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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 ...
A risk score for in-hospital death in patients admitted with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-01-28)
BACKGROUND: We aimed to derive and validate a single risk score for predicting death
from ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH). METHODS AND RESULTS: Data from 333 865 stroke ...
Morbidity risks among older adults with pre-existing age-related diseases.
(Exp Gerontol, 2013-12)
Multi-morbidity is common among older adults; however, for many aging-related diseases
there is no information for U.S. elderly population on how earlier-manifested disease
affects the risk of another disease manifested ...
The relationship of mental and behavioral disorders to all-cause mortality in a 27-year follow-up of 4 epidemiologic catchment area samples.
(American journal of epidemiology, 2013-11)
Subjects from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program, interviewed during 1979-1983,
were linked to data in the National Death Index through 2007 to estimate the association
of mental and behavioral disorders with death. ...
Trends in anemia management in US hemodialysis patients 2004-2010.
(BMC Nephrol, 2013-12-01)
BACKGROUND: There have been major changes in the management of anemia in US hemodialysis
patients in recent years. We sought to determine the influence of clinical trial results,
safety regulations, and changes in reimbursement ...
Does Medicaid pay more to a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) than for fee-for-service long-term care?
(J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2013-01)
BACKGROUND: In rebalancing from nursing homes (NHs), states are increasing access
of NH-certified dually eligible (Medicare/Medicaid) patients to community waiver programs
and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly ...
Variability in performance measures for assessment of hypertension control.
(Am Heart J, 2013-05)
BACKGROUND: Definitions of multiple performance measures exist for the assessment
of blood pressure control; however, limited data on how these technical variations
may affect actual measured performance are available. METHODS: ...
Tobacco use among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and mixed-race individuals: 2002-2010.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013-09)
Non-Hispanic Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHs/PIs), and mixed-race
individuals are the fastest growing segments of the US population. We examined prevalences
and correlates of tobacco use among these ...
Perceived stress and biological risk: is the link stronger in Russians than in Taiwanese and Americans?
(Stress, 2013-07)
Allostatic load theory implies a relationship between exposure to psychological stress
and multi-system physiological dysregulation. We used data from population-based samples
of men and women in Russia (Moscow; n = 1800; ...
Fibroblast growth factor 23 is not associated with and does not induce arterial calcification.
(Kidney international, 2013-06)
Elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is associated with cardiovascular disease
in patients with chronic kidney disease. As a potential mediating mechanism, FGF23
induces left ventricular hypertrophy; however, its ...