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Lillo P, Caramelli P, Musa G, Parrao T, Hughes R, Aragón A, Valenzuela D, Cea G, Aránguiz R, Guimarães HC, Rousseff L, Gambogi LB, Mariano LI, Teixeira AL, Slachevsky A, De Souza LC. The ALS-FTD spectrum. J Neurol Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fairhead R, Vickers P, Kuek DK, Lee E, Mermekli A, Gandhi A, Hughes R, McKean D. Contrast Dispersal Patterns in CT-Guided Indirect Posterolateral Cervical Nerve Root Injections. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fairhead R, Dalili D, Mermekli A, Papanikitas J, Kuek DK, Hughes R, Fascia DT, McKean D. Corticosteroid Injections During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of BSSR Members. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mermekli A, Fairhead R, Hare N, Kuek DK, Lee E, Hughes R, Dalili D, Papanikitas J, McKean D. Conscious Sedation during Percutaneous Image-guided Palliative Radiofrequency Ablation of Painful Bone Metastases: A Case Series. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mermekli A, Hare N, Fairhead R, Kuek DK, Gandhi A, Dalili D, Hughes R, Papanikitas J, McKean D. Radiofrequency Ablation Combined with Augmentation for Local Tumor Control of Skeletal Metastases. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tsang Y, Tharmalingam H, Belessiotis-Richards K, Armstrong S, Ostler P, Hughes R, Alonzi R, Hoskin P. OC-0040 Ultrafractionated radiotherapy(RT) in localised prostate cancer:HDR brachytherapy vs stereotactic RT. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)06282-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Papatheodorou E, Merghani A, Bakalakos A, Hughes R, Torlasco C, Downs E, D"silva A, Finocchiaro G, Malhotra A, Tome M, Moon JC, Al Fakih K, Papadakis M, Sharma S. Left ventricular remodelling in masters athletes. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa356.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Other. Main funding source(s): I have received a research fellowship grant from the UK based charity Cardiac Risk in the Young
Objectives
We investigated the effect of long-term exercise and sex on left ventricular (LV) geometry in a large group of female and male masters athletes.
Background
Studies assessing LV geometry in masters athletes are scarce.
Methods
Different types of LV geometry were identified according to echocardiography-derived relative wall thickness (RWT) and left ventricular mass (LVM) values as per international guidelines. 4 groups were formed: normal (normal LVM/normal RWT), concentric hypertrophy (increased LVM/increased RWT), eccentric hypertrophy (increased LVM/normal RWT), and concentric remodeling (normal LVM/increased RWT).
Results
A total of 277 healthy, elite, caucasian endurance masters athletes (65% female; mean age54.8 ± 7.7 years) were assessed. The athletes were exercising for a mean 32 ± 11.7 years and have completed a median 70 competitions including a median 13 marathon-type competitions. Females exhibited lower absolute LVM (127.7 ± 30.31g vs 196.57 ± 45.0g, p < 0.001), indexed LVM (76.8 ± 18.0 g/m2 vs. 103.6 ± 22.7 g/m2; p < 0.001), RWT (0.36 ± 0.07 vs. 0.42 ± 0.08; p < 0.001) and absolute LV end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD) (46.3 ± 4.1 mm vs 50.1 ± 5.11 mm, p < 0.001) but greater indexed LVEDD (27.7 ± 2.7mm/m2 vs 26.5 ± 2.7 mm/m2, p < 0.001) compared with male athletes. Most female athletes showed normal LV geometry (72% vs 38% in male athletes, P < 0.001) and significantly less concentric remodeling (12% vs 35%, p < 0.001) and concentric hypertrophy (5% vs 13%, p = 0.01) (table & figure).
Conclusions
A sex-specific response to chronic exercise is observed. Male masters athletes exhibit significantly more frequently abnormal LV geometry with concentric LV remodeling and/or concentric hypertrophy.
