Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with a worldwide prevalence of approximately 2% (3, 4, 5). The occurrence of the disease depends on age, the prevalence among people under 60 years old is less than 1%, among people 80 years old and older it is 7...9%. Based on prevalence ind...
The case for adopting Neuropad to detect preclinical diabetic peripheral neuropathy is not supported by the evidence. Neuropad detects sub-normal sweating in patients with diabetes but the clinical importance of this in current NHS care pathways is poorly defined. There is insufficient evidence to suppor...
La fibrilación auricular (FA) es la arritmia cardiaca más frecuente en la práctica clínica, se
caracteriza por presentar una frecuencia auricular desorganizada mayor a 200 latidos por
minuto, asociado a una respuesta ventricular variable. La FA se puede clasificar en tres tipos
distintos de acuerdo a...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic heart failure in people aged 18 and over....
Zaninotto, G;
Bennett, C;
Boeckxstaens, G;
Costantini, M;
Ferguson, MK;
Pandolfino, JE;
Patti, MG;
Ribeiro Jr, U;
Richter, J;
Swanstrom, L;
Tack, J;
Triadafilopoulos, G;
Markar, SR;
Salvador, R;
Faccio, L;
Andreollo, NA;
Cecconello, I;
Costamagna, G;
da Rocha, JRM;
Hungness, ES;
Fisichella, PM;
Fuchs, KH;
Gockel, I;
Gurski, R;
Gyawali, CP;
Herbella, FAM;
Holloway, RH;
Hongo, M;
Jobe, BA;
Kahrilas, PJ;
Katzka, DA;
Dua, KS;
Liu, D;
Moonen, A;
Nasi, A;
Pasricha, PJ;
Penagini, R;
Perretta, S;
Sallum, RAA;
Sarnelli, G;
Savarino, E;
Schlottmann, F;
Sifrim, D;
Soper, N;
Tatum, RP;
Vaezi, MF;
van Herwaarden-Lindeboom, M;
Vanuytsel, T;
Vela, MF;
Watson, DI;
Zerbib, F;
Gittens, S;
Pontillo, C;
Vermigli, S;
Inama, D;
Low, DE.
Achalasia is a relatively rare primary motor esophageal disorder, characterized by absence of relaxations of the lower esophageal sphincter and of peristalsis along the esophageal body. As a result, patients typically present with dysphagia, regurgitation and occasionally chest pain, pulmonary complicati...
BACKGROUND:
Rectal prolapse-both external rectal prolapse and internal rectal prolapse-is a disabling condition. In view of the overwhelming number of surgical procedures described for the treatment of rectal prolapse, a comprehensive update concerning the diagnostic and therapeutic pathway for this cond...
Wolf, Andrew M. D;
Fontham, Elizabeth T. H;
Church, Timothy R;
Flowers, Christopher R;
Guerra, Carmen E;
LaMonte, Samuel J;
Etzioni, Ruth;
McKenna, Matthew T;
Oeffinger, Kevin C;
Shih, Ya-Chen Tina;
Walter, Louise C;
Andrews, Kimberly S;
Brawley, Otis W;
Brooks, Durado;
Fedewa, Stacey A;
Manassaram-Baptiste, Deana;
Siege, Rebecca L;
Wender, Richard C;
Smith, Robert A.
In the United States, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer diagnosed among adults and the second leading cause of death from cancer. For this guideline update, the American Cancer Society (ACS) used an existing systematic evidence review of the CRC screening literature and microsimula...
Arasaradnam, R. P;
Brown, S;
Forbes, A;
Fox, M. R;
Hungin, P;
Kelman, L;
Major, G;
O'Connor, M;
Sanders, D. S;
Sinha, R;
Smith, S. C;
Thomas, P;
Walters, J. R. F.
Chronic diarrhoea is a common problem, hence clear guidance on investigations is required. This is an updated guideline from 2003 for the investigations of chronic diarrhoea commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG). This document has u...
This guideline covers diagnosing, monitoring and managing any type of primary brain tumour or brain metastases in people aged 16 or over. It aims to improve diagnosis and care, including standardising the care people have, how information and support are provided, and palliative care....
