Medicine
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The efficacy and safety of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in AF and CKD patients remains unknown. This systematic review and meta-analysis will mainly assess net clinical benefit (NCB) property of NOACs versus warfarin in patients with AF and CKD by a pooled-analysis. ⋯ CRD42019116940.
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The percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been one of the fastest growing therapeutic interventions for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, the mortality of patients with STEMI after PCI is uncertain currently. There is a paucity of systematic review on the associated factors of mortality among patients with STEMI after PCI. Therefore, this meta-analysis was designed to synthesize available evidence on the prevalence and associated factors of mortality after PCI for adult patients with STEMI. ⋯ PROSPERO CRD42017070969.
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Clinical Trial Observational Study
Efficacy of risk stratification protocols and clinical, physical, and biochemical parameters to previse signals and symptoms during cardiovascular rehabilitation programs: Protocol for an observational trial.
Despite the benefits, cardiovascular rehabilitation programs (CRPs) have been related to the appearance of signals and symptoms. Risk stratification protocols are commonly used to identify risks during the physical exercise; however, studies that investigate their efficacy to previse signals and symptoms are inconclusive. Furthermore, clinical, physical, and biochemical parameters have been used as risk markers for the appearance of adverse events, and to investigate their efficacy to previse signals and symptoms during the CRP sessions that could better guide the strategies adopted on these programs. ⋯ The study was prospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03446742). Forty-four patient participants of a CRP will be evaluated. First, their risk stratification is going to be performed by 2 evaluators and their clinical, physical, and biochemical parameters are going to be measured. Then, the patients are going to be followed during 24 sessions during their CRP routines in order to identify appearance of their signals/symptoms. So, the patients are going to perform their cardiovascular rehabilitation routines for 6 months and then, their clinical, physical, and biochemical parameters are going to be measured again and they are going to be followed during 24 sessions during their CRP routines in order to identify the appearance of their signals/symptoms.
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This study aimed to establish a comprehensive prognostic system for osteosarcoma based on a large population database with high quality. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program database was used to identify patients with osteosarcoma from 1973 to 2015. Multivariate analysis was performed to screen statistically significant variables. ⋯ Moreover, both IDI and NRI improved for 3-, 5- and 10-year follow-up of C-indexes. Finally, DCA demonstrated that the nomogram of new model was clinically meaningful. We developed a reliable nomogram for prognostic determinants and treatment outcome analysis of osteosarcoma, thus helping better choose medical examinations and optimize therapeutic regimen under the cooperation among oncologists and surgeons.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Risk of elevation of serum creatine kinase among HIV-positive individuals receiving dolutegravir-based combination antiretroviral therapy.
We aimed to compare the risks of creatine kinase (CK) elevation between patients receiving dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) and those receiving non-integrase strand transfer inhibitor (InSTI)-based ART. HIV-positive patients seeking HIV outpatient care between February 2017 and March 2018 were retrospectively reviewed to collect information on ART, practices of vigorous exercise, and laboratory tests including CK level, plasma HIV RNA load, and concurrent medications. The incidences of CK elevation were estimated among patients receiving dolutegravir-based ART and those receiving non-InSTI-based ART. ⋯ While dolutegravir group had a higher rate of CK elevation of any level than non-InSTI group (22.9 vs 17.4 per 100 PYFU, P = .01), the risk was associated with weight (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], per 10-kg increase, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.02-1.04), duration of exercise (aOR, per 1-hour increase, 1.02; 95% CI 1.01-1.03), but not with dolutegravir-based ART (aOR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.99-1.06) after adjusting for the testing frequency of serum CK in the multivariate generalized estimating equation model. No patients were hospitalized or switched ART due to CK elevation. Serum CK elevation was associated with weight and duration of exercise among HIV-positive patients receiving ART, but not with dolutegravir-based ART.