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Patel N, Patel R, Wyenandt CA, Kobayashi DY. First Report of Pseudomonas cichorii Causing Bacterial Leaf Spot on Romaine Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa var . longifolia) and Escarole ( Cichorium endivia) in New Jersey. Plant Dis 2021; 105:4150. [PMID: 34236210 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-21-0929-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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- N Patel
- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick , NJ 08901
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick , NJ 08901
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC), Bridgeton, NJ 08302
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick , NJ 08901
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Baktash V, Hosack T, Rule R, Patel N, Kho J, Sekhar R, Mandal AKJ, Missouris CG. Development, evaluation and validation of machine learning algorithms to detect atypical and asymptomatic presentations of Covid-19 in hospital practice. QJM 2021; 114:496-501. [PMID: 34156436 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diagnostic methods for Covid-19 have improved, both in speed and availability. Because of atypical and asymptomatic carriage of the virus and nosocomial spread within institutions, timely diagnosis remains a challenge. Machine learning models trained on blood test results have shown promise in identifying cases of Covid-19. AIMS To train and validate a machine learning model capable of differentiating Covid-19 positive from negative patients using routine blood tests and assess the model's accuracy against atypical and asymptomatic presentations. DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of medical admissions to our institution during March and April 2020. Participants were categorized into Covid-19 positive or negative groups based on clinical, radiological features or nasopharyngeal swab. A machine learning model was trained on laboratory parameters and validated for accuracy, sensitivity and specificity and externally validated at an unconnected establishment. RESULTS An Ensemble Bagged Tree model was trained on data collected from 405 patients (212 Covid-19 positive) producing an accuracy of 81.79% (95% confidence interval (CI) 77.53-85.55%), the sensitivity of 85.85% (CI 80.42-90.24%) and specificity of 76.65% (CI 69.49-82.84%). Accuracy was preserved for atypical and asymptomatic subgroups. Using an external data set for 226 patients (141 Covid-19 positive) accuracy of 76.82% (CI 70.87-82.08%), sensitivity of 78.38% (CI 70.87-84.72%) and specificity of 74.12% (CI 63.48-83.01%) was achieved. CONCLUSION A machine learning model using routine laboratory parameters can detect atypical and asymptomatic presentations of Covid-19 and might be an adjunct to existing screening measures.
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- Department of Medicine, Wexham Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wexham Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 4HL, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Rd, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8AL, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Rd, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8AL, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Wexham Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wexham Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 4HL, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Wexham Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wexham Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 4HL, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Rd, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8AL, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Wexham Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wexham Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 4HL, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Wexham Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wexham Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 4HL, UK
- Department of Clinical Cardiology, University of Nicosia Medical School, 93 Agiou Nikolaou Street, Engomi 2408 Nicosia, Cyprus
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Patel N, Khan D. M008 MANAGEMENT OF IOHEXOL-INDUCED ANAPHYLAXIS WITH ALTERNATIVE CONTRAST AGENTS. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.08.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Raissi G, Patel N, Casey R, Corcoran B, Sadeghi H. 152: Weekly patient-family-staff-volunteer during COVID-19. J Cyst Fibros 2021. [PMCID: PMC8518465 DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(21)01577-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Stenehjem K, Patel N, Bundy V. M194 IDENTIFICATION OF T-CELL LYMPHOPENIA VIA T-CELL RECEPTOR EXCISION CIRCLE ASSAY IN TURNER SYNDROME. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.08.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yang K, Dinh M, Nam K, Madishetty S, Kilic S, Recinos V, Zahler S, Patel N, Elhalawani H, Scott J, Chao S, Murphy E, Suh J. Impact of Insurance Status on Radiation Treatment and Clinical Outcome in Adult Medulloblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Patel N, Amgai B, Chakraborty S, Hajra A, Ashish K, Patel Z, Aryal B, Aronow W, Singh A. Effect of thrombocytopenia in patients with infective endocarditis: an insight from the National Inpatient Sample database. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
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Introduction
Infective endocarditis (IE) is one of the feared diseases in septic patients, and incidences are rising due to the intravenous drug abuse epidemic. Sepsis causes an escalation of the platelet destructions leading to thrombocytopenia (1). Few independent hospital-based studies have proposed increase mortality with thrombocytopenia in patients with IE (2–5). We aim to evaluate the significance of thrombocytopenia in IE subjects from the national inpatient sample (NIS) database.
