Statistics on Outpatients, Inpatients and Operations in the Department of Urology at the Sapporo Medical College in 1965.

Statistical observations were made on urological diseases of outpatients, inpatients and operative cases admitted at the Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical College during 1965. 1) The total number of outpatients was 2,143 with 1,129 males and 1,014 females. The ratio of male against female was 1.11 : 1. The breakdown of the main dseases were as follows : 166 urogenital tuberculosis, 454 nonspecific cystitis, 84 urolithiasis, 47 bladder tumor and 108 prostatic tumor cases. 2) The number of outpatients under 15 years of age was 248 with 20 cryptorchidism, 34 enuresis and 10 acute hemorrhagic cystitis cases. 3) The number of outpatients over 61 years was 251 with 80 prostatic tumor and 12 bladder tumor cases. 4) The total number of inpatients was 348 with 41 renal tuberculosis, 27 renal and ureteral stones, 10 renal tumor, 34 bladder tumor and 63 prostatic tumor cases. 5) The total number of operations was 338 and that of the transurethral manipulations was 222 with 34 nephrectomies, 18 prostatectomies, 4 total cystectomies, 12 urinary diversionsoperations, 20 TURP and 32 TUR-electrocoagulation of bladder tumors.departmental bulletin pape

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