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Atypical risk factor profile and excellent long-term outcomes of young patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Rathod, KS; Jones, DA; Gallagher, S; Rathod, VS; Weerackody, R; Jain, AK; Mathur, A; Mohiddin, SA; Archbold, RA; Wragg, A;... (2016-02)

INTRODUCTION: Several studies have examined the relationship between age and clinical outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). The ...

Fracture Risk in Relation to Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Physical Activity: Results from the EPIC-Norfolk Cohort Study.

Julian, C; Lentjes, MAH; Huybrechts, I; Luben, R; Wareham, N; Moreno, LA; Khaw, K-T (2016)

Vitamin D deficiency and physical inactivity have been associated with bone loss and fractures, but their combined effect has scarcely been studied either in younger or older adults. Therefore, we aimed to assess the ...

The effects & mechanisms of increasing running step rate: A feasibility study in a mixed-sex group of runners with patellofemoral pain.

Neal, BS; Barton, CJ; Birn-Jeffrey, A; Daley, M; Morrissey, D (2018-07)

OBJECTIVES: To explore feasibility of recruitment and retention of runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP), before delivering a step rate intervention. DESIGN: Feasibility study. SETTING: Human performance laboratory. ...

Acquiring basic and advanced laparoscopic skills in novices using two-dimensional (2D), three-dimensional (3D) and ultra-high definition (4K) vision systems: A randomized control study.

Abdelrahman, M; Belramman, A; Salem, R; Patel, B (Elsevier/Science Direct, 2018-04-12)

AIMS: To compare the performance of novices in laparoscopic peg transfer and intra-corporeal suturing tasks in two-dimensional (2D), three-dimensional (3D) and ultra-high definition (4K) vision systems. METHODS: Twenty-four ...

Predicting adult-onset autoimmune diabetes: clarity from complexity.

Leslie, RD (2010-02)

Ineffective and prolonged apical contraction is associated with chest pain and ischaemia in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Stephenson, E; Monney, P; Pugliese, F; Malcolmson, J; Petersen, SE; Knight, C; Mills, P; Wragg, A; O'Mahony, C; Sekhri, N;... (2018-01-15)

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the hypothesis that persistence of apical contraction into diastole is linked to reduced myocardial perfusion and chest pain. BACKGROUND: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is defined by ...

Combination Therapy Is Superior to Sequential Monotherapy for the Initial Treatment of Hypertension: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

MacDonald, TM; Williams, B; Webb, DJ; Morant, S; Caulfield, M; Cruickshank, JK; Ford, I; Sever, P; Mackenzie, IS; Padmanabhan, S;... (2017-11-18)

BACKGROUND: Guidelines for hypertension vary in their preference for initial combination therapy or initial monotherapy, stratified by patient profile; therefore, we compared the efficacy and tolerability of these approaches. ...

Mortality of emergency general surgical patients and associations with hospital structures and processes.

Ozdemir, BA; Sinha, S; Karthikesalingam, A; Poloniecki, JD; Pearse, RM; Grocott, MPW; Thompson, MM; Holt, PJE (2016-01)

BACKGROUND: Variations in patient outcomes between providers have been described for emergency admissions, including general surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate whether differences in modifiable hospital ...