Rheumatic heart disease
This lecture will discuss about rheumatic fever, latest diagnostic criteria (Revised by American Heart Association in 2015), and an overview of rheumatic heart disease. Echocardiogram pictures and brief discussion of catheter based, and surgical management are added.
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Source: Cardiophile MD - November 24, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology Aortic regurgitation Aortic stenosis Austin Flint murmur Graham Steell murmur mitral regurgitation mitral stenosis Pulmonary regurgitation Tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid stenosis Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 23rd 2020
In conclusion, the study indicates that HBOT may induce significant senolytic effects that include significantly increasing telomere length and clearance of senescent cells in the aging populations.
Data on the Prevalence of Liver Fibrosis in Middle Age
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/11/data-on-the-prevalence-of-liver-fibrosis-in-middle-age/
Fibrosis is a consequence of age-related disarray in tissue maintenance processes, leading to the deposition of scar-like collagen that disrupts tissue structure and function. It is an ultimately fatal issue for which there are only poor treatment options ...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 22, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
poem
BroomsThe leaves have all fallenAnd the cachectic treesAre swaying in the wind,Swish swish swish,Scratching at the gray soiled skyLike witches' brooms,Impossible to get clean.It ’s hard to get out of bed when it’s cold.Splash some water on your face,Run barefoot across the frostTo fetch a package from the mailbox.A shot of bourbon just before you shave.November mornings don ’t f. around.They wait for no stragglers.Get your boots laced,Choose a bold tie,Pick a proper face.But the deer find a way to disappearEven in the stripped downSkeletonized winter wood.Use what you have;This broken stick is a wand.The sky will cle...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - November 22, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Overhyping the Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Aging
In conclusion, the study indicates that HBOT may induce significant senolytic effects including significantly increasing telomere length and clearance of senescent cells in the aging populations. (Source: Fight Aging!)
Source: Fight Aging! - November 20, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Independent Mom Refuses Daughter's Well-Intentioned Care
Dear Candid Caregiver: My 79-year-old mom has been widowed for a little over a year. She’d always depended on Dad to help her because her arthritis limited her movement and she uses a walker much of the time. Now, though, there’s been a complete change in attitude, and she insists that she can take care of everything herself, even physical tasks that are clearly a challenge. I’m not certain whether she’s trying to prove something or if it has something to do with Dad’s death. Whatever her reasoning, I worry about her. I can’t be with her all the time, so I want to help make her home safer, wherever ...
Source: Minding Our Elders - November 16, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Does lupus or arthritis affect your prognosis if you get COVID-19?
Soon after the coronavirus pandemic began, we learned that older adults and people with certain chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, are at increased risk for severe COVID-19. One condition on that list is an immunocompromised state (a weakened immune system). This can be due to a number of conditions, including having had an organ transplant, having HIV, or taking medications that suppress the immune system.
If you have an autoimmune condition such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus (also called systemic lupus erythematosus), you may wonder how this affects your risk. It’s thought that these condit...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Autoimmune diseases Bones and joints Coronavirus and COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
The confluence of coronavirus and chronic illness
During the global pandemic, we count the numbers of hospital admissions. Of respirators.  Of deaths. Days of quarantine.  Days since our last morning swim. We count how many armfuls of laundry we do at dawn. We count how many dishes we wash, how many toilets we clean.  After all, home is the only sacred space […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 1, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/karin-charnoff-katz" rel="tag" > Karin Charnoff-Katz, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Rheumatology Source Type: blogs
Hepatitis A in the United States
Few Americans are aware of a major epidemic that has taken hold of large areas of their country in recent years – by a disease that is easily diagnosed and prevented. Sadly, public – and even professional interest in these events have been overshadowed by COVID-19.  Â
AN UPTICK IN CASES
Hepatitis A had been largely under control until three years ago and can be easily prevented through the use of a safe and effective vaccine.Â
From January 2017 to January 2019, at least 26 separate outbreaks were reported, to a total of 11,628 cases and 99 deaths, nationwide. Homeless individuals and users of illicit dru...
Source: GIDEON blog - October 21, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kristina Symes Tags: Epidemiology News Outbreaks Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 19th 2020
In conclusion, we found that regardless of the presence of multimorbidity, engaging in a healthier lifestyle was associated with up to 6.3 years longer life for men and 7.6 years for women; however, not all lifestyle risk factors equally correlated with life expectancy, with smoking being significantly worse than others.