Method
We analyzed the NIS database from Jan-2016 to Dec-2018 using Stata 16.0. NIS is the largest publicly available all-payer inpatient care database in the United States, containing data on more than seven million hospital stays per year. We identified patients with IE with or without thrombocytopenia using ICD-10 codes. The primary outcome of interest was in-hospital mortality comparison. We adjusted potential confounders (age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, etc.) with multivariate logistic regression analysis. Further analysis was done after balancing the population co-morbidity using a Greedy propensity match for accuracy.
Results
A total of 174,495 subjects were included in this study with a diagnosis of IE. Among these individuals, 33,285 patients had a concurrent diagnosis of thrombocytopenia. The mean ages were 53±19.5 years for the thrombocytopenia group and 55±19.8 years for others. Females were equally represented in both cohorts. There were 4,945 (14.86%) vs 2,835 (2.01%) mortalities reported in with and without thrombocytopenia group respectively. After propensity matching, there was a pronounced increase in mortality [Odds ratio (OR): 1.93 (1.72 – 2.15), p-value: <0.001] in the group with thrombocytopenia comparing to others. Complications such as Major bleeding requiring blood transfusion [OR: 1.45 (1.35–1.57)], acute myocardial infarction [OR: 1.56 (1.35–1.70)], complete heart block [OR: 1.44 (1.16–1.53)], cardiac arrest [OR: 1.44 (1.25–1.72)], acute respiratory failure [OR: 1.51 (1.39–1.73)] and pressor support requirement [(OR: 1.73 (1.57–2.01)] were notably higher in the cohort of thrombocytopenia with statistically significant p-value (<0.001). The difference in length of stay between both cohorts after propensity match wasn't statistically significant.
Conclusion
In conclusion, IE patients with thrombocytopenia have higher incidences of in-patient mortality and poor outcomes than cohort without thrombocytopenia. Some of the adverse consequences could be temporally explained by complications related to underlying thrombocytopenia. Further investigations are needed to delineate the outcome in this group of subjects.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- N Patel
- Interfaith Medical Center, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America
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- Geisinger Community Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Scranton, United States of America
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- Miami Valley Hospital, Ohio, United States of America
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- Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Upland, United States of America
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- AMC MET medical college, Ahmedabad, India
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- Interfaith Medical Center, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America
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- Westchester Medical Center, Director of Cardiology Research, Valhalla, United States of America
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- Geisinger Community Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Scranton, United States of America
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Patel N, Amgai B, Chakraborty S, Hajra A, Binit A, Patel Z, Ashish K, Reddy M, Aronow W, Khalid M. Impact of atrial fibrillation in patients with colorectal cancer: a national inpatient sample database analysis. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting approximately 1–2% overall population (1). Its causal relationship with colorectal cancer (CRC) is much for debate. According to one hypothesis, the presence of autoantibodies directed against ionic channels or acetylcholine receptors can predispose to the development of atrial fibrillation (2–3). Thus, AF may be regarded as an inflammatory complication in patients with colon cancer. Our study objective was to determine if AF impacts the outcome of patients with CRC.
Method
We analyzed the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from Oct-2015 to Dec 2018 using Stata 16.0. The NIS databases are released under the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, which includes inpatient admissions from the United States' participating hospitals. Total population with CRC were identified using their respective ICD-10 diagnostic codes then divided based on AF. To determine atrial fibrillation association with mortality and complications, we used multivariate logistic regression analysis using weights to generate nationally representative results. Later, a propensity-matched population analysis was done for the accuracy of the results.
