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When is adolescent bariatric surgery necessary?
Abdalla Zarroug, M.D: Hello my name is Abdullah Zurich. I'm a pediatric surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and today we're going to be talking about adolescent bariatric surgery. We've had a program for adolescent weight loss for quite some time; It's actually a mature program. The pediatric surgical aspects of it along
Adolescent Alcohol Dependency Linked With Later Depression Risk
Recent research indicates that adolescents exhibiting signs of alcohol dependency are at a higher risk of developing depression by their mid-20s. The study, however, did not find the same risk linked to heavy drinking without signs of dependency, suggesting that problematic drinking patterns, rather than consumption levels, may be a warning sign of future mental
Imaging the adolescent heart provides ‘normal’ reference values for clinical practice
Cardiac magnetic resonance images used to study distinct aspects of cardiac anatomy and function. (A and B) Atria. (B and C) Ventricles. (E and F) Cardiac tissue characterization. Credit: CNIC Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has allowed scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) to produce an accurate picture of the healthy heart in
Imaging the adolescent heart
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is an accurate method for determining the heart’s architecture, function, and tissue makeup. There aren’t many studies that provide CMR reference levels for adolescents, though. A new study by the scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), aims to provide sex-specific CMR reference values for biventricular and atrial dimensions