Cohort characteristics Male masters athletes N = 97 Female masters athletes N = 180 P value Age (years) 55.0 ± 9.0 54.7 ± 6.9 0.68 Years of exercise 32.0 ± 12.8 33.3 ± 11.1 0.14 LV Mass (g) 127.7 ± 30.31 196.57 ± 45.0 <0.001 LV Mass Indexed (g/m2) 76.8 ± 18.0 103.6 ± 22.7 <0.001 LVEDD (mm) 46.3 ± 4.1 50.1 ± 5.11 <0.001 LVEDD Indexed (mm/m2) 27.7 ± 2.7 26.5 ± 2.7 <0.001 Normal Remodeling 36 (37) 130 (72) <0.001 Eccentric Hypertrophy 14 (14) 18 (10) 0.27 Concentric Remodeling 34 (35) 23 (13) <0.001 Concentric Hypertrophy 13 (13) 9 (5) 0.01 LV Left Ventricular, LVEDD: Left Ventricular End Diastolic Dimension Abstract Figure. Patterns of left ventricular remodeling
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Kelly A, Meurling J, Kirthi Jeyarajah S, Ryan C, Hughes R, Garvey J, Kirby B. Obstructive sleep apnoea in psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa. Br J Dermatol 2021; 184:1183-1185. [PMID: 33404093 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lillo P, Caramelli P, Musa G, Parrao T, Hughes R, Aragon A, Valenzuela D, Cea G, Aranguiz R, Guimarães HC, Rousseff L, Gambogi LB, Mariano LI, Teixeira AL, Slachevsky A, de Souza LC. Inside minds, beneath diseases: social cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal spectrum disorder. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2020; 91:1279-1282. [PMID: 32962983 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-324302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare social cognition performance between patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and those patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). METHODS We included 21 participants with ALS, 20 with bvFTD and 21 healthy controls who underwent a comprehensive cognitive battery, including the short version of the Social Cognition and Emotional Assessment (Mini-SEA), which comprises the faux pas test and Facial Emotion Recognition Test (FERT); Mini-Mental State Examination; Frontal Assessment Battery; lexical fluency (F-A-S), category fluency (animals/minute), digit span (direct and backwards) tests and the Hayling test. A post hoc analysis was conducted with the patients with ALS divided into two subgroups: patients without cognitive impairment (ALScn; n=13) and patients with cognitive impairment (ALSci; n=8). RESULTS No significant difference was noted between participant groups in terms of the age, sex and education. ALS-total group and patients with bvFTD had similar disease durations. Patients with ALSci performed poorly when compared with controls with regard to the FERT (p<0.001), the faux pas (p<0.004) and the Mini-SEA (p<0.002) total scores. Moreover, patients with bvFTD performed poorly in comparison with controls in executive and social cognition tests. The performance of patients with ALSci was similar to that of patients with bvFTD, while the performance of patients with ALScn was similar to that of controls. DISCUSSION Our findings support a cognitive continuum between ALS and bvFTD and shed light on the cognitive heterogeneity of ALS, expanding its possible neuropsychological profiles.
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Suvannasankha A, Prawitz T, Kapetanakis V, Sarri G, Hughes R, Wang F, Hogea C, Allen Ferrante S, Gutierrez B, Gorsh B, Willson J, Popat R. 901P Matching-adjusted indirect comparisons (MAIC) of safety between single-agent belantamab mafodotin versus selinexor plus dexamethasone in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Adewusi J, Burness C, Ellawela S, Emsley H, Hughes R, Lawthom C, Maguire M, McLean B, Mohanraj R, Oto M, Singhal S, Reuber M. Brivaracetam efficacy and tolerability in clinical practice: A UK-based retrospective multicenter service evaluation. Epilepsy Behav 2020; 106:106967. [PMID: 32179501 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.106967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE This multicenter service evaluation explores the efficacy and tolerability of brivaracetam (BRV) in an unselected, consecutive population in 'real-life' clinical settings. METHOD We retrospectively collected data from patient records at 11 UK hospitals and epilepsy centers. Consecutive patients prescribed BRV with at least 3 months of follow-up (FU) were included. Apart from reporting effectiveness and tolerability of BRV across the whole cohort, we compared treatment outcomes depending on previous levetiracetam use (LEV+ versus LEV-), comorbid learning disability (LD+ versus LD-), and epilepsy syndrome (focal versus generalized epilepsy). RESULTS Two hundred and ninety patients (46% male, median age: 38 years, range: 15 to 77) with ≥3 months of FU were included. The median duration of BRV exposure was 12 months (range: 1 day to 72 months). Overall BRV retention was 71.1%. While 56.1% of patients improved in terms of seizure frequency category (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly seizures), 23.1% did not improve on this measure and 20.8% deteriorated. In terms of seizure frequency, 21% of patients experienced a ≥50% reduction, with 7.0% of all patients becoming seizure-free. Treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) were reported by 107 (36.9%) patients, but there were no serious AEs. The commonest AEs were sedation/fatigue (18.3%), mood changes (9.0%), and irritability/aggression (4.8%). There were no significant differences in drug retention, seizure frequency outcomes, or AEs between the LEV+ and LEV- subgroups, or between patients with generalized or focal epilepsies. Although 15.5% of patients in the LD+ group achieved a ≥50% reduction, this rate was lower than in the LD- group. CONCLUSIONS This 'real-life' evaluation suggests that reductions in seizure frequency can be achieved with BRV in patients with highly refractory epilepsy. Brivaracetam may be a useful treatment option in patients who have previously failed to respond to or tolerate LEV, those with LD, or (off-label) those with generalized epilepsies.