Result
We found 245,305 patients admitted with CRC between Oct 2015 to Dec-2018 in the USA, out of which 28,170 (11.5%) were having AF. The mean age for the patients with AF was 77±10 compare to 65±14 years in those without AF. Patients with AF were associated with higher comorbidities and had a high population percentage with Carlson category three or above. There were 1,456 (5.2%) mortalities in the AF group compared to 5,689 (2.6%) in the other. The higher odds of mortality in patients with AF was present in multivariate logistic regression analysis in both non-propensity matched [1.71 (1.45–2.02), P-value: <0.000] and propensity-matched [1.44 (1.18–1.75), P-value: <0.001] cohorts. Patients with AF were hospitalized longer (9.20±7.8 vs. 6.85±7.0 days), leading to a high admission costs (US$ 25,875±22,875 vs. 20,087±19,314). Odds of complications such as need for blood transfusions [1.61 (1.05–1.29), P-value: 0.005], hemorrhage requiring blood transfusion [1.17 (1.05–1.29), P-value: 0.003], lower-GI bleed [1.31 (1.21–1.43), P-value: <0.001], sepsis [1.45 (1.30–1.62), P-value: <0.001], respiratory failure [1.39 (1.15–1.67), P-value: 0.001] etc. were also higher in group of patients with CRC and AF.
Conclusion
In our retrospective, propensity-matched national inpatient sample analyses of patients admitted with colorectal cancer, atrial fibrillation is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. AF was associated with a high burden of complications with prolonged hospital stay leading to increased health care expenditures.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- N Patel
- Interfaith Medical Center, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America
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- Geisinger Community Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Scranton, United States of America
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- Miami Valley Hospital, Ohio, United States of America
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- Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, United States of America
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- Interfaith Medical Center, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America
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- AMC MET medical college, Ahmedabad, India
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- Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Upland, United States of America
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Division Chief, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Kansas City, United States of America
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- Westchester Medical Center, Director of Cardiology Research, Valhalla, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, New York, United States of America
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Lee C, Patel N, Panepinto L, Byers M, Ambrosino M, Adusumalli S, Denduluri S, Cohen J, Scherrer-Crosbie M. The role of premorbid transthoracic echocardiogram in identifying adverse clinical outcomes in patients admitted with COVID-19. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background/Introduction
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inpatient mortality rate is approximately 20% in the United States. Reports have described a wide pattern of abnormalities in echocardiograms performed in patients admitted with COVID-19. The role of premorbid transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) in the prediction of COVID-19 severity and mortality is yet to be fully assessed.
Purpose
To assess whether a pre-COVID TTE can identify patients at high risk of adverse outcomes who are admitted with COVID-19.
Methods
All patients who underwent a TTE from one year to one month prior to an index inpatient admission for COVID-19 were retrospectively enrolled across five clinical sites. Demographic information, medical history, and laboratory data were included for analysis. Echocardiograms were analyzed by an observer blinded to clinical data. Linear and logistic regressions were performed to detect the association of variables with death, invasive mechanical ventilation, initiation of dialysis, and a composite of these endpoints during the COVID-19 admission. Outcomes were then adjusted for a risk score using inverse propensity weighting incorporating age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, diuretic use, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use.
Results
There were 104 patients (68±15 years old, 49% male, BMI 31.4±9.1kg/m2) who met inclusion criteria (baseline characteristics in Table 1). Mean time from TTE to positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test was 139±91 days. Twenty-nine (28%) participants died during the index COVID-19 admission. There was no association of pre-COVID echocardiographic measures of systolic ventricular function with any endpoint. Diastolic function, as assessed by LV e', was associated with mortality (Table 2). There were 25 patients (24%) with a normal lateral e' (≥10cm/s); none died. There were 35 (34%) patients with LV e' lateral velocity <8 cm/s, of whom 15 (43%) died. LV e' lateral velocity <8 cm/s was associated with an unadjusted odds ratio of 7.69 (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.26–26.19) for death and 3.25 (95% CI 1.11–9.54) for the composite outcome. The odds ratio for death was 4.76 (95% CI 1.10–20.61) and 3.78 (95% CI 0.98–14.6) for the composite outcome after adjustment for clinical risk factors (Table 2).
