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Clinical characteristics and 12-month outcomes of patients with valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Kenya.
(PLoS One, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major contributor to the global cardiovascular
disease burden. The clinical profile and outcomes of AF patients with valvular heart
diseases in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have not ...
Phobic anxiety and increased risk of mortality in coronary heart disease.
(Psychosom Med, 2010-09)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether phobic anxiety is associated with increased risk of
cardiac mortality in individuals with established coronary heart disease (CHD) and
to examine the role of reduced heart rate variability ...
Survey of methadone-drug interactions among patients of methadone maintenance treatment program in Taiwan.
(Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy, 2012-03-20)
BACKGROUND: Although methadone has been used for the maintenance treatment of opioid
dependence for decades, it was not introduced in China or Taiwan until 2000s. Methadone-drug
interactions (MDIs) have been shown to cause ...
Early adoption of dabigatran and its dosing in US patients with atrial fibrillation: results from the outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-11-25)
BACKGROUND: Dabigatran is a novel oral anticoagulant approved for thromboprophylaxis
in atrial fibrillation. Adoption patterns of this new agent in community practice
are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied patterns ...
Brucellosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.
(Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2012-12)
Acute and convalescent serum samples were collected from febrile inpatients identified
at two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania. Confirmed brucellosis was defined as a positive
blood culture or a ≥ 4-fold increase in ...
Racial differences in the prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized with heart failure.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-09-26)
BACKGROUND: The intersection of heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) is
common, but the burden of AF among black patients with HF is poorly characterized.
We sought to determine the prevalence of AF, characteristics, ...
HPV16 antibodies as risk factors for oropharyngeal cancer and their association with tumor HPV and smoking status.
(Oral Oncol, 2015-07)
BACKGROUND: Antibodies (Abs) to the HPV16 proteome increase risk for HPV-associated
OPC (HPVOPC). The goal of this study was to investigate the association of a panel
of HPV16 Abs with risk for OPC as well as the association ...
Predictors of latent tuberculosis treatment initiation and completion at a U.S. public health clinic: a prospective cohort study.
(BMC Public Health, 2012-06-21)
BACKGROUND: Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a key component in
U.S. tuberculosis control, assisted by recent improvements in LTBI diagnostics and
therapeutic regimens. Effectiveness of LTBI therapy, ...
Association of anxiety and depression with all-cause mortality in individuals with coronary heart disease.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-03-19)
BACKGROUND: Depression has been related to mortality in coronary heart disease (CHD)
patients, but few studies have evaluated the role of anxiety or the role of the co-occurrence
of depression and anxiety. We examined whether ...
Risk factors for and estimated incidence of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection, North Carolina, USA.
(Emerg Infect Dis, 2010-02)
We determined estimated incidence of and risk factors for community-associated Clostridium
difficile infection (CA-CDI) among patients treated at 6 North Carolina hospitals.
CA-CDI case-patients were defined as adults (>18 ...