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A patient with coronary artery fistula should be considered as high risk for intraoperative hemodynamic decompensation. In this article, we report the case of a 70-year-old man affected by a complex congenital coronary artery fistula defect. The patient underwent general anesthesia for spine surgery with permissive hypotension. The development of sudden intraoperative tachyarrhythmia with hemodynamic instability required immediate resuscitation and interruption of surgery. The claim advanced is that in patients with a coronary artery fistula permissive hypotension might be considered an option only if strictly necessary and real-time cardiac monitoring including transesophageal echocardiography is available to immediately detect and treat acute cardiac impairment.Background Hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR amyloidosis) is a multisystem disease that presents with polyneuropathy and/or cardiomyopathy.Methods DISCOVERY, a multicenter screening study, enrolled patients with clinically suspected cardiac amyloidosis to determine the frequency of transthyretin (TTR) mutations and assess disease characteristics.Results Of 1007 patients, the majority were from the US (84%), Black/African American (56%), male (63%), and with a mean (standard deviation) age of 65 (13) years. Among 1001 patients with genotyping results, 74 (7%) had a pathogenic TTR mutation (71/836 [8%] from the US). Val122Ile was the most common mutation, found in 11% of Black/African American patients overall; Black/African American ethnicity was an independent predictor of having a pathogenic TTR mutation. Additional independent predictors of such mutations in the total population and Black/African American group were interventricular septum thickness, low electrocardiogram voltage, and age.Conclusions Pathogenic TTR mutations occurred in 8% of US patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis. Most mutations were Val122Ile, almost exclusively found in Black/African American patients. Disease often remains undetected until advanced and difficult to treat, therefore, clinicians should assess at-risk patients for hATTR amyloidosis as early as possible.Background The prevalence of smoking and diabetes is increasing in many developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of smoking with inadequate glycemic control and glycemic variability with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data in people with type 1 diabetes. Methods Forty-nine smokers and 320 nonsmokers were obtained from the Novo Nordisk Onset 5 trial. After 16 weeks of treatment with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, risk of not achieving glycemic target and glycemic variability from six CGM measures was investigated. Analyzes were carried out with logistic regression models (glycemic target) and general linear models (glycemic variability). Finally, CGM median profiles were examined for the identification of daily glucose excursions. Results A 4.7-fold (95% confidence interval 1.5-15.4) increased risk of not achieving glycemic target was observed for smokers compared with nonsmokers. Increased time in hyperglycemia, decreased time in range, increased time in hypoglycemia (very low interstitial glucose), and increased fluctuation were observed for smokers compared with nonsmokers from CGM measures. CGM measures of coefficient of variation and time in hypoglycemia were not statistically significantly different. Examination of CGM median profiles revealed that risk of morning hypoglycemia is increased for smokers. Conclusions In conclusion, smoking is associated with inadequate glycemic control and increased glycemic variability for people with type 1 diabetes with especially risk of morning hypoglycemia. It is important for clinicians to know that if the patient has type 1 diabetes and is smoking, a preemptive action to treat high glycated hemoglobin levels should not necessarily be treatment intensification due to the risk of hypoglycemia.Background Being exposed to violence is a global health problem, increasing the risk of suffering from ill health. The main aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual violence victimisation and its association to self-rated health among youths. The second aim was to investigate whether the youths had disclosed to healthcare professionals at a Youth Centre or others about being exposed. Methods The cross-sectional study includes data from a web survey of youths, aged 15-25 (n=500), collected in Sweden. Descriptive statistics and univariate analyses were used for the analyses. Results In all, emotional, physical or sexual violence during their lifetime was reported by 43.2% and 22.8% of youths during the last year. In total, 88% of the respondents assessed their self-rated health as good, very good or excellent. Those who had been exposed to emotional, physical or sexual violence during their lifetime reported statistically significant lower self-rated health (fair and poor) than those who were not victimised. When healthcare professionals at the Youth Centre asked youths about exposure during their lifetime, one-fifth disclosed having been exposed. Conclusions Youths who reported any type of violence during their lifetime showed lower self-rated health compared to those who were not exposed. Youth Centres have an important role in identifying youths who are exposed to violence and/or self-report their health as low. Still, only a minority of youths who have been exposed to violence told health professionals at a Youth Centre about it when asked. It is necessary to further investigate how the issues can be best addressed.In North America, the most common societal response to intimate partner violence (IPV) has been the establishment of women's shelters for temporary housing and security. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/nvs-stg2.html Rurality further compounds the challenges women experiencing IPV face, with unique barriers from their urban counterparts. This study sought to explore the intersection of rural women's health care experiences within the context of IPV. Eight rural women living in Southwestern Ontario, who had experienced IPV, had used women's shelter services, and who had accessed health care services in the preceding 6 months were interviewed. Using a feminist, intersectional lens, we collected and analyzed qualitative data using an interpretive description approach. Findings demonstrated that women were able to identify strengths and opportunities from their experiences, but significant challenges also exist for rural women seeking health care who experience IPV. Our findings underscore the need for filling of policy gaps between health care and the services women use.