The Lancet. Respiratory medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
E-cigarettes and smoking cessation in real-world and clinical settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Smokers increasingly use e-cigarettes for many reasons, including attempts to quit combustible cigarettes and to use nicotine where smoking is prohibited. We aimed to assess the association between e-cigarette use and cigarette smoking cessation among adult cigarette smokers, irrespective of their motivation for using e-cigarettes. ⋯ National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, FDA Center for Tobacco Products.
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Meta Analysis
BMPR2 mutations and survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension: an individual participant data meta-analysis.
Mutations in the gene encoding the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type II (BMPR2) are the commonest genetic cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, the effect of BMPR2 mutations on clinical phenotype and outcomes remains uncertain. ⋯ Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM, Université Paris-Sud, Intermountain Research and Medical Foundation, Vanderbilt University, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and Beijing Natural Science Foundation.