Conclusion
In patients with an echocardiogram prior to COVID-19, impaired diastolic function as represented by an abnormal LV e' lateral velocity was associated with both inpatient COVID-19 mortality and a composite outcome of death, mechanical ventilation, and initiation of dialysis, even after adjustment for multiple co-morbidities and medication use. Knowledge of the pre-COVID TTE results may help clinicians identify patients at higher risk of adverse outcomes during an admission for COVID-19.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- C Lee
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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Raheja H, Waheed M, Harris C, Patel N, Hashmi A, Kundal S, Patel J, Malik B, Frankel R, Shani J. Racial disparities in the use of mechanical circulatory support devices in cardiogenic shock. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Racial bias has always been a concern for healthcare. Lack of guideline directed utilization of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices in cardiogenic shock (CS) may lead to implicit and racial bias.
Purpose
To identify the racial differences in the use of mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock and its association with outcomes.
Methods
National Inpatient Database from 2015–2018 using ICD 10 codes was used. Patients >18 years of age admitted for cariogenic shock were included.
Results
Among 1,021,274 patients hospitalized for cardiogenic shock, overall MCS was utilized in 11.4% (N=116,539). Use of MCS for patients stratified by race was 12.2% white (N=85543), 8% Blacks (N=14688), 11.3% Hispanics (N=11067), 13.8% Asian (N=4417), 12.3% Native American (N=825). IABP was the most commonly used MCS device, followed by Impella, ECMO and LVAD. Overall odds of MCS insertion was significantly higher in white population [1.18 (1.13–1.23) <0.001] and significantly lower in Blacks [0.65 (0.61–0.69) <0.001] and Hispanics [0.89 (0.83–0.97) 0.004]. Among black patients with CS requiring MCS, odds of LVAD insertion were similar compared to other races [1.03 (0.89–1.19) 0.714], while odds of all other types of MCS devices including ECMO [0.83 (0.72–0.95) 0.009], IABP [0.63 (0.59–0.68) <0.001] and Impella [0.61 (0.54–0.70) <0.001] were significantly lower compared to other races. This trend also holds true for patients with CS associated with acute myocardial infarction. Among all patients with CS, the odds of mortality were significantly lower among white patients [0.92 (0.90–0.95) <0.001], on the contrary, odds of mortality were significantly higher in Blacks [1.06 (1.02–1.10) 0.001] and Asians [1.11 (1.02–1.20) 0.012]. Interestingly, when only comparing patients who underwent MCS utilization for CS, odds of mortality were similar in black population compared to other races. [1.03 (0.91–1.17) 0.636].
Conclusion(s)
There still exist significant racial differences in the use of mechanical circulatory devices for cardiogenic shock potentially leading to significantly higher mortality in black population compared to whites. This difference in mortality is mitigated with equal use of MCS devices in cardiogenic shock among all races.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- H Raheja
- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, United States of America
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Patel MM, Changal K, Patel N, Elzanaty A. Cryoablation versus anti-arrhythmic therapy for initial treatment of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia that affects approximately 2% of the overall population. Guidelines suggest the use of anti-arrhythmic agents as initial therapy in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation, however using cryoablation as a first line therapy might have increased efficacy. The safety and efficacy of cryoablation as initial therapy has not yet been established.
Purpose
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to investigate the use of cryoballoon catheter ablation compared to anti-arrhythmic therapy as an initial intervention to prevent recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with atrial fibrillation. We also wanted to determine if using this initial ablative approach did not present increased adverse events.
Methods
A comprehensive search of multiple databases was performed to find randomized control trials that directly compared cryoablation therapy versus anti-arrhythmic therapy as initial treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation. A total of three RCTs met the inclusion criteria (724 patients) and were used in the meta-analysis. The primary outcome of our meta-analysis was recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmias. The secondary outcome evaluated serious adverse events of each therapy.
