Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
...nic study is the first report of the potential for overdiagnosis of LQTS. As such, it emphasizes the need to clarify methods for interpreting data obtained from heart tests used to evaluate LQTS patients, particularly data of borderline cases, Dr. Ackerman says. This is a diagnosis in which the stakes are extre...Aspirin reduces esophageal-cancer risk in people with most-aggressive form of Barrett's esophagus
...eillance. "Many Barretts patients are subjected to overdiagnosis of risk and overtreatment," Reid said. "These findings ultimately may help us identify high-risk patients who truly require frequent surveillance and low-risk patients who need no or less-frequent surveillance. For example, low-risk patients with no ......nt were nonreactive to methacholine, suggesting an overdiagnosis of asthma in obese patients. Researchers suggest bronchoprovocation testing should be considered in such patients. Home Nebulizer Misuse May Contribute to Death (Tuesday, October 24, 2006, 12:30 PM EST) A new study suggests that the misuse of home...New strategy more sensitive at detecting cervical cancer than smear test
...who adds: "Follow-up will provide data on possible overdiagnosis and on the feasibility of extended intervals. They will be crucial for the decision of switching to HPV testing in routine practice for cervical screening." In an accompanying commentary, Eduardo Franco, McGill University, Canada, notes that the ......is and its incidence is growing. Although possible overdiagnosis has been criticised, the reality is that, the death rate has gone up from 6,000 to 9,000 cases in ten years. In the USA, in concrete, it is the main cause of death amongst women between 19 and 50 years of age. According to specialists from the Univer...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in patients with kidney dysfunction
...igh risk of serious problems, including death, but overdiagnosis may lead patients to receive unnecessary treatment. Published earlier this year, the PRIDE study showed NT-proBNP to be highly sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of acute heart failure in patients with shortness of breath and to strongly pred...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
...ndicating that screening frequently results in the overdiagnosis of lung cancer, which leads to unnecessary procedu...s of the data from those clinical trials show that overdiagnosis of lung cancer was minimal. Moreover, the data demonstrate that virtually all long-term survivors fo...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in emergency patients
...igh risk of serious problems, including death, but overdiagnosis may lead patients to receive unnecessary treatment. "To date, the way physicians have traditionally evaluated potential heart failure patients has been rather random, with some receiving a physical examination and medical history while others also g...