Augmentation Cystoplasty
Although more conservative measures are used as first-line treatment of patients with overactive bladder and for those with small capacity, low-comp ...
Percutaneous Mitral Repair: Pat ...
Percutaneous heart valve therapies are rapidly changing our approach to valvular heart diseases. Currently, mitral valve surgery is the treatment of ...
Role of Coronary Artery Calcium ...
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and has traditionally been assessed through a patient’s cardiovascular risk profile ...
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonan ...
Imaging has a central role in the evaluation of patients with heart failure (HF). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is rapidly evolving as a v ...
Monitoring the Patient with Tra ...
Sufficient time has passed that adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) specialists now frequently encounter survivors born with complete transpositio ...
Revascularization for Unprotect ...
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been considered the standard therapy for unprotected (nonrevascularized) left main coronary disease (ULM) ...
Utilizing Risk Scores in Determ ...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of multivessel and/or left main stem disease have been shown to be potentially legitimate revascularization ...
Angioscopy and Unstable Coronar ...
Recent advances in intravascular imaging have significantly improved the ability to detect high-risk, or vulnerable, plaque in vivo. Coronary angios ...
Modeling and Registration for E ...
Computer models of cardiac electrophysiology (EP) can help to better understand the mechanisms of arrhythmias and to guide interventions. However, m ...
Update on the Prevention of Typ ...
Diabetes has emerged as the modern day epidemic that is currently affecting over 220 million people worldwide and claiming at least 1.1 million live ...
Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esoph ...
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic inflammatory condition with a rapidly evolving epidemiology, is now a major cause of esophageal disease. C ...
Can the Intestinal Dysmotility ...
Gastrointestinal dysmotility is commonly noted in the intensive care unit and postoperative settings. Characterized by delayed passage of stool and ...
Growth Assessment in Clinical P ...
Differences in growth curves can influence the diagnosis of under- and overnutrition, and the interpretation of adequate growth following nutrition ...
A Clinical Perspective on Gastr ...
The incidence of gastric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) has increased exponentially based on widespread use of endoscopy and a greater pathological a ...
HCV Eradication: Implications f ...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver-related death worldwide. The evolution of hepatitis C therapy has made serologic eradication of ...
Cluster Headache with Aura
Aura was not recognized as a clinical symptom of cluster headache until fairly recently, but studies now have indicated that upwards of 20% of patie ...
The Genetics of Scleroderma
The importance of the genetic component in the pathogenesis of scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis, has been strengthened in the past 2 years with st ...
Advances in Glucocorticoid-Indu ...
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is one of the most important side effects of glucocorticoid use, as it leads to an increased risk of frac ...
Robotic High-intensity Focused ...
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an emerging, noninvasive, local treatment of prostate cancer with 15 years of clinical experience, durin ...
Surgical Simulation in Pediatri ...
The drive to achieve improved patient outcomes and patient safety has led to innovation in surgical education. The century-old teaching paradigms of ...
Update on Prostate Brachytherap ...
Current research in prostate brachytherapy focuses on five key concepts covered in this review. Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate brachytherapy ...
The Regulation of Thymic Stroma ...
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin is a novel IL-7- like cytokine that exerts immunomodulatory effects and is constitutively expressed by intestinal epith ...
Helicobacter pylori Induces Exp ...
Background Helicobacter pylori is pathogenic bacterium that is associated with several gastric diseases in humans. Disease is characterized by sever ...
Isolated Russell Body Duodeniti ...
Under the influence of an antigen, plasma cells produce immunoglobulins, which appear as eosinophilic globules on light microscopy. Sometimes, one o ...
Small Bowel Intussusception Cau ...
Peutz–Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an inherited, autosomal dominant disorder characterized by gastrointestinal polyposis and distinctive mucocutaneous ...