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SENTINEL1: Two-Season Study of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations among U.S. Infants Born at 29 to 35 Weeks' Gestational Age Not Receiving Immunoprophylaxis.

OBJECTIVE: The SENTINEL1 observational study characterized confirmed respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations (RSVH) among U.S. preterm infants born at 29 to 35 weeks' gestational age (wGA) not receiving respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …

Harmonized outcome measures for use in atrial fibrillation patient registries and clinical practice: Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society Board of Trustees.

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects an estimated 33 million people worldwide, leading to increased mortality and an increased risk of heart failure and stroke. Many AF patient registries exist, but the ability to link and compare data …

Effect of influenza on outcomes in patients with heart failure.

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine whether influenza infection increases morbidity and mortality in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). BACKGROUND: Patients with HF may be at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from…

Short-term and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement under a minimalist strategy.

OBJECTIVES: Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with worse short-term outcomes compared with elective TAVR; however, little is known about long-term outcomes or the safety of the minimalist strategy in this setting. …

Tags: 2019, Aged 80 and over, Aortic Valve Stenosis/diagnosis/mortality/surgery, Aortic Valve/diagnostic imaging/surgery, Attizzani GF, Bezerra HG, Cardiac Catheterization/methods, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Costa MA, Davis A, Department of Internal Medicine, Echocardiography Transesophageal, Elective Surgical Procedures/methods, Female, Femoral Artery, Follow-Up Studies, Hospital Mortality/trends, Humans, Ichibori Y, journalArticle, June2020SubmittedList, Kalra A, Kobe D, Ladas T, Length of Stay, Li J, Lipinski J, Male, Markowitz AH, minimalist approach, NEOMED College of Medicine, Patel S, Patel T, Peters M, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Saric P, severe aortic stenosis, Severity of Illness Index, The Journal of invasive cardiology, Time Factors, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement/methods, Treatment Outcome, Tsushima T, United States/epidemiology, urgent procedure

Relation of concomitant heart failure to outcomes in patients hospitalized with influenza.

Influenza is a major public health challenge. Patients hospitalized with influenza who also have heart failure (HF) may be at risk for worse outcomes compared with patients without HF. There is a lack of large studies examining this issue. We …

Unified theory of the origins of erosive arthritis: conditioning as a protective/directing mechanism?

OBJECTIVE: To validate the western Tennessee River limits of the originally described rheumatoid arthritis (RA) catchment area and to assess the possibility that absence of tuberculosis allowed the original development of RA. The hypothesis that RA…

Tags: *Paleontology, 2003, Ankylosing/complications/epidemiology, Arthritis, Catchment Area (Health), Helbling Mark, Humans, Osteoarticular/complications/epidemiology, Rheumatoid/epidemiology/*etiology, Rothschild Bruce M, Rothschild Christine, Spondylitis, The Journal of rheumatology, Tuberculosis, United States/epidemiology

Falls and cognitive decline in Mexican Americans 75 years and older.

BACKGROUND: Little is known about long-term emotional and cognitive consequences of falls. We examined the association between falls and subsequent cognitive decline, and tested the hypothesis that depression would mediate any falls-cognition…

Safety and efficacy of cangrelor, an intravenous, short-acting platelet inhibitor in patients requiring coronary artery bypass surgery.

OBJECTIVE: Oral P2Y(1)(2) platelet receptor inhibitors are a cornerstone of reducing complications in patients with acute coronary syndromes or coronary stents. Guidelines advocate discontinuing treatment with P2Y(1)(2) platelet receptor inhibitors…

Tags: 2013, 80 and over, Adenosine Monophosphate/administration & dosage/*analogs & derivatives, Administration, Adult, Aged, Angiolillo Dominick J, Blood Transfusion/*statistics & numerical data, Brtko Miroslav, Cannon Louis A, Chandna Harish, Chronos Nicholas, Combination/statistics & numerical data, Coronary Artery Bypass/*statistics & numerical data, Dietrich Markus, Drug Therapy, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/epidemiology, Dyke Cornelius M, Female, Firstenberg Michael S, Holmes David R, Humans, Hutyra Martin, Injections, Intravenous, Liu Tiepu, Male, Manoukian Steven V, Middle Aged, Montalescot Gilles, Oral, Placebo Effect, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/administration & dosage, Postoperative Hemorrhage/*epidemiology/*prevention & control, Prats Jayne, Premedication/*statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Price Matthew, Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists/administration & dosage, Pyridines/*administration & dosage, Ramaiahm Chandrashekar, Risk Assessment, The heart surgery forum, Todd Meredith, Topo Eric J, Treatment Outcome, Tummala Pradyumna, United States/epidemiology, Voeltz Michele, Welsby Ian

Suppression of acute proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine upregulation by post-injury administration of a novel small molecule improves long-term neurologic outcome in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury.

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with its associated morbidity is a major area of unmet medical need that lacks effective therapies. TBI initiates a neuroinflammatory cascade characterized by activation of astrocytes and microglia, and…

Admission to the Intensive Care Unit is Associated With Changes in the Oral Mycobiome.

