investigated the modulating effects of education level and arterial stiffness on the association between CI and cognitive function among older adults.

Methods: A total of 723 elders (≥60 years, 50.

Corrective osteotomy for distal condylar malunion of the proximal phalanx in adolescents: comparison of K-wire and locking plate fixation.

This retrospective study reviewed 28 patients, aged 10 to 17 years, who underwent corrective osteotomy for malunion of the proximal phalangeal distal condyles at a mean of 9 weeks (range 2-52) from injury. There were 19 patients treated with K-wire and nine patients with locking plates. The two groups were comparable for trauma mechanism, fracture type, time delay from injury and the type of initial treatment.

Spotted leucoderma after treatment of facial hyperpigmentation on hemodialysis patients employing 1064-nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.

The development of skin hyperpigmentation in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD) have been well documented. However, the cosmetic concern was neither valued seriously nor treated effectively in the past. We report a female case who suffered from facial hyperpigmentation (FH).