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Giant cell arteritis with rare manifestations of stroke and internal carotid artery dissection: A case study
When diagnosing stroke in elderly patients, based on the symptoms and clinical investigations, we should start treatment immediately before further diagnostic procedures if we suspect GCA, and we have to consider vasculitis in the further diagnosis. AbstractGiant cell arthritis is a systemic vasculitis. A 51-year-old man was presented with sudden onset of right-side blurred vision, frozen movements, and ptosis in the right eye and left side paresis. The diagnosis of GCA with first manifestations of stroke and carotid dissection may be neglected as an underlying cause.
Source: Clinical Case Reports - March 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Leila Hashami, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Matineh Nirouei Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research

Republished: The association between inflammatory markers, serum lipids and the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Conclusions This study provides evidence supporting the hypothesis that RA-related systemic inflammation plays a role in determining cardiovascular risk and a complex relationship between LDL and cardiovascular risk.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - November 26, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Zhang, J., Chen, L., Delzell, E., Muntner, P., Hillegass, W. B., Safford, M. M., Millan, I. Y. N., Crowson, C. S., Curtis, J. R. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Ischaemic heart disease, Connective tissue disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Clinical diagnostic tests, Epidemiology Republished extended report Source Type: research

Cholangiocarcinoma manifesting as non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a young patient
A 41-year-old female with steroid-dependent rheumatoid arthritis and a recent (four months prior) cerebellar stroke presented with complaints of constant headache and right eye blindness of one day.  At the time of the cerebellar stroke, she had presented with persistent headaches, dizziness and gait instability. That workup, including hypercoagulability evaluation, was unremarkable apart from the radiographic abnormalities diagnosing her left medial cerebellar hemisphere infarct. She was disc harged with a plan for outpatient loop recorder placement and aspirin for secondary stroke prevention.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - January 23, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ninad Nadkarni, Young Ju Lee, Ryan Hoefen, Richard Alweis Tags: Diagnostic Dilemma Source Type: research

Patient, Doctor, and the Data: Emergence of the Third Player
Amith Vikramr The conventional model of medicine had only two players. The doctor alone had access to all medical information and his encounter with the patient was the only way to obtain health-related information. The dawn of the information age led to a change in the dynamics in this relationship. A consumerist model of healthcare has emerged where doctors partner with patients in managing the patient’s illness. The advances in systems biology, big data and consumer health care electronics will add patient data as a new element to the patient-physician interface. In the next decade, individual patients will generate ...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - December 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nanette Mattox Tags: Newsletter e-patient movement empowered patient Moral Injury participatory medicine Patient Participation Source Type: news

Chinese registry of rheumatoid arthritis (CREDIT) V: sex impacts rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese patients
CONCLUSIONS: In Chinese patients with RA, men were found to have more active disease, as well as more cases of CAD and stroke. Therefore, sex should be carefully considered during the personalization of RA treatment.PMID:36103962 | DOI:10.1097/CM9.0000000000002110
Source: Chinese Medical Journal - September 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nan Jiang Qin Li Hongbin Li Yongfei Fang Lijun Wu Xinwang Duan Jian Xu Cheng Zhao Zhenyu Jiang Yanhong Wang Qian Wang Xiaomei Leng Mengtao Li Xinping Tian Xiaofeng Zeng CREDIT Co-Authors Source Type: research

Seventeen-year time trend in poor self-rated health in older adults: changing contributions of chronic diseases and disability
Conclusion: Our results suggest that the seeming stability of poor SRH hides underlying increases in chronic diseases and disability: over time, people may attach importance to different aspects of health when rating their overall health.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - May 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Galenkamp, H., Braam, A. W., Huisman, M., Deeg, D. J. H. Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparing TNF-α Blockade with Nonbiologic DMARDs
Conclusion: Among subjects with rheumatoid arthritis, TNF-α blocking agents may be associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular events compared with an nbDMARD. Randomized controlled clinical trials should be considered to test this hypothesis.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - July 26, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Daniel H. Solomon, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Kenneth G. Saag, Joyce Lii, Lang Chen, Leslie R. Harrold, Lisa J. Herrinton, David J. Graham, Mary K. Kowal, Bindee Kuriya, Liyan Liu, Marie R. Griffin, James D. Lewis, Jeremy A. Rassen Tags: Clinical research studies Source Type: research

