Why the study?
The Mayo Clinic criteria for diagnosing Takotsubo syndrome exclude cases with acute myocardial infarction, but cases presenting both conditions challenge these criteria.
Does exposure to pacifier use, bottle feeding, or finger/thumb sucking increase the risk of otitis media in children aged 0 to 12 years compared to the absence of these habits?
Meta-Analysis
Does exposure to pacifier use, bottle feeding, or finger/thumb sucking increase the risk of otitis media in children aged 0 to 12 years compared to the absence of these habits?
Pacifier use in children up to 12 years old is associated with a modestly increased risk of developing otitis media, whereas bottle feeding does not demonstrate a significant association.
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Concurrent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with acute MI observed; leaves open whether Mayo criteria require revision.
Acute coronary syndrome and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy are the two situations in which a patient presented to the emergency room with acute chest pain. The Mayo Clinic criteria for the diagnosis of Takotsubo syndrome exclude the diagnosis in the presence of acute myocardial infarction (MI). Here, we report the case of a 75-year-old female who presented to us with an inferior wall MI along with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, challenging the Mayo Clinic criteria.
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Gopidas et al. (2026) conducted a meta-analysis in Otitis media. Pacifier use vs. Absence of pacifier use was evaluated on Otitis media (regardless of type) (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.03-1.25, p=0.01).
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