Annals of internal medicine
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Multicenter Study
Predicting 30-Day Mortality for Patients With Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: A Cohort Study.
Physicians in the emergency department (ED) need additional tools to stratify patients with acute heart failure (AHF) according to risk. ⋯ Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Health; Fundació La Marató de TV3; and Catalonia Govern.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Self-administered Versus Directly Observed Once-Weekly Isoniazid and Rifapentine Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Randomized Trial.
Expanding latent tuberculosis treatment is important to decrease active disease globally. Once-weekly isoniazid and rifapentine for 12 doses is effective but limited by requiring direct observation. ⋯ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Multicenter Study Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Discontinuing Inappropriate Medication Use in Nursing Home Residents: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
Inappropriate prescribing is a well-known clinical problem in nursing home residents, but few interventions have focused on reducing inappropriate medication use. ⋯ Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development.
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Multicenter Study
The Spectrum of Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism and Incident Hypertension: A Cohort Study.
Primary aldosteronism is recognized as a severe form of renin-independent aldosteronism that results in excessive mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation. ⋯ National Institutes of Health.