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There was dorsiflexion stiffness in 26 cases. No correlation emerged between dorsiflexion stiffness and onset of osteoarthritis.

Dorsiflexion was the most severely impacted motion. The rate of osteoarthritis was too low for any implication of dorsiflexion loss to be demonstrated, especially in traumatic contexts.

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IV; retrospective study.Esophageal and gastric foreign bodies (EFB and GFB) are a common occurrence in cats and dogs. The objective of this study is to evaluate the endoscopic instruments and techniques used for foreign body retrieval by internists or criticalists based on type and location of the foreign body. An online, anonymous survey was created using a commercial software. The survey was distributed to diplomates of the ACVIM (SAIM) and ACVECC through each college's listserv. Data obtained included specialty, years in practice, practice type, available instruments, and preferred instrument for various foreign bodies by location and type. Two hundred sixty-eight surveys were completed with 74% from private referral practice and 21% from academic practice. For EFB, laparoscopic or endoscopic grasping forceps were used most commonly. For GFB, grasping forceps or loop snares were used most commonly. Fifty percent of respondents reported attempting duodenal FB removal. In practices with limited financial resources, endoscopic grasping forceps and loop snares may be prioritized for purchase as these instruments may have the most application for foreign body retrieval from the esophagus and stomach.

Maintaining a steady medication supply during a public health crisis is a major health priority. We leveraged a large U.S. pharmacy-claims database to understand the use of evidence-based therapies in heart failure (HF) care during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

We analyzed 27,027,650 individual claims from an all-payer pharmacy-claims database across 56,155 chain, independent and mail-order pharmacies in 14,164 zip codes in 50 states. Prescriptions dispensed (in 2-week intervals) of evidence-based HF therapies in 2020 were indexed to comparable timeframes in 2019. We normalized these year-to-year changes in HF medical therapies relative to those observed with a stable basket of drugs.

Fills of losartan, lisinopril, carvedilol, and metoprolol all peaked in the weeks of March 2020 and demonstrated trajectories thereafter that were relatively consistent with the reference set of drugs. Fills of spironolactone (+4%) and eplerenone (+18%) showed modest trends toward increased relative use-based medications used in HF care.Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a global pandemic resulting in significant mortality and morbidity. COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to be highly effective in preventing COVID-19 infections and significantly reducing disease severity and mortality. We report on a novel COVID-19 antibody test assay using a unique platform to rapidly detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with a drop of fingerstick blood in a subject following COVID-19 vaccination. We show early detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies post vaccination and persistence of detectable antibodies for at least 6 months. Rapid point of care COVID-19 antibody tests might have a role in assessing the appearance and durability of immune response following COVID-19 vaccination.

Clinical studies have suggested that there is a significant correlation between left ventricular (LV) false tendon and premature ventricular complexes (PVCs).

This study aimed to investigate the electrophysiological characteristics and the outcome of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for this category of PVCs.

From a total of 2284 patients with idiopathic PVCs who underwent catheter ablation at 6 institutions in China, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) was used during the procedure in 346 cases; 10 patients (2.9%) with PVCs associated with false tendon were retrospectively reviewed and enrolled in the present study. Activation mapping and pace mapping were performed to localize the origin of PVCs. ICE was used in all patients. If the false tendon was directly visualized and identified, we attempted to identify the distinct relationship with the PVC origin.

The PVCs were successfully eliminated by ablation in all patients. The target sites were confirmed to be related to false tendon. The origin of PVCs was located at the attachment of the false tendon to the papillary muscle, LV septum, or LV apex. At the target site, high-frequency Purkinje potentials were observed preceding local ventricular activation in 7 patients.

LV false tendon can be associated with PVCs, which can be cured by RFCA. An ICE-guided electroanatomical approach should be considered to improve the safety and feasibility of this procedure.

LV false tendon can be associated with PVCs, which can be cured by RFCA. An ICE-guided electroanatomical approach should be considered to improve the safety and feasibility of this procedure.

To date, only a few comparisons between subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) patients undergoing and those not undergoing defibrillation testing (DT) at implantation (DT+ vs DT-) have been reported.

The purpose of this study was to compare long-term clinical outcomes of 2 propensity-matched cohorts of DT+ and DT- patients.

Among consecutive S-ICD patients implanted across 17 centers from January 2015 to October 2020, DT- patients were 11 propensity-matched for baseline characteristics with DT+ patients. The primary outcome was a composite of ineffective shocks and cardiovascular mortality. Appropriate and inappropriate shock rates were deemed secondary outcomes.

Among 1290 patients, a total of 566 propensity-matched patients (283 DT+; 283 DT-) served as study population. Over median follow-up of 25.3 months, no significant differences in primary outcome event rates were found (10 DT+ vs 14 DT-; P = .404) as well as for ineffective shocks (5 DT- vs 3 DT+; P = .725). At multivaria both cohorts.

Potentilla kleiniana Wight et Arn is a wide-spread wild plant in the mountainous areas in southern China. The whole herb has been used as a traditional herbal medicine to treat fever, arthritis, malaria, insect and snake bites, hepatitis, and traumatic injury. In vitro studies have reported the antibacterial activity use of the plant in traditional medicinal systems.

The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory activity of total flavonoid from Potentilla kleiniana Wight et Arn (TFP) on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in planktonic state and biofilm state.

Antibacterial activities of TFP on planktonic MRSA were determined by agar diffusion method, microtiter plate assay and time-kill curve assay. Electrical conductivity, membrane permeability, membrane potential and autoaggregation were analyzed to study TFP effects on planktonic MRSA growth. Box5 Crystal violet (CV) staining and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) were analyzed to study TFP effects on aggregation and maturation of MRSA biofilm.