A prospective exploratory study was conducted to characterize the oral mycobiome at baseline and determine whether changes occur after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). We found that ICU admission is associated with alterations in the oral…

Recreational injuries among older Americans, 2001.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of non-fatal recreational injuries among older adults treated in United States emergency departments including national estimates of the number of injuries, types of recreational activities, and diagnoses.…

Tags: *Recreation, 2004, 80 and over, Age Distribution, Aged, Athletic Injuries/epidemiology, Bone/epidemiology, Emergencies, Exercise, Female, Fractures, Gerson L W, Humans, Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, Male, Sex Distribution, Stevens J A, United States/epidemiology, Wounds and Injuries/*epidemiology

Timing and type of surgical treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea in the United States; however, few patients will develop fulminant C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD), necessitating an urgent operative intervention.…

Tags: *Clostridium difficile, *Practice Guidelines as Topic, *Societies, *Traumatology, 2014, Bosarge Patrick, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium Infections – Epidemiology, Clostridium Infections – Microbiology, Clostridium Infections – Surgery, Clostridium Infections/epidemiology/microbiology/*surgery, Cross Infection – Epidemiology, Cross Infection – Microbiology, Cross Infection – Surgery, Cross Infection/epidemiology/microbiology/*surgery, Dorion Heath, Duane Therese M, Enniss Toby, Ferrada Paula, Haut Elliott R, Human, Humans, Incidence, Johnson Emily, Martin Niels D, Medical, Medical Organizations, Meta Analysis, Operative Time, Praba-Egge Anita, Practice Guidelines, Rushing Amy, Sultan Shahnaz, Survival – Trends, Survival Rate/trends, systematic review, The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, Time Factors, Traumatology, United States, United States/epidemiology, Velopulos Catherine G

Lumbar spine fractures within a complete American cohort: epidemiology and risk factors among military service members.

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective database review. OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of, and risk factors for, lumbar spine fractures within the population of the US military. SUMMARYOF BACKGROUND DATA: Fractures of the lumbar region are an important…

Characterization of the incidence and risk factors for the development of lumbar radiculopathy.

STUDY DESIGN: Epidemiological study of a prospectively collected database. OBJECTIVES: This investigation sought to evaluate the incidence of symptomatic lumbar radiculopathy, and identify risk factors for its development, among individuals serving…

Incidence and epidemiology of cervical radiculopathy in the United States military: 2000 to 2009.

STUDY DESIGN: Epidemiological review of a prospectively collected military database. OBJECTIVE: This investigation sought to determine the incidence of cervical radiculopathy and risk factors for its development within the population of the United…

Ischemic colitis revisited: a prospective study identifying hypercoagulability as a risk factor.

BACKGROUND: Although causes for ischemic colitis have been identified, many cases are deemed idiopathic. Some reports suggest an association between ischemic colitis and coagulation disorders. Our purpose was to explore the relationship of ischemic…

US emergency department visits for hip fracture, 1992-2000.

BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a significant injury for older persons. Little has been reported about emergency department (ED) care of these patients. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the management of older patients treated in the ED for hip fracture with…

Tags: 2004, 80 and over, Age Factors, Aged, Analgesia/statistics & numerical data, Camargo Carlos A Jr, Emergency Medical Services/*statistics & numerical data, Emond Jennifer A, European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine, Female, Gerson Lowell W, Hip Fractures/diagnosis/*epidemiology/therapy, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, United States/epidemiology

CBTRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2009-2013.

The epidemiology of respiratory tract infections.

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common, and potentially most severe, of infections treated by health care practitioners. Lower RTIs along with influenza, are the most common cause of death by infection in the United States. Risk…

Incidence and epidemiology of spinal cord injury within a closed American population: the United States military (2000-2009).

STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to characterize the incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI) within the population of the United States military from 2000-2009. This investigation also sought to define potential…

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of patients with Fusobacterium bacteraemia.

This 10-year retrospective study assessed the epidemiology and outcomes of patients with Fusobacterium bacteraemia (FB) at a tertiary-care hospital in the

Tags: *Hospital Mortality, 2013, 80 and over, Adult, Aged, Bacteremia – Mortality, Bacteremia – Physiopathology, Bacteremia/*mortality/physiopathology, Bonilla H F, Creatinine – Blood, Creatinine/blood, Epidemiology and infection, Female, Fusobacterium Infections – Mortality, Fusobacterium Infections – Physiopathology, Fusobacterium Infections/*mortality/physiopathology, Goldberg E A, Hewit M, Hospital Mortality, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Intensive Care Units – Statistics and Numerical Data, Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data, Length of Stay – Statistics and Numerical Data, Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Special – Statistics and Numerical Data, Tertiary Care Centers/*statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, United States, United States/epidemiology, Venkat-Ramani T

A computer model for the study of breast cancer.

