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This paper from the Gladstone Institute at the University of California, San Francisco represents a substudy of intensively studied patients who were enrolled in the Options Project.
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Medical advances in recent years have resulted in an increased frequency of invasive fungal infections.1 Patients undergoing solid organ transplantation, HIV/AIDS treatment, and invasive surgical procedures are especially susceptible to fungal pathogens, and are more likely to experience recurrent fungal infections.
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Although a routine part of the patient’s medical history, little is known about the value of family history in predicting coronary artery disease (CAD) events in otherwise low-risk patients.
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Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an invasive technique for determination of the physiologic significance of an intermediate coronary lesion. Multiple studies have demonstrated the ability of FFR to guide revascularization decisions.
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Small handheld ultrasound units are being deployed in emergency departments and other sites to aide in point-of-care cardiac diagnosis.
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Progressive, compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in aortic stenosis (AS) ultimately leads to myocardial injury, fibrosis, and LV dysfunction.
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Several factors have been reported to predict the outcome of acute stroke, including the modified Rankin scale, length of hospital stay, age and gender, severity of presenting deficit as measured by the initial NIH Stroke Scale, history of diabetes, and in-hospital infections.
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Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a dysfunctional CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) epithelial chloride channel. As a result, the channel prevents their secretions from being adequately hydrated.