Forensic cardiac device analysis at the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner: A 20-year experience
J Forensic Sci. 2022 Jul 26. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15107. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) store information continuously; however, the log of these devices is rarely analyzed in forensic practice. We retrospectively reviewed all cases referred for CIED interrogation by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner between 2001 and 2020. According to the Department's practice, CIED interrogation may be requested for decedents in which details or cause of death are not clear from autopsy and clinical history. The CIED analysis was considered informative for the co...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - July 27, 2022 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Breno Bernardes-Souza Ricardo D Tiecher Duc H Do Pauline Saint-Martin Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran Odey C Ukpo Christopher B Rogers Noel G Boyle Source Type: research
Correction: Larrea divaricata: anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects on macrophages and low density lipoproteins
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - July 8, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ignacio Peralta, Carla Marrassini, Malen Saint Martin, Laura Cogoi, Maria Rosario Alonso, Alejandro Gugliucci and Claudia Anesini Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Niti-S Esophageal Covered stent (double anti-reflux type). An observational patient registry/post-market clinical follow-up study
CONCLUSION: The Niti-S esophageal double covered, antireflux stent (Taewoong Medical, Seoul, Korea) is an effective and safe treatment option for malignant esophageal stenosis.PMID:35770282 | DOI:10.51821/85.3.10287 (Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica)
Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica - June 30, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: L Van Overbeke J van Dongen Source Type: research
Does stress shielding after radial head arthroplasty affect functional outcomes?
CONCLUSION: The stress shielding phenomenon around radial head prosthesis may vary according to prosthetic design and severity of ligament injuries. Stress shielding does not affect the mid-term outcomes in the treatment of acute fractures of the radial head.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III: Retrospective Cohort Comparison; Treatment Study.PMID:35763223 | DOI:10.1007/s00590-022-03315-x (Source: Hand Surgery)
Source: Hand Surgery - June 28, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Ho-Jae Lee Byung-Kook Kim Suk-Han Jung Younghun Lee Jinmyoung Dan Source Type: research
Monogenic diabetes in adults: a multi-ancestry study reveals strong disparities in diagnosis rates and clinical presentation
Identification of monogenic diabetes (MgD) conveys benefits for patients ’ care. Algorithms for selecting the patients to be genetically tested have been established in EuroCaucasians, but not in non-EuroCaucasian individuals. We assessed the diagnosis rate, the phenotype of MgD, and the relevance of selection criteria, according to ancestry in patients referred for a suspected MgD. (Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice)
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - May 6, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: F. Mifsud, C. Saint-Martin, D. Dubois-Laforgue, D. Bouvet, J. Timsit, C. Bellann é-Chantelot, on behalf of the Monogenic Diabetes Study Group of the Société Francophone du Diabète Source Type: research
