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Right Ventricular Implantation of an Aveir™ AR Device for Bradycardia in a 90-Year-Old Woman with Atrial Fibrillation and Small Right Ventricular Dimensions.

We report a case of implanting an Aveir™ AR (atrial) leadless pacemaker (Abbott, Chicago, IL, USA) in the right ventricle (RV) of a 90-year-old woman with permanent atrial fibrillation with pauses. The patient initially received an Aveir™ VR (ventricular) device for rate support. During implantation, elevated pacing thresholds and tricuspid valve (TV) interaction were noted, which improved with repositioning. The patient subsequently presented with recurrent loss of capture secondary to elevated thresholds. Device interrogation and imaging suggested that the Aveir™ VR device was suboptimal due…

A transdisciplinary systems-level approach to maternal health: Developing a Research Center of Excellence.

The United States faces a critical maternal health crisis, characterized by the highest mortality rates among high-income nations and profound racial disparities. The University of Illinois Chicago established the Luma Center, a Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence funded by the National Institutes of Health IMPROVE initiative. This article details the center's development, implementation, and theoretical foundation. Central to the Luma Center's mission is the Biopsychosocial Ecosystem Framework, which shifts the research focus from individual-level factors to the multilevel systemic …

The effects of air temperature on marathon finishing time in elite and average runners.

Marathon running is highly dependent upon environmental conditions, especially air temperature. More research is warranted to determine how … d across six marathons since their inception: Boston, Lincoln (NE), Grandma's (Duluth, MN), Berlin, Chicago, and New York City. The results showed in almost all races, higher temperatures were correlated with increased finishing time in the median runner and Top 10 Men runners. Temperature had no correlation with marathon finishing time in 5 of 6 marathon …

Neighborhood homicide rate and odds of colorectal adenoma among adult patients seeking colonoscopy.

BACKGROUND: Chronic exposure to ambient stressors, including neighborhood crime, may have a detrimental impact on the body's stress response system with implications for colorectal carcinogenesis. METHODS: We examined associations between the mean neighborhood homicide rates from 2000 and 2018 and diagnosis of colorectal adenoma among patients at the University of Illinois Health and Hospital System in Chicago, Illinois, between 2015 and 2018. RESULTS: Of the 5225 patients who underwent colonoscopy and were included in the analytic dataset, 60% had colorectal adenoma. Older age, male sex, an…

Which is the Prognostic Value of the Mini Mental State Examination Test in Surgical Oncology?

INTRODUCTION: Cancer patients are usually subjected to numerous surgeries during their course of treatment. Recent studies suggest that anes … d 7 non-oncological ones. Afterwards, the data were statistically processed with SPSS version 25.0 (Chicago, Ill. the USA). RESULTS: The analysis shows that there is statistically significant difference in the preoperative MMSE scores between oncological and non-oncological patients. CONCLUSIONS: Oncological patients compound a sensitive group for cogni …

[Current aspects of heart-kidney interactions : Summary of important clinical studies from 2020].

Patients with chronic kidney diseases show an increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Last year a number of important studies on h … (TAVI) on renal function as well as another study on acute kidney failure after MitraClip® (Abbott, Chicago, IL, USA) implantation provide important indications for future treatment recommendations. The optimal timing of the initiation of kidney replacement therapy in patients with acute kidney damage in intensive care medicine was investigated in two ran …

When should Surgery be used for Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma?

Cytoreductive surgery is an important column in the treatment of primary ovarian cancer. Surgical outcome is one of the most important progn … of the DESKTOP III were recently presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. It showed a benefit of secondary cytoreductive surgery exclusively in patients with complete resection with a progression-free survival of 5.6 months (P < 0.001). This overview aims to support this task and concentrates on the currently available d …

Focal achalasia - case report and review of the literature.

Esophageal achalasia is a primary smooth muscle motility disorder specified by aperistalsis of the tubular esophagus in combination with a p … l sphincter and complete aperistalsis of the tubular esophagus (type III achalasia according to the Chicago 3.0 classification system). This paper also reviews diagnostic findings (including high resolution manometry, CT scan, barium esophagram, upper endoscopy and upper endoscopic ultrasound data) in patients with achalasia and summarizes the therapeutic …

Relapse of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis after Discontinuation of Immunomodulatory Therapy.

Purpose: To assess treatment outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis and relapse rates upon discontinuation of immunomodulatory therapy (IMT). Methods: Medical records of patients with JIA-associated uveitis seen at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the F.I. Proctor Foundation uveitis clinics from September 14, 1988 to January 5, 2011 were reviewed. The main outcome was time to relapse after attempting to discontinue IMT.Results: Of 66 patients with JIA-associated uveitis, 51 (77%) received IMT as either sole or combination therapy. Of a total of 51, 41 (80%)…

Dermoscopic Features of Distal Lateral Subungual Onychomycosis.

BACKGROUND: Onychomycosis is a very common disease and accounts for upto 50% of the diseases affecting the nail apparatus. Diagnosis of onychomycosis is usually confirmed with the help of a potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount and fungal culture. Onychoscopy can be a handy and additional tool for the diagnosis. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the dermoscopic findings in distal lateral subungual onychomycosis (DLSO). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective study of 60 nails with a clinical and mycological diagnosis (KOH with Chicago sky blue positive) of DLSO. Dermoscopic examination was performed …

THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN CONTEXT: EXPLORING THE MODERATING ROLES OF NEIGHBORHOOD DISADVANTAGE AND CULTURAL NORMS.