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Musilova J, Moran B, Sweeney C, Malara A, Zaborowski A, Hughes R, Winter D, Fletcher J, Kirby B. Enrichment of Plasma Cells in the Peripheral Blood and Skin of Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa. J Invest Dermatol 2020; 140:1091-1094.e2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.08.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Murray G, Hollywood A, Kirby B, Hughes R. Dapsone therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:767-768. [PMID: 32294243 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Derfuss T, Weber M, Hughes R, Eggebrecht J, Wang Q, Sauter A, Koendgen H, Hauser S, Bar-Or A, Hartung H. P36 Serum immunoglobulin levels and risk of serious infections in the pivotal phase III trials of ocrelizumab in multiple sclerosis and their open-label extensions. Clin Neurophysiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Chitmanee P, Tsang Y, Tharmalingam H, Hamada M, Alonzi R, Ostler P, Hughes R, Lowe G, Hoskin P. Single-Dose Focal Salvage High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2020; 32:259-265. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kearney N, Byrne N, Kirby B, Hughes R. Successful use of guselkumab in the treatment of severe hidradenitis suppurativa. Clin Exp Dermatol 2020; 45:618-619. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.14199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Byrne N, Hughes R, Murphy L, Kirby B. Remission of severe hidradenitis suppurativa following chemotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Dermatol 2020; 182:483-484. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Delwiche SR, Pierce RO, Chung OK, Seabourn BW, Baker L, Boyd T, Brenner C, Cain L, Chung E, Cohoef E, Delwiche S, Drapcho C, Flemm J, Gell A, Gerjets L, Gipson N, Guillemette R, Hughes R, Hurburgh C, Jackson C, Jessop D, Johnson D, Johnson D, Krouse R, LaCour CP, Lego M, Lewis V, Mbuvi S, McCaig T, Perbix K, Psotka J, Seabourn B. Protein Content of Wheat by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Whole Grain: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/81.3.587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A collaborative study was performed to assess accuracy, repeatability, and reproducibility of a nearinfrared (near-IR) method for determining crude protein content (PC) of whole-grain wheat. Four types of commercially available near-IR instruments, representing various combinations of wavelength region, mode of energy capture, method of energy dispersion, and treatment of spectral data, were used. Eight, 9,10, and 11 collaborators were involved, the exact number depending on instrument type. All collaborators received 22 samples of whole-grain hard red winter (HRW) wheat. They were furnished reference PCs (i.e., protein concentrations, w/w) corrected to a 12% moisture basis for instrument standardization. AOAC Method 990.03— combustion analysis—was the reference procedure. Standardization consisted of performing one of the following treatments to the instrument manufacturer's (or federal agency's) PC equation: (1) bias correction, (2) slope and intercept correction, or (3) recalibration with inclusion of standardization sample spectra. Standardized equations were then applied to a test set of 12 unknown HRW wheat sample spectra, with 2 samples blindly duplicated. The PCs of test samples ranged from 9 to 16%. Near-IR predictions were compared with reference measurements. Averaged within instrument type, root mean square of differences were 0.22, 0.24, 0.25, and 0.26% PC, depending on instrument. Corrected for bias within the test set, standard errors became 0.22, 0.18, 0.21, and 0.24% PC, respectively. These values were approximately twice the estimated lower limit for error (representing sample inhomogeneity). Overall repeatability relative standard deviation (RSD,) values were 0.92, 0.36, 0.42, and 0.74%, respectively. Overall reproducibility relative standard deviation (RSDR) values were 1.15, 0.61,1.53, and 1.38%. Such values for within-laboratory and between-laboratory variations of the near- IR methods were equivalent to values reported for the combustion method (990.03) for wheat. An inhouse study that examined all 6 U.S. wheat classes with one of the 4 instrument types produced repeatability and reproducibility values similar to those of the collaborative study, suggesting that the near-IR technique may be applied to red, white, hard, soft, and durum wheats. The near-IR method for determination of PC of whole-grain wheat has been adopted First Action (997.06) by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.
