Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · May 2019
EditorialSmoking and Electronic Cigarettes - Old Problem, New Challenges.
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Ann Acad Med Singap · May 2019
Use of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) to Identify Acutely Deteriorating Patients with Sepsis in Acute Medical Ward.
The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is well established in acute medical units to identify acutely deteriorating patients and is shown to have good prognostic value. NEWS, however, has only been used in the Emergency Department as a triage tool. We aimed to evaluate the validity of NEWS in Acute Medical Ward (AMW) that treats predominantly acute infection-related conditions to the Internal Medicine service. ⋯ NEWS accurately triages patients according to the likelihood of adverse outcomes in infection-related acute medical settings.
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Ann Acad Med Singap · May 2019
Observational StudyThree-Year Outcomes of Biodegradable Polymer-Coated Ultra-Thin (60 µm) Sirolimus-Eluting Stents in Real-World Clinical Practice.
Although drug-eluting stents (DES) have outclassed the use of bare metal stents, the safety and efficacy of DES at long-term follow-up has still been conflicting because of increased occurrence of late or very late restenosis and stent thrombosis after DES implantation. Hence, the present study was aimed to evaluate the 3-year safety and clinical performance of biodegradable polymer-coated ultra-thin (60 µm) sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) in real-world patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). ⋯ Treatment of patients with CAD in real-world clinical practice was associated with sustained clinical safety and low rates of restenosis, stent thrombosis and MACE up to 3 years after Supraflex SES implantation.
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Ann Acad Med Singap · May 2019
Letter Case ReportsA Rare Case of Concomitant Intra-Articular and Extra-Articular Synovial Chondromatosis of the Knee Joint.
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