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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 ...
Risk Factors for Heart Failure in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: The CRIC (Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort) Study.
(Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017-05-17)
BACKGROUND:Heart failure is common in patients with chronic kidney disease. We studied
risk factors for incident heart failure among 3557 participants in the CRIC (Chronic
Renal Insufficiency Cohort) Study. METHODS ...
Polymorphisms in nucleotide excision repair genes and risk of primary prostate cancer in Chinese Han populations.
(Oncotarget, 2017-04)
Genetic variants of nucleotide excision repair (NER) genes have been extensively investigated
for their roles in the development of prostate cancer (PCa); however, the published
results have been inconsistent. In a hospital-based ...
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 ...
Age of first drunkenness and risks for all-cause mortality: A 27-year follow-up from the epidemiologic catchment area study.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017-07)
Early-onset drunkenness is associated with an increased risk of developing an alcohol
use disorder (AUD), which predicts excess mortality risk. Here, we estimated mortality
risk for drinkers with and without early drunkenness.For ...
Association of body mass index with mortality and functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke.
(Scientific reports, 2017-05-31)
The relation between obesity and stroke outcome has been disputed. This study was
aimed to determine the association of body mass index (BMI) with mortality and functional
outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke. ...