A computer model was designed as a relational database to assess breast cancer screening in a cohort of women where the growth and development of breast cancer originates with the first malignant cell. The concepts of thresholds for growth, axillary…

Tags: *Computer Simulation, 2003, Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology/mortality/*pathology, Carter Kimbroe J, Castro Frank, Computers in biology and medicine, Erickson Barbara, Female, Humans, Incidence, Kessler Edward, Life Expectancy, Lymphatic Metastasis, Neoplasm Metastasis, SEER Program, Software, United States/epidemiology

Epidemiology of cervical spine fractures in the US military.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The epidemiology of cervical spine fractures and associated spinal cord injury (SCI) has not previously been estimated within the American population. PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of cervical spine fractures and associated…

Characterization of combat-related spinal injuries sustained by a US Army Brigade Combat Team during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The United States is presently engaged in the largest scale armed conflict since Vietnam. Despite recent investigations into the scope of injuries sustained by soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, little information is available…

Tags: *Iraq War, 2003-2011, 2012, Adolescent, Adult, Belmont Philip J Jr, Female, Goodman Gens P, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data, Schoenfeld Andrew J, Spinal Injuries/*epidemiology, The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, United States/epidemiology, Young Adult

Low thigh muscle mass is associated with coronary artery stenosis among

BACKGROUND: HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk for both sarcopenia and cardiovascular disease. Whether an association between low muscle mass and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) exists, and if it is modified by HIV serostatus,…

Tags: *Computed Tomography Angiography, *Tomography, 2018, Aged, Atherosclerotic, Body Composition, Brown Todd T, Budoff Matthew J, Chi-Square Distribution, Coronary Angiography/*methods, Coronary Artery Disease/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology, Coronary artery stenosis, Coronary atherosclerosis, Coronary Stenosis/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology, Coronary Vessels/*diagnostic imaging/pathology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Guallar Eliseo, HIV Infections/diagnosis/*epidemiology, HIV-Infection, Humans, Jacobson Lisa P, Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, Koletar Susan L, Korada Sai Krishna C, Male, Margolick Joseph B, Michos Erin D, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Muscle, Muscle mass, Odds Ratio, Palella Frank J Jr, Plaque, Post Wendy S, Predictive Value of Tests, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/physiopathology, Saxena Ankita, Skeletal/*diagnostic imaging/physiopathology, Thigh, Tibuakuu Martin, United States/epidemiology, Witt Mallory D, X-Ray Computed, Zhao Di

Altered mental status in older emergency department patients.

This article reviews the significance of altered mental status in older emergency department patients. Specific diagnoses are discussed, including delirium, stupor and coma, and dementia, with a focus on delirium. Finally, an approach to all older…

Tags: 2006, Aged, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Emergency Service, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Humans, Incidence, Mental Disorders/diagnosis/*epidemiology, Mental Status Schedule, United States/epidemiology, Wilber Scott T

Frailty and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS).

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Frailty and cardiovascular disease share many risk factors. We evaluated whether frailty is independently associated with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis and whether any relationships differ by HIV-serostatus. METHODS: We…

Tags: 2017, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/diagnosis/*epidemiology, Asymptomatic Diseases, Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerotic, Bolan Robert K, Brown Todd T, Budoff Matthew J, Cardiac CT, Computed Tomography Angiography, Coronary Angiography/methods, Coronary artery calcium, Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging/*epidemiology, Coronary atherosclerosis, Cross-Sectional Studies, Exercise, Frailty, Frailty/diagnosis/*epidemiology/physiopathology, Guallar Eliseo, Health Status, HIV-Infection, Humans, Jacobson Lisa P, Korada Sai Krishna C, Linear Models, Male, Margolick Joseph B, Martinson Jeremy J, Michos Erin D, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Muscle Strength, Muscle Weakness, Palella Frank J, Plaque, Post Wendy S, Prevalence, Prognosis, Risk Factors, Tibuakuu Martin, United States/epidemiology, Vascular Calcification/diagnostic imaging/*epidemiology, Weight Loss, Zhao Di

Weakness and fatigue in older ED patients in the United States.

BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of weakness and fatigue visits in older emergency department (ED) patients, to compare demographics and resource use in these patients with those without these complaints, and to…

Non-health Care Facility Medication Errors Associated with Hormones and Hormone Antagonists in the United States.

INTRODUCTION: Hormones and hormone antagonists are frequently associated with medication errors and may result in important adverse outcomes. The purpose of this study is to investigate non-health care facility (non-HCF) medication errors associated…

Estimating the annual frequency of synchronous brain metastasis in the United States 2010-2013: a population-based study.

Brain metastases (BM) are one of the most common types of brain tumors and are a relatively common event in the disease process for several high-incidence cancer types, including breast and lung cancers. Historically, information on metastases…

Is mortality due to primary malignant brain and other central nervous system tumors decreasing?

Primary malignant brain and other central nervous system tumors (BT) are a rare cancer that causes morbidity and mortality disproportionate to their incidence. This study presents the most up-to-date mortality data for malignant BT in the United…

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