Results
The results showed a statistically significant reduction of recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmic events in patients receiving cryoablation compared to anti-arrhythmic therapy [Risk Ratio (RR): 0.60, 95% CI (0.49, 0.72), P<0.ehab724.03521, I2=0%]. There was no significant difference in serious adverse events between patients receiving cryoablation compared to patients receiving anti-arrhythmic therapy. [Risk Ratio (RR): 1.19, 95% CI (0.71, 2.00), P=0.52, I2=0%].
Conclusion
Our meta-analysis showed that cryoablation therapy as an initial therapy is more efficacious than anti-arrhythmic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation without an increased risk of serious adverse events.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- M M Patel
- University Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, United States of America
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- University Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, United States of America
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- University Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, United States of America
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- University Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, United States of America
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Patel N, Amgai B, Chakraborty S, Hajra A, Aryal B, Patel Z, Ashish K, Reddy M, Aronow W, Khalid M. Gender based outcome of IABP implantation in patients with acute coronary syndrome and cardiogenic shock: a national inpatient sample database analysis. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
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Background
Intra-Aortic Balloon counter-pulsation is frequently used as a circulatory support device in patients requiring hemodynamic support - in cardiogenic shock and in patients at risk of hemodynamic decompensation during a high-risk coronary intervention. Impact of IABP in this patient population has been variable. Certain studies have shown a beneficial effect of IABP on selected populations having acute coronary syndrome with cardiogenic shock (1–3). Our objective was to compare the outcomes based on gender in the ACS population with cardiogenic shock and IABP placement.
Methods
We analyzed the National Inpatient Sample database from Oct-2015 to Dec-2017 released under Healthcare Cost utilization Project in the USA using Stata 16.0. The population was identified using respective ICD-10 codes. We excluded the population with sudden cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism, and patients with anatomical post-MI complications. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was done to determine the difference in outcomes based on gender using clinically relevant variables. Later, propensity-matched cohort analysis was performed based on the regression variables.
Results
Of 36, 990 patients who met our inclusion criteria 25,670 (69%) were male and 11,320 (31%) were female. The average age for male and female populations was 66±11 and 69±12 years. Femnales were more likely to have higher Charlson co-morbidity index three or above. We found higher mortality in the female population [3,146 (27.79%)] compared to male [5,884 (22.92%)] in univariate analyses. Propensity-matched multivariate regression analysis showed no difference [OR: 1.06 (0.91–1.22) with P-value: 0.482] in mortality after adjusting for clinically relevant variables. Subgroup analysis in STEMI and NSTEMI populations did not show a difference. The average hospital stay was similar in both cohorts, with the male having a higher cost per stay. We found no difference in most of the complications included in our study except for higher coronary artery dissection [OR: 2.98 (1.73–5.13), P-value: <0.001] and lower rates of AKI [OR: 0.72 (0.63–0.83), P-value: <0.001], AKI requiring hemodialysis [OR: 0.74 (0.56–0.97), P-value:0.031] and ventricular tachycardia [OR: 0.73 (0.64–0.84), P-value: <0.001] in the female population.
Conclusion
The inpatient population of ACS with Cardiogenic shock and IABP insertion showed no significant difference in mortality between males and females which was valid for subgroup analysis of NSTEMI and STEMI groups. Complications such as coronary artery dissection were higher, whereas AKI, AKI requiring hemodialysis, and ventricular tachycardias, were lower in females than males.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- N Patel
- Interfaith Medical Center, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America
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- Geisinger Community Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Scranton, United States of America
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- Miami Valley Hospital, Ohio, United States of America
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- Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, United States of America
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- Interfaith Medical Center, Internal Medicine, New York, United States of America
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- AMC MET medical college, Ahmedabad, India
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- Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Upland, United States of America
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Division Chief, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Kansas City, United States of America
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- Westchester Medical Center, Director of Cardiology Research, Valhalla, United States of America
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- Maimonides Medical Center, New York, United States of America
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Gupta R, Malik A, Vadhar S, Briasoulis A, Vyas A, Patel N. Comparing loading strategies of P2Y12 inhibitors in patients undergoing elective PCI: a network meta-analysis. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Effective platelet inhibition prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces the risk of ischemic complications. Newer P2Y12 inhibitors are preferred agents over clopidogrel for patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome. However, the comparative efficacy and safety of them over clopidogrel in elective PCI is unclear. Our objective was to perform a network meta-analysis and assess that from randomized controlled trials (RCT).