A Hydrogel Scaffold to Encourage Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2020/10/a-hydrogel-scaffold-to-encourage-peripheral-nerve-regeneration/
The nervous system of mammals is poorly regenerative at best. The use of implantable scaffold materials is one of th...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 18, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Stopping osteoarthritis: Could recent heart research provide a clue?
Here’s a recent headline that I found confusing: Could the first drug that slows arthritis be here?
It’s confusing because it depends on which of the more than 100 types of arthritis we’re discussing. We’ve had drugs that slow rheumatoid arthritis for decades. In fact, more than a dozen FDA-approved drugs can reduce, or even halt, joint damage in people with rheumatoid arthritis. We also have effective medications to slow or stop gout, another common type of arthritis.
But the headline refers to osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis. And currently, no medications can safely and reliably slow the pace of...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Arthritis Health Inflammation Source Type: blogs
A Conservative View on Osteoarthritis, Failing to Mention Senescent Cells
This open access paper provides a conservative view on the state of research and development of osteoarthritis treatments. Some time is spent on the puzzling nature of inflammation in osteoarthritis, and the failure of immunosuppressive therapies used for other conditions to produce meaningful benefits in this case. Yet senescent cells - and their inflammatory signaling, shown in a number of animal studies to contribute to and even directly cause osteoarthritis - are not mentioned at all. This gives some idea of the mindset in evidence here: lines of research arising in the past five to ten years, and that have not yet pro...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 14, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Rheumatic pulmonary valve disease
Organic rheumatic pulmonary valve disease is extremely rare. It has been reported along with disease of the other valves, like a case of quadrivalve disease. Pulmonary valve involvement this case was less severe than that of aortic valve involvement. There was pulmonary stenosis and regurgitation. Some other cases of quadrivalve involvement in clinical and autopsy series are also there.
A much more common situation is hypertensive pulmonary regurgitation in mitral valve disease with severe pulmonary hypertension. This is associated with loud pulmonary component of second heart sound (P2) which may also be palpable and a b...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 9, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: HBC Graham steel murmur quadrivalve disease Source Type: blogs
Rheumatic tricuspid stenosis
Rheumatic tricuspid stenosis is often associated with mitral valve disease. As in rheumatic mitral stenosis, there is commissural fusion in rheumatic tricuspid stenosis. Anteroseptal commissure between the anterior and septal leaflets of the tricuspid valve is the one which is most commonly involved. Tricuspid valve being the largest valve in the body, a gradient of 2 mm Hg across it will qualify for tricuspid stenosis. A gradient of 5 mm Hg would mean severe tricuspid stenosis where as the corresponding gradient in severe mitral stenosis is 20 mm Hg.
Severe tricuspid stenosis causes right atrial hypertrophy and prominent...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 9, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: HBC Ascites precox giant a waves Slow y descent Source Type: blogs
Rheumatic tricuspid regurgitation
Rheumatic tricuspid regurgitation is almost always associated with mitral valve disease. Organic tricuspid regurgitation is often superimposed on hypertensive tricuspid regurgitation which occurs due to pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to mitral valve disease. Tricuspid leaflets are thickened and deformed by the rheumatic process which leads to incomplete coaptation and tricuspid regurgitation.
Clinically tricuspid regurgitation is manifest as prominent systolic wave in the jugular venous pulse (cv wave) and a pansystolic murmur in the tricuspid area, increasing on inspiration (Carvallo’s sign). Carvallo’...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 9, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis Tags: HBC cv waves De Vega procedure Source Type: blogs
New Technologies Drive Cost Growth Over Time
By KEN TERRY
(This is the eighth and final installment in a series of excerpts from Terry’s new book, Physician-Led Healthcare Reform: a New Approach to Medicare for All, published by the American Association for Physician Leadership.)
Medical technologies include drugs, devices, tests, and procedures. Considered as a whole, these technologies are the key driver of growth in health costs, according to Georgetown University professor Gregg Bloche and his associates.
Bloche, et al., view insurance coverage as the chief enabler of these technological innovations. In a 2017 Health Affairs Blog post, they said, â...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Ken Terry Source Type: blogs
