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Lipoprotein(a) and Benefit of PCSK9 Inhibition in Patients With Nominally Controlled LDL Cholesterol.
(2021-08-03)
BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend nonstatin lipid-lowering agents in patients at very high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) if low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains ≥70 mg/dL on maximum ...
Treatment Strategies and Outcomes of Emergency Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
(2022-08-15)
Emergency percutaneous coronary intervention of the left main (LM ePCI) coronary artery necessitated by acute coronary syndrome is associated with a high risk of mortality. However, optimal treatment strategies and related ...
A double-blind, crossover study of Biotène Oralbalance and BioXtra systems as salivary substitutes in patients with post-radiotherapy xerostomia.
(2005-09)
This study assessed the efficacy of the Bioxtra (BX) and Biotène Oralbalance (OB) systems in the treatment of post-radiotherapy xerostomia. In a double-blind, crossover study, 20 patients with post-radiotherapy xerostomia ...
Safety and efficacy of duodenal stent insertion for gastric outlet obstruction: characterisation of a regional district general hospital service.
(2020-11)
INTRODUCTION: Placement of a duodenal or pyloric stent is a recognised palliative procedure for symptomatic relief of malignant gastric outlet obstruction. This procedure can be associated with significant complications, ...
The Changing Face of Emergency General Surgery: A 20-year Analysis of Secular Trends in Demographics, Diagnoses, Operations, and Outcomes.
(2020-03)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate secular trends in the epidemiology of emergency general surgery (EGS), by analyzing changes in demographics, diagnoses, operations, and outcomes between 1997 and 2016. SUMMARY ...
Twenty-year study of in-hospital and postdischarge mortality following emergency general surgical admission.
(2019-10)
BACKGROUND: Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have a higher mortality than those having elective surgery. Few studies have investigated changes in EGS-associated mortality over time or explored mortality rates after ...
Platelets Independently Recruit into Asthmatic Lungs and Models of Allergic Inflammation via CCR3.
(2021-05)
Platelet activation and pulmonary recruitment occur in patients with asthma and in animal models of allergic asthma, in which leukocyte infiltration, airway remodeling, and hyperresponsiveness are suppressed by experimental ...
Allopurinol versus usual care in UK patients with ischaemic heart disease (ALL-HEART): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial.
(2022-10-08)
BACKGROUND: Allopurinol is a urate-lowering therapy used to treat patients with gout. Previous studies have shown that allopurinol has positive effects on several cardiovascular parameters. The ALL-HEART study aimed to ...
Use of repurposed and adjuvant drugs in hospital patients with covid-19: multinational network cohort study.
(2021-05-11)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the use of repurposed and adjuvant drugs in patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 across three continents. DESIGN: Multinational network cohort study. SETTING: Hospital electronic health ...