The association between self-reported history of physical diseases and psychological distress in a community-dwelling Japanese population: the Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study
Conclusions: Subjects with a history of physical disease were significantly and positively associated with psychological distress, and social support did not modify this association for most physical diseases. Even after patients have left hospital following treatment for physical disease, they require continuous monitoring for psychological distress by doctors and paramedics.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nakaya, N., Kogure, M., Saito-Nakaya, K., Tomata, Y., Sone, T., Kakizaki, M., Tsuji, I. Tags: Mental health Source Type: research

Treat or Eat: Food Insecurity, Cost-related Medication Underuse, and Unmet Needs
Conclusions: Approximately 1 in 3 chronically ill NHIS participants are unable to afford food, medications, or both. WIC and public health insurance participation are associated with less food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - January 21, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Seth A. Berkowitz, Hilary K. Seligman, Niteesh K. Choudhry Tags: Clinical research studies Source Type: research

Representation of Health Conditions on Facebook: Content Analysis and Evaluation of User Engagement
Conclusions: This research represents the first attempts to comprehensively describe publicly available health content and user engagement with health conditions on Facebook pages. Public health interventions using Facebook will need to be designed to ensure relevant information is easy to find and with an understanding that stigma associated with some health conditions may limit the users’ engagement with Facebook pages. This line of research merits further investigation as Facebook and other SNS continue to evolve over the coming years.
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - August 4, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Timothy M HaleAkhilesh S PathipatiShiyi ZanKamal Jethwani Source Type: research

Adverse outcomes after total and unicompartmental knee replacement in 101 330 matched patients: a study of data from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales
Publication date: 18–24 October 2014 Source:The Lancet, Volume 384, Issue 9952 Author(s): Alexander D Liddle , Andrew Judge , Hemant Pandit , David W Murray Background Total knee replacement (TKR) or unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) are options for end-stage osteoarthritis. However, comparisons between the two procedures are confounded by differences in baseline characteristics of patients undergoing either procedure and by insufficient reporting of endpoints other than revision. We aimed to compare adverse outcomes for each procedure in matched patients. Methods With propensity score techniques, we compared ma...
Source: The Lancet - October 17, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Protocol of the Febuxostat versus Allopurinol Streamlined Trial (FAST): a large prospective, randomised, open, blinded endpoint study comparing the cardiovascular safety of allopurinol and febuxostat in the management of symptomatic hyperuricaemia
Introduction Gout affects 2.5% of the UK's adult population and is now the most common type of inflammatory arthritis. The long-term management of gout requires reduction of serum urate levels and this is most often achieved with use of xanthine oxidase inhibitors, such as allopurinol. Febuxostat is the first new xanthine oxidase inhibitor since allopurinol and was licensed for use in 2008. The European Medicines Agency requested a postlicensing cardiovascular safety study of febuxostat versus allopurinol, which has been named the Febuxostat versus Allopurinol Streamlined trial (FAST). Methods and analysis FAST is a cardi...
Source: BMJ Open - July 10, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: MacDonald, T. M., Ford, I., Nuki, G., Mackenzie, I. S., De Caterina, R., Findlay, E., Hallas, J., Hawkey, C. J., Ralston, S., Walters, M., Webster, J., McMurray, J., Perez Ruiz, F., Jennings, C. G., MacDonald, Ford, Nuki, Mackenzie, Hallas, Webster, Walte Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine, Research methods Protocol Source Type: research

Contribution of chronic diseases to the disability burden in a population 15 years and older, Belgium, 1997–2008
Conclusions: To reduce the burden of disability in Belgium, interventions should target musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases especially among elderly. Furthermore, attention should also be given to depression in young individuals.
Source: BioMed Central - March 7, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Renata YokotaNicolas BergerWilma J NusselderJean-Marie RobineJean TafforeauPatrick DeboosereHerman Van Oyen Source Type: research