Methods
We conducted a systematic review of RCTs up to and including November 2020. The endpoints of interest were overall mortality, rates of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, revascularization and major bleeding. Random effects model using frequentist approach was used to perform a network meta-analysis using R software.
Results
5 trials with total of 5,194 patients were included in our analysis. For ischemic outcomes including MI, Stroke and revascularization, prasugrel had the most favorable trend. However, clopidogrel had the highest probability of being most effective for major bleeding and all-cause mortality. None of these trends were statistically significant due to lack of power for each individual outcome (Figure 1).
Conclusion
Prasugrel and ticagrelor seem to show better efficacy in preventing MI and stroke. However, their effects are marginal and do not translate into improved overall mortality and bleeding. Therefore, in this lower risk population presenting for elective PCI, clopidogrel remains a reasonable P2Y12 inhibitor choice in lower risk population.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Results
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- R Gupta
- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, United States of America
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- New York Medical College, Cardiology, Valhalla, United States of America
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, United States of America
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- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa, United States of America
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, United States of America
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- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, United States of America
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Ariss RW, Elzanaty AM, Minhas AMK, Nazir S, Gul S, Patel N, Ahuja KR, Mochon A, Eltahawy EA. Sex-based differences in clinical outcomes and resource utilization of type 2 myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Sex-based differences in clinical outcomes have been previously well described in type 1 myocardial infarction (MI). However, type 2 MI is common in contemporary practice with scarce data regarding sex-based differences of clinical outcomes and resource utilization.
Purpose
To examine the association of sex category with clinical outcomes and resource utilization in hospitalizations with type 2 MI.
Methods
The Nationwide Readmission Database 2018 was queried for hospitalizations within the United States with type 2 MI using The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) diagnosis code I21.A1. Comorbidities and outcomes were identified using the corresponding ICD-10 codes. Complex samples multivariable logistic and linear regression models were used to determine the association between type 2 MI and outcomes (in-hospital mortality, index length of stay [LOS], hospital costs, discharge to nursing facility, and 30-day all-cause readmissions) in females compared to males with type 2 MI.
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A total of 252,641 hospitalizations [119,783 (47.4%) females and 132,858 (52.6%) males] were included in this analysis. Females with type 2 MI were more likely to be older (72.8 years vs. 69.7 years; P<0.001), admitted on the weekend (26.5% vs. 25.9%; P=0.02), and have a higher prevalence of chronic pulmonary disease (35.6% vs. 32.0%; P<0.001), obesity (17.9% vs. 15.7%; P<0.001), neurological disorders (22.9% vs. 22.3%; P=0.02), deficiency anemias (7.5% vs. 6.6%; P<0.001), and hypothyroidism (22.1% vs. 10.1%; P<0.001) compared to males with type 2 MI. Female with type 2 MI was associated with lower in-hospital mortality, shorter LOS, less hospital costs, and increased nursing home discharge compared to males with type 2 MI. Females and males with type 2 MI had similar rates of 30-day all-cause readmission [Table 1].
