Articles: disease.
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · May 2023
Erratum: Correction of Authors in the Article "Relevance Index Regional Variation by Each Disease and Its Essential Medical Field: A Retrospective Data Analysis From 2016-2020 in Korea".
This corrects the article on p. e130 in vol. 38, PMID: 37096313.
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Dietary supplements have been investigated for their impact on the periodontal apparatus (alveolar bone, mucosa, periodontal ligament, and cementum) and their hypothetical protective role against periodontitis. There remains a gap in the field in this area. Thus, the present study aims to examine the correlation between populations who report taking different dietary supplements and their relative periodontal health. ⋯ This study found a minimal association between the consumption of dietary supplements with periodontal health.
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Menopausal estrogen depletion increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and of osteoporosis. Both of these risks can be increased by thyroid dysfunction as well. This cumulation of risks will be presented. ⋯ The risk of heart diseases and bone diseases accelerates around the time of the menopause. Early detection and treatment of hyperthyroidism, which can further elevate the risk of both of these diseases is therefore required. In perimeno - pausal and postmenopausal women who are being treated for hypothyroidism, TSH suppression must be avoided. Thyroid dysfunction is common in women; its manifestations are less obvious with advancing age, making clinical diagnosis more difficult, yet it can have major deleterious effects. Thus, the indications for measuring TSH in perimenopausal women should be kept broad, rather than restrictive.
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Acute chest pain (aCP) can be a symptom of life-threatening diseases such as acute coronary or aortic syndrome, but often has a non-cardiac cause. The recommendations regarding pre-hospital drug treatment of patients with aCP are ambiguous. ⋯ ASA and UFH are often given to EP-accompanied patients with aCP despite the low accuracy of diagnosis in the pre-hospital setting. Pre-hospital measurement of high-sensitivity troponin T (hs Trop-T) might improve discrimination between NSTE-ACS and other causes of aCP. This is important, as the current guidelines contain no clear recommendations for prehospital drug treatment in NSTE-ACS.