Annals of internal medicine
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Reinfection and Risk Behaviors After Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Persons Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy : A Cohort Study.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection after successful treatment may reduce the benefits of cure among people who inject drugs. ⋯ Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.
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The Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) was developed to predict 30-day serious outcomes not evident during emergency department (ED) evaluation. ⋯ Swiss National Science Foundation & Swiss Heart Foundation.
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
In acute ischemic stroke, EVT alone vs. IV alteplase plus EVT did not differ for functional outcome at 90 d.
LeCouffe NE, Kappelhof M, Treurniet KM, et al. A randomized trial of intravenous alteplase before endovascular treatment for stroke. N Engl J Med. 2021;385:1833-44. 34758251.
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Comment Multicenter Study
PICC vs. midline catheter use for short-term indications was linked to major complications at ≤30 d.
Swaminathan L, Flanders S, Horowitz J, et al. Safety and outcomes of midline catheters vs peripherally inserted central catheters for patients with short-term indications: a multicenter study. JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182:50-8. 34842905.
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Multicenter Study
Cardiometabolic Disease Burden and Steroid Excretion in Benign Adrenal Tumors : A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study.
Benign adrenal tumors are commonly discovered on cross-sectional imaging. Mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) is regularly diagnosed, but its effect on cardiometabolic disease in affected persons is ill defined. ⋯ Diabetes UK, the European Commission, U.K. Medical Research Council, the U.K. Academy of Medical Sciences, the Wellcome Trust, the U.K. National Institute for Health Research, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Claire Khan Trust Fund at University Hospitals Birmingham Charities, and the Mayo Clinic Foundation for Medical Education and Research.