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Awan MJ, Nedzi L, Wang D, Tumati V, Sumer B, Xie XJ, Smith I, Truelson J, Hughes R, Myers LL, Lavertu P, Wong S, Yao M. Final results of a multi-institutional phase II trial of reirradiation with concurrent weekly cisplatin and cetuximab for recurrent or second primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Ann Oncol 2019; 29:998-1003. [PMID: 29346519 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background The optimal regimen of chemotherapy and reirradiation (re-XRT) for recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is controversial. We report the final outcomes of a multicenter phase II trial evaluating cetuximab and cisplatin-based chemotherapy concurrent with re-XRT for patients with recurrent HNSCC. Materials and methods Patients with unresectable recurrent disease or positive margins after salvage surgery arising within a previously irradiated field with KPS ≥ 70 were eligible for this trial. Cetuximab 400 mg/m2 was delivered as a loading dose in week 1 followed by weekly cetuximab 250 mg/m2 and cisplatin 30 mg/m2 concurrent with 6 weeks of intensity-modulated radiotherapy to a dose of 60-66 Gy in 30 daily fractions. Patients who previously received both concurrent cetuximab and cisplatin with radiation or who received radiotherapy less than 6 months prior were ineligible. Results From 2009 to 2013, 48 patients enrolled on this trial, 2 did not receive any protocol treatment. Of the remaining 46 patients, 34 were male and 12 female, with a median age of 62 years (range 36-85). Treatment was feasible and only 1 patient did not complete the treatment course. Common grade 3 or higher acute toxicities were lymphopenia (46%), pain (22%), dysphagia (13%), radiation dermatitis (13%), mucositis (11%) and anorexia (11%). There were no grade 5 acute toxicities. Eight grade 3 late toxicities were observed, four of which were swallowing related. With a median follow-up of 1.38 years, the 1-year overall survival (OS) was 60.4% and 1-year recurrence-free survival was 34.1%. On univariate analysis, OS was significantly improved with young age (P = 0.01). OS was not associated with radiation dose, surgery before re-XRT or interval from prior XRT. Conclusions Concurrent cisplatin and cetuximab with re-XRT is feasible and offers good treatment outcomes for patients with high-risk features. Younger patients had significantly improved OS. ClinicalTrials.Gov Identifier NCT00833261.
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Quinlan C, Kirby B, Hughes R. Spironolactone therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa. Clin Exp Dermatol 2019; 45:464-465. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.14119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Frowen J, Gough K, Phipps-Nelson J, Hughes R, Siva S, Drosdowsky A, Solomon B, Kiss N, Duffy M, Ball D. OA05.01 A Prospective Study of Swallowing and Voice Outcomes After Treatment for Small-Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hauser S, Kappos L, Montalban X, Craveiro L, Hughes R, McNamara J, Pradhan A, Wormser D, Koendgen H, Wolinsky J. Safety of ocrelizumab in multiple sclerosis: Updated analysis in patients with relapsing and primary progressive multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kearney N, Byrne N, Kirby B, Hughes R. Complementary and alternative medicine use in hidradenitis suppurativa. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:484-485. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bicho Augusto JA, Nordon S, Kozor R, Vijapurapu R, Knott K, Hughes R, Rosmini S, Ramaswami U, Geberhiwot T, Steeds RP, Baig S, Hughes D, Moon JC. 323Inflammatory cardiomyopathy in Fabry disease. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez102.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Hughes R, Davies GR. Predicting progression to treatment using the Fagerström score in a free NHS smoking cessation programme. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2019; 23:606-611. [PMID: 31097070 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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<sec id="st1"> <title>SETTING</title> A free, national smoking cessation service for adults based on behavioural and pharmaceutical support in Wales, UK. </sec> <sec id="st2"> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> To establish whether the Fagerström score at the assessment session could be used to predict subsequent treatment attendance. Non-attendance affects the individual's health and the efficiency of the service. </sec> <sec id="st3"> <title>DESIGN</title> Anonymised data from 39 967 Stop Smoking Wales assessment session attendees were assessed using logistic regression. The outcome variable was subsequent attendance/non-attendance for at least one treatment session. Fagerström scores were grouped into 'very low' (0-2), 'low' (3-4), 'medium' (5) and 'high' (6-10). </sec> <sec id="st4"> <title>RESULTS</title> People with medium (OR 1.15, 95%CI 1.08-1.24) or low Fagerström scores (OR 1.07, 95%CI 1.00-1.14) were more likely to attend treatment sessions than people with very low (OR 1.03, 95%CI 0.94-1.12) or high (baseline) Fagerström scores. The final model comprised nine other statistically significant covariates: current age, sex, residential deprivation level, number of previous quit attempts, type of appointment (group or one-to-one), time of appointment, appointment season, time spent waiting for an appointment and distance from home to the clinic. </sec> <sec id="st5"> <title>CONCLUSION</title> The Fagerström score at the assessment session could be used to identify smokers at an increased risk of not attending subsequent treatment. Further research is required to evaluate the impact of targeting those with the highest and lowest Fagerström scores at the assessment session upon treatment attendance. </sec>.
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