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Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians.

Arachchi, WK; Bodinayake, Champica K; Dabrera, T; Nagahawatte, A; Østbye, Truls; Sooriyaarachchi, A; Stewart, K; ... (10 authors) (BMC Fam Pract, 2018-03-01)

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a common reason for antibiotic overuse worldwide. We previously showed that over 80% of outpatients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka ...

Outcomes of Patients with Critical Limb Ischaemia in the EUCLID Trial.

Jones, William; Patel, Manesh; Rockhold, Frank; Norgren, Lars; Hiatt, William R; Wojdyla, Daniel M; Fowkes, F Gerry R; ... (14 authors) (European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 2018-01)

OBJECTIVES:Critical limb ischaemia (CLI) implies an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and the optimal antithrombotic treatment is not established. DESIGN, MATERIALS, METHODS:The EUCLID trial investigated ...

Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and prior coronary artery disease: Insights from the EUCLID trial.

Rockhold, Frank; Lopes, Renato; Jones, William; Patel, Manesh; Berger, Jeffrey S; Abramson, Beth L; Heizer, Gretchen; ... (17 authors) (Vascular medicine (London, England), 2018-12)

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) are at heightened risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We sought to evaluate the risk of concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with symptomatic PAD ...

Cardiovascular and Limb Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes and Peripheral Artery Disease: The EUCLID Trial.

Jones, William; Lopes, Renato; Rockhold, Frank; Patel, Manesh; Low Wang, Cecilia C; Blomster, Juuso I; Heizer, Gretchen; ... (16 authors) (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018-12)

BACKGROUND:Diabetes confers an increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, but less is known about the independent risk diabetes confers on major cardiovascular and limb events in patients with symptomatic ...