CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS IN PATIENTS NOT INFECTED WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

Abstract A retrospective study was carried out at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital from January 1997 to December 2003 to assess the clinical features, laboratory data, and clinical outcome of 12 non-HIV infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis. There were 5 men and 7 women; the mean age was 50.8 years (range, 19-77 years). Eight patients did not have any underlying disease. The most common presentations were fever and headache

Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation and History of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights from GARFIELD-AF

BACKGROUND: Many patients with atrial fibrillation have concomitant coronary artery disease with or without acute coronary syndromes and are in need of additional antithrombotic therapy. There are few data on the long-term clinical outcome of atrial fibrillation patients with a history of acute coronary syndrome. This is a 2-year study of atrial fibrillation patients with or without a history of acute coronary syndromes

Analysis of Outcomes in Ischemic vs Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Report From the GARFIELD-AF Registry

IMPORTANCE Congestive heart failure (CHF) is commonly associated with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), and their combination may affect treatment strategies and outcomes