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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 ...
A conceptual framework for patient-centered fertility treatment.
(Reproductive health, 2017-09-07)
BACKGROUND:Patient-centered care is a pillar of quality health care and is important
to patients experiencing infertility. In this study we used empirical, in-depth data
on couples' experiences of infertility treatment decision ...
Hybrid de novo genome assembly and centromere characterization of the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus).
(BMC biology, 2017-11-16)
The de novo assembly of repeat-rich mammalian genomes using only high-throughput short
read sequencing data typically results in highly fragmented genome assemblies that
limit downstream applications. Here, we present an ...
Learning from 2523 trauma deaths in India- opportunities to prevent in-hospital deaths.
(BMC health services research, 2017-02-16)
A systematic analysis of trauma deaths is a step towards trauma quality improvement
in Indian hospitals. This study estimates the magnitude of preventable trauma deaths
in five Indian hospitals, and uses a peer-review process ...
The Digital Drag and Drop Pillbox: Design and Feasibility of a Skill-based Education Model to Improve Medication Management.
(The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, 2017-09)
We present the design and feasibility testing for the "Digital Drag and Drop Pillbox"
(D-3 Pillbox), a skill-based educational approach that engages patients and providers,
measures performance, and generates reports of ...
Cell type-specific changes in retinal ganglion cell function induced by rod death and cone reorganization in rats.
(Journal of neurophysiology, 2017-07)
We have determined the impact of rod death and cone reorganization on the spatiotemporal
receptive fields (RFs) and spontaneous activity of distinct retinal ganglion cell
(RGC) types. We compared RGC function between healthy ...
Benefit of Ezetimibe Added to Simvastatin in Reduced Kidney Function.
(J Am Soc Nephrol, 2017-10)
Efficacy of statin-based therapies in reducing cardiovascular mortality in individuals
with CKD seems to diminish as eGFR declines. The strongest evidence supporting the
cardiovascular benefit of statins in individuals with ...
Counterfactual Plausibility and Comparative Similarity.
(Cognitive science, 2017-05)
Counterfactual thinking involves imagining hypothetical alternatives to reality. Philosopher
David Lewis (1973, 1979) argued that people estimate the subjective plausibility that
a counterfactual event might have occurred ...
Sources of disconnection in neurocognitive aging: cerebral white-matter integrity, resting-state functional connectivity, and white-matter hyperintensity volume.
(Neurobiol Aging, 2017-06)
Age-related decline in fluid cognition can be characterized as a disconnection among
specific brain structures, leading to a decline in functional efficiency. The potential
sources of disconnection, however, are unclear. ...
Cardiovascular comorbidities and survival of lung cancer patients: Medicare data based analysis.
(Lung Cancer, 2017-06-05)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity in survival
of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The impact
of seven CVDs (at the time of NSCLC diagnosis ...