Medicine
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Fibromyalgia is a disease that affects mostly women and is related to stressors. The aim of this study was to assess how the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has affected women with fibromyalgia. ⋯ The mental health of women with fibromyalgia was more affected during the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic period than that of non-fibromyalgia sufferers. This was also reflected in the worsening of symptoms and weakness in performing daily activities.
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Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is an important stage of precancerous lesions of gastric cancer, and also a key period of drug intervention. However, there is still a lack of drugs to maintain the treatment of CAG until the advent of moluodan. ⋯ Moluodan can improve the effective rates of pathological examination, gastroscopy and symptoms in patients with CAG, and play a role in slowing down the disease progression and reducing clinical symptoms. It may be a potential drug for the treatment of CAG and has the value of further exploration.
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Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are at increased risk of psychological and physical burden, including sexual dysfunction (SD). This study aimed to assess the prevalence of SD and to identify its predictive factors, in IBD patients. This unicentric cross-sectional case-control survey (ratio 2:1) included patients followed at the day hospital IBD consultation, in the Gastroenterology department of a tertiary referral center, for 2 years. ⋯ SD (P = .007), body image distortion (P < .001), and fatigue (P = .004) were predictors of low QoL (last 15 days, multivariate analysis). SD was more prevalent in IBD patients than in the control group and impacted negatively the QoL of patients. Age was a predictive factor for SD in men while anxiety and depression, and fatigue were predictive of SD in women.
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Anemia is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, there are limited data on whether anemia on admission is a long-term prognostic factor in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. We sought to evaluate the prevalence and prognostic consequences of anemia in patients with ACS treated with percutaneous coronary intervention in Korea. ⋯ Compared with patients with normal hemoglobin, we detected a significantly increased risk for all-cause mortality in patients with anemia (adjusted hazard ratios for moderate and mild anemia, respectively: 8.26 [95% confidence interval: 3.98-17.15], P < .001 and 2.60 [1.54-4.40], P < .001). Among patients with ACS, anemia is prevalent and is strongly associated with increased mortality and cardiovascular events. Clinical trials will prospectively evaluate the efficacy of treatment for anemia on the outcomes of patients with ACS.
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease involving multiple systems, which is divided into sporadic LAM (S-LAM) and tuberous sclerosis complex-LAM, mostly affecting women who are in childbearing age stage. Data on male patients are limited and scattered. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a systematic review to investigate the clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of LAM in male. ⋯ Physicians should increase the awareness of LAM in male. Early monitoring of various systems should be recommended to ensure early management and active follow-up. Tuberous sclerosis complex patients should immediately be tracked for the onset of LAM disease to improve prognosis.