Conclusion
Among type 2 MI hospitalizations, females have lower in-hospital mortality, less hospitalization cost, shorter LOS, but increased rates of nursing home discharge compared to males. Thirty-day all-cause readmission was similar between males and females with type 2 MI.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- R W Ariss
- University Toledo Medical Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Toledo, United States of America
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- University Toledo Medical Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Toledo, United States of America
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- Forrest General Hospital, Medicine, Hattiesburg, United States of America
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- University Toledo Medical Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Toledo, United States of America
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- Reading Hospital, Cardiology, West Reading, United States of America
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- University Toledo Medical Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Toledo, United States of America
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- Reading Hospital, Cardiology, West Reading, United States of America
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- Reading Hospital, Cardiology, West Reading, United States of America
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- University Toledo Medical Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Toledo, United States of America
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Rojoa D, Raheman F, Ibrahim A, Patel N. 280 The Use of Telemedicine in Plastics Surgery During COVID-19: A Single-Centre Correlation Study with Patient Reported Outcome Measures. Br J Surg 2021. [PMCID: PMC8524559 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Aim With enforcement of social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face patient contact was shifted to telemedicine consultations. There is limited evidence evaluating patient experience of follow-ups and expectations into quality metrics. Our aim was to perform a service evaluation by prospectively evaluating the management and outcomes of plastic surgery patients. Method Patients were consecutively assessed over the COVID-19 lockdown period, from March to May 2020. They ranged from urgent cancer cases to burns and trauma. We used a questionnaire to evaluate initial treatment, wound care, complications, and overall service. A validated health-related quality of life (HRQL) survey was used to assess the impact of injury or wound on lifestyle and we also assessed patient enablement. Correlation analysis determined relationships between outcomes, service evaluations and HRQL variables. Results 77 patients were consecutively treated in our unit, of which 46 completed the questionnaire. 42.2% used multimedia as mode of follow-up, including smart phones for messages and videocalls, and trust e-mails. There was a 3-fold increase in number of infections for non-face-to-face consultations, with a correlation significance of 0.043. We found no correlation between age and wound complication rates. 72.7% of patients found overall service very good or excellent. Although overall service satisfaction was similar for multimedia use and face-to-face consultations (p = 0.02), less patients were confident looking after their wound without face-to-face follow-ups. Conclusions COVID-19 has brought upon an unprecedented change in practice in our department. Implementing multimedia use and educating patients on wound care can significantly improve efficiency and service provision.
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- D Rojoa
- Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Penny F, Shanmugasundaram R, Patel N. 1168 Radiotherapy Dose for HPV Driven Oropharyngeal Cancer: What Is Enough? Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx is associated with high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. HPV positive oropharyngeal cancer is often more radiosensitive and first line treatment includes either radiotherapy or surgical resection. Trials are ongoing to establish situations in which radiation doses can be reduced with the aim of reducing late tissue toxicity (“de-escalation trials”) . We report a case in which a patient failed to complete his prescribed radiotherapy treatment, describe his clinical outcomes and the potential questions this situation raises.
Method
In 2009 a male patient presented with a right T2N0MO P16 positive tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma. He was scheduled to complete a course of chemoradiotherapy. However, he was only able to complete a third of the radiotherapy course. Due to unresolved symptoms, he underwent a right transoral laser extended tonsillectomy, however this showed only fibrous tissue.
Results
Despite not completing the radiotherapy course he has not experienced local recurrence of the tonsillar OPSCC 11 years post initial treatment.
Conclusions
This case illustrates that some patients with HPV driven oropharyngeal cancer can have a clinically significant tumour response to markedly lower doses of radiotherapy than is currently recommended. Further randomized controlled trials are required to establish the optimum dose in the management of HPV driven oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer.
