Medicine Matters

ARTICLE: Global phylogenomic analyses of Mycobacterium abscessus provide context for non cystic fibrosis infections and the evolution of antibiotic resistance AUTHORS: Ryan A. Bronson, Chhavi Gupta, Abigail L. Manson, Jan A. Nguyen, Asli Bahadirli-Talbott, Nicole M. Parrish, Ashlee M. Earl & Keira A. Cohen JOURNAL: Nat Commun. 2021 Aug 26;12(1):5145. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25484-9. Abstract Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) is an emerging pathogen that leads to chronic lung infections. To […]

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ARTICLE: Functional Dyspepsia and Gastroparesis in Tertiary Care are Interchangeable Syndromes With Common Clinical and Pathologic Features AUTHORS: Pankaj J Pasricha, Madhusudan Grover, Katherine P Yates, Thomas L Abell, Cheryl E Bernard, Kenneth L Koch, Richard W McCallum, Irene Sarosiek, Braden Kuo, Robert Bulat, Jiande Chen, Robert J Shulman, Linda Lee, James Tonascia, Laura A […]

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ARTICLE: Individual and Composite Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in a Randomized Trial on Isoniazid Preventative Therapy Among Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus AUTHORS: Gerhard Theron, Grace Montepiedra, Lisa Aaron, Katie McCarthy, Nahida Chakhtoura, Patrick Jean-Philippe, Bonnie Zimmer, Amy James Loftis, Tsungai Chipato, Teacler Nematadzira, Mandisa Nyati, Carolyne Onyango-Makumbi, Gaerolwe Masheto, James Ngocho, Fuanglada Tongprasert, Sandesh Patil, Dominique Lespinasse, Adriana Weinberg, Amita Gupta JOURNAL: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 1;72(11):e784-e790. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1482. Abstract Background: International […]

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ARTICLE: Rapid Design and Implementation of Post-COVID-19 Clinics AUTHORS: Lekshmi Santhosh, Brian Block, Soo Yeon Kim, Sarath Raju, Rupal J Shah, Neeta Thakur, Emily Pfeil Brigham, Ann Marie Parker JOURNAL: Chest. 2021 Aug;160(2):671-677. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.03.044. Epub 2021 Mar 31. Abstract Survivors of COVID-19 are a vulnerable population, with complex needs because of lingering symptoms and complications across multiple organ systems. Those who required hospitalization or […]

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ARTICLE: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Risk Among National Basketball Association Players, Staff, and Vendors Exposed to Individuals With Positive Test Results After COVID-19 Recovery During the 2020 Regular and Postseason AUTHORS: Christina D Mack, John DiFiori, Caroline G Tai, Kristin Y Shiue, Yonatan H Grad, Deverick J Anderson, David D Ho, Leroy Sims, Christopher LeMay, Jimmie Mancell, Lisa L Maragakis JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jul 1;181(7):960-966. doi: […]

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ARTICLE: Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association AUTHORS: Abdulla A. Damluji, Sean van Diepen, Jason N. Katz, Venu Menon, Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, Marie Bakitas, Mauricio G. Cohen, Leora B. Balsam, Joanna Chikwe, and on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and […]

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ARTICLE: Frailty and cardiovascular outcomes in the National Health and Aging Trends Study AUTHORS: Abdulla A Damluji, Shang-En Chung, Qian-Li Xue, Rani K Hasan, Mauro Moscucci, Daniel E Forman, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Wayne Batchelor, Jeremy D Walston, Jon R Resar, Gary Gerstenblith JOURNAL: Eur Heart J. 2021 Jul 29;ehab468. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab468. Online ahead of print. Abstract Aims: Physical frailty is a commonly encountered geriatric syndrome among older adults without coronary […]

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ARTICLE: Remnant cholesterol predicts cardiovascular disease beyond LDL and ApoB: a primary prevention study AUTHORS: Renato Quispe, Seth S Martin, Erin D Michos, Isha Lamba, Roger S Blumenthal, Anum Saeed, Joao A C Lima, Rishi Puri, Sarah O Nomura, Michael Y Tsai, John T Wilkins, Christie M Ballantyne, Stephen J Nicholls, Steven R Jones, Mohamed […]

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