1,721,368 research outputs found
Takotsubo syndrome, neurological disorders, and sex: a dangerous liaison?
No full textSince the dawn of the XX century, some epidemiological observations indicated different patterns among males and females either for health and mortality, as summarized by Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore in the statement “women get sicker, but men die quicker”. Takotsubo syndrome, benign disease for females but life-threatening for males, is a perfect topic for gender-specific medicine, a novel eye looking at the differences among males and females in terms of prevention, signs and symptoms, therapy, and outcome of different diseases, in the view of a personalized and optimized comprehensive approach
Occurrence of Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy and Chronobiological Variation. Reply
No full textThe results of this study showing a summer preference for the occurrence of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy are in agreement with the results of a German study by Herrting and coll, and are also confirmed by a recent American study by Regnante and coll. Also, the existence of a main morning peak of accurrence was observed by a Japanese study by Akashi and al
Is Takotsubo Syndrome Still a Benign Disease? Complications (and Gender) Make the Difference
No full textNo abstract availabl
Nurses, shift work, and diabetes: should late chronotype be considered as a risk factor?
No full textShan and colleagues show that duration of rotating night shift work and unhealthy lifestyle are independently and jointly associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes in nurses.1 Among the possible determinants of an unhealthy lifestyle, however, they don’t mention disruption of circadian rhythms and chronotype (individual circadian preference)
Heat Stress and Cardiovascular Mortality in Immigrant Workers: Can We Do Something More?
No full textNo abstract availabl
Flumazenil-induced seizures in ignored chronic benzodiazepine use and concomitant severe hyponatremia. A case report
No full text--
Off-Hours and In-Hospital Mortality: Lower Resources or Higher Severity?
No full textDiscussion lette
- …
