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Smoking and atrial fibrillation (AF) are major health problems worldwide and are responsible for substantial health-care costs. Our aim was to investigate whether smoking impacts the risk of stroke and death in patients with AF. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed data from a large Danish cohort: the Diet, Cancer, and Health study. ⋯ Smoking is associated with a higher risk of thromboembolism or death in patients with AF even after adjusting for well-recognized risk factors used in stroke risk stratification schemes. The associations may be modified by sex, as the associations were strongest among women.
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An estimated 150,000 pulmonary nodules are identified each year, and the number is likely to increase given the results of the National Lung Screening Trial. Decision tools are needed to help with the management of such pulmonary nodules. We examined whether adding any of three novel functions of nodule volume improves the accuracy of an existing malignancy prediction model of CT scan-detected nodules. ⋯ The findings demonstrate that the addition of nodule volume to existing malignancy prediction models increases the proportion of nodules correctly classified. This enhanced tool will help clinicians to risk stratify pulmonary nodules more effectively.
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OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) is a technique used to evaluate the point of airway obstruction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in order to plan corrective surgery. The standard treatment for OSAS is nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), but there are a small percentage of patients that do not respond to CPAP and maintaining high apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Aims: Evaluate upper airway alterations in spontaneous ventilation and with noninvasive ventilation (NIV) through DISE in OSAS nonresponders patients to NIV. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ines Sanches, Catarina Ferreira, Ana Bernardino, João Elói, Vitória Martins, Fátima Teixeira, José Moutinho dos SantosNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Long-term Prognosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients on Home Oxygenotherapy.
COPD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Our objective has been to assess the survival of a cohort of COPD patients in HO program and to investigate the main causes of mortality between these patients. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: María del Carmen García García, Jacinto Hernández Borge, Pedro Pires Goncalves, Carlos Antonio Aranda López, Lourdes Cañón Barroso, Estefanía Molina Ortiz, Amparo Sanz Cabrera, José Antonio Gutierrez Lara, María Teresa Gómez Vizcaíno, Ignacio Rodríguez BlancoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Critical Care Posters IIISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The objective of our study was to evaluate the benefits of a respiratory rehabilitation programme, performed by a trained physiotherapist on the mechanically ventilated ICU patients. The end points were: the maintaining of the ph to normal values, the lowering of the pCO2 from hypercapnic to normal values, the amelioration of the oxygenation values, the increasing of the pO2, the increasing of the saturation level of oxygen (SaO2). ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Monica Copotoiu, Oana Laura Chis, Ruxandra CopotoiuNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.