Lucas Marisol Iglesias

12/24/2023

Malaria is resurging in many African and South American countries, exacerbated by COVID-19-related health service disruption. A new Seminar provides an update 👉 https://hubs.li/Q02dmtJ_0

Figure 3: Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax lifecycle

12/24/2023

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints, associated with progressive disability, premature death, and high socioeconomic costs.

In a recent Seminar, Prof Andrea Di Matteo and colleagues discuss the epidemiology, management recommendations, and outstanding research questions: https://hubs.ly/Q02dt28J0

👇 Figure: Patients with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis and different sonographic scenarios.

12/09/2023

A 50-year-old woman with a sudden onset of chest pain, diaphoresis, and nausea was admitted to our hospital; additionally, she reported a 1-month history of shortness of breath and chest pain brought on by moderate activity for the previous month. She had previously had hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and type 2 diabetes.

Coronary angiogram and optical coherence tomography imaging showed a critical stenosis in the distal right coronary artery due to an occlusive atherosclerotic plaque.

Which of the following statements is correct?
1) All drug-eluting stents use zotarolimus
2) Some drug-coated balloons use everolimus
3) Bare-metal stents are more effective that drug-coated balloons
4) Drug-coated balloons may be used in patients with in-stent restenosis and de novo coronary lesions

Try our Clinical Picture quiz to find out more 👉 https://hubs.li/Q02bBVMP0

12/09/2023

Adjuvant breast radiotherapy reduces the risk of local recurrence in patients with early breast cancer but is associated with morbidity & financial burden.

A new Lancet study assessed whether MRI findings can be useful to optimise radiotherapy & reduce costs: https://hubs.ly/Q02clwrJ0

👇 Figure: Representative MRIs.

12/09/2023

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most common glomerular disease in children. Corticosteroids are the cornerstone of treatment, and steroid response is the main prognostic factor.

Read more in this Lancet Seminar 👉https://hubs.li/Q02cvfPJ0

Figure: Pathophysiology of childhood nephrotic syndrome (immune system and genetic).

10/30/2023