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Catheter ablation and lower risk of incident dementia and mortality in older adults with atrial fibrillation

Author/s: Harrison, Stephanie L., Buckley, Benjamin J.R.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) has consistently been associated with a higher risk of incident dementia. Observational evidence has suggested catheter ablation may be associated with a lower risk of dementia in patients with AF, but further research is needed. The objectives of this study...

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atrial fibrillation catheter ablation Catheters dementia older adults

Bempedoic Acid for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Statin-Intolerant Patients

Author/s: Nissen, S. E., Menon, V., Nicholls, S. J., Brennan, D., Laffin, L., Ridker, P., Ray, K. K., Mason, D., Kastelein, J. J. P., Cho, L., Libby, P., Li, N., Foody, J., Louie, M. J., Lincoff, A. M.

Importance: The effects of bempedoic acid on cardiovascular outcomes in statin-intolerant patients without a prior cardiovascular event (primary prevention) have not been fully described.

Objective: To determine the effects of bempedoic acid on cardiovascular outcomes in primary...

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Cardiovascular Diseases stroke drug therapy bempedoic acid statin-intolerant patients

Comparative Effects of Glucose-Lowering Medications on Kidney Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes The GRADE Randomized Clinical Trial

Author/s: Wexler, D. J., de Boer, I. H., Ghosh, A., Younes, N., Bebu, I., Inzucchi, S. E., McGill, J. B., Mudaliar, S., Schade, D., Steffes, M., Tamborlane, W. V., Tan, M. H., Ismail-Beigi, F., GRADE Research Group

Importance: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the leading cause of kidney disease in the US. It is not known whether glucose-lowering medications differentially affect kidney function.

Objective: To evaluate kidney outcomes in the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative...

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Intention to Treat Analysis Albumins Creatinine diabetes, type 2 kidney function

Postexposure Doxycycline to Prevent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections

Author/s: Luetkemeyer, A. F., Donnell, D., Dombrowski, J. C., Cohen, S., Grabow, C., Brown, C. E., Malinski, C., Perkins, R., Nasser, M., Lopez, C., Vittinghoff, E., Buchbinder, S. P., Scott, H., Charlebois, E. D., Havlir, D. V., Soge, O. O., Celum, C., DoxyPEP Study Team

Background: Interventions to reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) are needed.

Methods: We conducted an open-label, randomized study involving MSM and transgender women who were taking preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against human...

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sexually transmitted diseases sexual and gender minorities primary prevention HIV prevention doxycycline

Effect of an Intranasal Corticosteroid on Quality of Life and Local Microbiome in Young Children With Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Author/s: Latek, M., Lacwik, P., Molinska, K., Blauz, A., Lach, J., Rychlik, B., Strapagiel, D., Majak, J., Czech, D., Seweryn, M., Kuna, P., Palczynski, C., Majak, P.

Importance: Intranasal corticosteroids (INCs) remain the first-line treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in both adults and children, despite the lack of evidence regarding their efficacy in the pediatric population. Similarly, their effect on the sinonasal microbiome has not been well...

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quality of life Lymphocytes Child, Preschool Sodium Chloride / therapeutic use Chronic Disease

Nocturnal hypoglycemia is underdiagnosed in older people with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes: The HYPOAGE observational study

Author/s: Boureau, A., Guyomarch, B., Gourdy, P., Allix, I., Annweiler, C., Cervantes, N., Chapelet, G., Delabriere, I., Guyonnet, S., Litke, R., Paccalin, M., Penfornis, A., Saulnier, P., Wargny, M., Hadjadj, S., de Decker, L., Cariou, B.

Background: There is a lack of real-life data regarding the frequency and predictive factors of hypoglycemia in older patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study aimed to determine the frequency and predictors of hypoglycemia in older patients with insulin-treated T2D.

Methods: This...

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basal insulin analogues continuous glucose monitoring glycemic control Hypoglycemics type 2 diabetes

Patient-Reported Outcomes 12 Years after Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment

Author/s: Donovan, J. L., Hamdy, F. C., Lane, J. A., Young, G. J., Metcalfe, C., Walsh, E. I., Davis, M., Steuart-Feilding, T., Blazeby, J. M., Avery, K. N., Martin, R. M., Bollina, P., Doble, A., Doherty, A., Gillatt, D., Gnanapragasam, V., Hughes, O., Kockelbergh, R., Kynaston, H., Paul, A., Paez, E., Powell, P., Rosariom D. J., Rowe, E., Manson, M., Catto, J. W., Peters, T. J., Wade, J., Turner, E. L., Williams, N. J., Oxley, J., Staffurth, J., Bryant, R. J., Neal, D. E.

Long-term patient-reported outcomes are needed to inform treatment decisions for localized prostate cancer.

METHODS
Patient-reported outcomes of 1643 randomly assigned participants in the ProtecT (Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment) trial were evaluated to assess the...

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Androgens Prostatectomy Patient Reported Outcome Measures prostate cancer surgery

Fifteen-Year Outcomes after Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Author/s: Hamdy, Freddie, Donovan, Jenny, Lane, Athene, Metcalfe, Chris, Davis, Michael, Turner, Emma, Martin, Richard, Young, Grace, Walsh, Eleanor, Bryant, Bollina, Prasad, Doble, Andrew

Background

Between 1999 and 2009 in the United Kingdom, 82,429 men between 50 and 69 years of age received a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Localized prostate cancer was diagnosed in 2664 men. Of these men, 1643 were enrolled in a trial to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments,...

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prostate prostatic Follow-Up Studies male Young Adults

Dynamics of Naturally-Acquired Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2 in Children and Adolescents

Author/s: Patalon, T., Saciuk, Y., Perez, G., Peretz, A., Ben-Tov, A., Gazit, S.

Background
To evaluate the duration of protection against reinfection conferred by a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents.
Methods
We applied two complementary approaches: a matched test-negative, case-control design and a retrospective cohort design. 458,...

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COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 waning immunity naturally aquired immunity infection-induced immunity adolescents

Air Quality Index and Childhood Asthma: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial Intervention

Author/s: Rosser, F. J., Rothenberger, S. D., Han, Y., Forno, E., Celedón, J. C.

Introduction: To reduce air pollution exposure, the U.S. asthma guidelines recommend that children check the Air Quality Index before outdoor activity. Whether adding the Air Quality Index and recommendations to asthma action plans reduces exacerbations and improves control and quality of life...

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children quality of life asthma air pollution United States

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