Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Sep 2022
Editorial CommentEven When the Heart Stops, the Sex Differences Remain.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Sep 2022
ReviewNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Review of Management for Primary Care Providers.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease in the United States and worldwide. The progressive form of NAFLD, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is a leading indication for liver transplant. Comorbidities associated with NAFLD development and NASH include type 2 diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and dyslipidemia. ⋯ Current pharmacologic therapy for NAFLD is limited mainly to the use of vitamin E and pioglitazone, although other agents are being investigated in clinical trials. Cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors must also be assessed and managed. Here, NAFLD evaluation, diagnosis, and management are considered in the primary care setting and endocrinology clinics.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Sep 2022
Women Are Less Likely to Survive AMI Presenting With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Study.
To assess the impact of patient's sex on outcomes and management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients presenting with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ⋯ Women were less likely to survive following OHCA secondary to AMI. Hospital protocols that minimize physician bias and improve women-physician communication are needed to close this gap.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Sep 2022
Worsening of Renal Function Among Hospitalized Patients With Acute Heart Failure: Phenotyping, Outcomes, and Predictors.
To define clinical phenotyping and its associated outcome of worsening of renal function (WRF) in hospitalized acute heart failure (AHF) patients. ⋯ Among hospitalized AHF patients, we identified two phenotypes of WRF with distinct response to heart failure treatment, predictors, and short-term prognosis after discharge. The results could help early differentiation of WRF phenotypes in clinical practice.