Although the cycle of violence theory has received empirical support (Widom, 1989a, 1989b), in reality, not all victims of child physical abuse become involved in violence. Therefore, little is known regarding factors that may moderate the relationship between abuse and subsequent violence, particularly contextual circumstances. The current investigation used longitudinal data from 1,372 youth living in 79 neighborhoods who participated in the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), and it employed a multivariate, multilevel Rasch model to explore the degree to which nei…

Practice guidelines for the implementation of a quality program in thromboprophylaxis and treatment management in patients with venous thromboembolic disease.

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolic disease is a major cause of morbidity and hospital mortality worldwide. Although exact figures are unknown … m Mexico City and the interior of the country met along with a highly experienced professional from Chicago, IL, USA with wide experience in the field and knowledge of methodology for the development of a management algorithm for prophylaxis in at-risk patients of venous thromboembolic disease. The expert group met in plenary working sessions, managed uni …

Ball and chain: the global burden of lead poisoning.

Lead, the 82nd element in our periodic table, has accompanied humankind throughout the millennia of our history and development. As a ubiqui … ion of the life's work of Dr. Alice Hamilton in exposing lead poisoning among industrial workers in Chicago, Illinois. Her legacy provides us with the opportunity to look back and reevaluate our leaded history in the US. It also reminds us that there is more to be done to mitigate lead poisoning both domestically and in the developing world.

Extracardiac versus intra-atrial lateral tunnel fontan: extracardiac is better.

This article was prepared to summarize the points made in a debate that the first author (C.L.B.) had with Dr. Richard Jonas at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery 90th Annual Meeting. The topic of the debate was the optimal surgical approach for functional single-ventricle patients: extracardiac versus intra-atrial lateral tunnel Fontan. My role was to take the viewpoint that the extracardiac Fontan is better. This review summarizes our results at Children's Memorial Hospital (Chicago, IL) with 180 patients undergoing a primary Fontan procedure and 126 patients undergoing an extraca…

Bringing HIV/STI testing programmes to high-risk men.

The aim of this study was to examine the meaning of significantly higher proportions of positive test results through outreach HIV/sexually transmitted infection testing programmes at gay bathhouses compared with clinic programmes among high-risk men who have sex with men. We conducted a random digit dial survey of men who have sex with men in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco. Half of the men in the sample did not test in the past year. Among those who did not test, a sizeable minority (17%) reported engaging in high-risk sexual behaviour with a casual or secondary partner. Ov…

Orthopaedic management of lumbosacral agenesis. Long-term follow-up.

Twenty-two patients with lumbosacral agenesis were treated at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Chicago Unit, from 1953 to 1979. At the time of this study, ten of the patients were skeletally mature after an average follow-up of 24.1 years. Two patients had died, twelve could be examined, and eight who were unable to return for examination responded to a questionnaire. Eleven of the patients had diabetic mothers. Of the orthopaedic problems in these patients, knee-flexion contractures with popliteal webbing were the most difficult to correct. These deformities varied in severity wit…

Proceedings of the 2025 Division of Translational Toxicology Satellite Symposium.

The 2025 annual Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT) Satellite Symposium, entitled ''Pathology Potpourri'' was held in Chicago, IL, at the Society of Toxicologic Pathology's (STP) 44th annual meeting. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the DTT Satellite Symposium. The goal of this symposium was to present and discuss challenging or interesting diagnostic pathology and/or nomenclature issues. This article presents summaries of the speakers' talks along with select images and data that were used by the audience for voting and discussion. Various lesions and topics covered during the …

Психологическая устойчивость в качестве посредника между депрессией и качеством жизни, связанным со здоровьем, у пациентов с множественным склерозом, которые вновь излучают слапс.

Депрессия представляет собой серьезную и весьма распространенную проблему для лиц с множественным склерозом (МС), что существенно влияет на качество их жизни, связанное со здоровьем (HRQOL). Психологическая устойчивость, которая определяется как способность позитивно адаптироваться к стрессу и поддерживать стабильное психологическое функционирование, стала потенциальным фактором защиты этой группы населения. В этом исследовании рассматривался вопрос о том, является ли устойчивость посредником связи между депрессией и HRQOL у людей с множественным склерозом (PwMS). В онлайновом перекрестном обс

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Depression represents a significant and highly prevalent challenge among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), substantially affecting t … th Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS) participated in an online cross-sectional survey and completed the Chicago Multiscale Depression Inventory, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-29 (MSQOL-29). Results showed that higher levels of depression were associated with lower HRQoL. However, when psychological resilience …

Female Homicide Victims in Cook County, Illinois: A Retrospective Review.

Female homicide is a broad term that includes any homicide in which the victim is a female, representing the most extreme form of violence a … for age, race, or cause of death. A total of 527 cases met the criteria. Most homicides occurred in Chicago during the summer. The most common cause of death was firearm(s) wounds, followed by sharp force traumas, asphyxia, and blunt force injuries. The remaining deaths were due to combined and "other" mechanisms. Different patterns of injuries were obser …