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- F Penny
- Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Deng Y, Patel N, Zhang H. P23.03 Novel Serum Extracellular Vesicles Based miR-153-3p Biomarker Combined to a Prediction Model for Determining Early-Stage Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.08.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yuan Y, Lee J, Yost SE, Frankel PH, Ruel C, Egelston CA, Guo W, Padam S, Tang A, Martinez N, Schmolze D, Presant C, Ebrahimi B, Yeon C, Sedrak M, Patel N, Portnow J, Lee P, Mortimer J. Phase I/II trial of palbociclib, pembrolizumab and letrozole in patients with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2021; 154:11-20. [PMID: 34217908 PMCID: PMC8691850 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND CDK4/6 inhibitors modulate immune response in breast cancer. This phase I/II trial was designed to test the safety and efficacy of palbociclib, pembrolizumab and letrozole in women with hormone receptor positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (MBC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Women with stage IV HR+ HER2- MBC were enrolled and treated with palbociclib, pembrolizumab and letrozole. Primary end-points were safety, tolerability and efficacy. RESULTS Between November 2016 and July 2020, 23 patients were enrolled with 20 evaluable for response, including 4 patients in cohort 1 and 16 patients in cohort 2. Cohort 1 median age was 48 years (33-70) and cohort 2 median age was 55 (37-75). Cohort 1 closed early due to limited accrual. Grade III-IV adverse events were neutropenia (83%), leucopaenia (65%), thrombocytopenia (17%) and elevated liver enzymes (17%). In cohort 1, 50% achieved a partial response (PR) and 50% had stable disease (SD). In cohort 2, 31% achieved complete response (CR), 25% had PR and 31% had SD by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours version 1.1. Median progression-free survival was 25.2 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 5.3, not reached) and median overall survival was 36.9 months (95% CI 36.9, not reached) in cohort 2 with a median follow-up of 24.8 months (95% CI 17.1, not reached). A correlative immune biomarker analysis was published separately. CONCLUSION The combination of palbociclib, pembrolizumab and letrozole is well tolerated, and a complete response rate of 31% was identified in HR+ MBC patients who received this combination as front-line therapy. Confirmatory trials are required to better understand the immune-priming effects of CDK4/6 inhibitors.
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- Y. Yuan
- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA,Corresponding author: Dr. Yuan Yuan, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010 USA, Phone: 626-256-4673, Fax: 626-301-8233,
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Immune-Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Immune-Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Immune-Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA, USA
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Esenwa C, Cheng NT, Luna J, Willey J, Boehme AK, Kirchoff-Torres K, Labovitz D, Liberman AL, Mabie P, Moncrieffe K, Soetanto A, Lendaris A, Seiden J, Goldman I, Altschul D, Holland R, Benton J, Dardick J, Fernandez-Torres J, Flomenbaum D, Lu J, Malaviya A, Patel N, Toma A, Lord A, Ishida K, Torres J, Snyder T, Frontera J, Yaghi S. Biomarkers of Coagulation and Inflammation in COVID-19-Associated Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2021; 52:e706-e709. [PMID: 34428931 PMCID: PMC8547586 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.035045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Charles Esenwa
- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center (J.L., J.W., A.K.B.)
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center (J.L., J.W., A.K.B.)
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center (J.L., J.W., A.K.B.)
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology (C.E., N.T.C., K.K.-T., D.L., A.L.L., P.M., K.M., A.S., A. Lendaris, J.S.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Radiology (I.G.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurosurgery (D.A., R.H.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Department of Neurosurgery (D.A., R.H.), Montefiore Medical Center
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (J.B., J.D., J.F.T., D.F., J.L., A.M., N.P., A.T.)
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (J.B., J.D., J.F.T., D.F., J.L., A.M., N.P., A.T.)
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (J.B., J.D., J.F.T., D.F., J.L., A.M., N.P., A.T.)
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (J.B., J.D., J.F.T., D.F., J.L., A.M., N.P., A.T.)
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (J.B., J.D., J.F.T., D.F., J.L., A.M., N.P., A.T.)
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (J.B., J.D., J.F.T., D.F., J.L., A.M., N.P., A.T.)
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (J.B., J.D., J.F.T., D.F., J.L., A.M., N.P., A.T.)
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- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine (A. Lord, K.I., J.T., T.S., J.F., S.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine (A. Lord, K.I., J.T., T.S., J.F., S.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine (A. Lord, K.I., J.T., T.S., J.F., S.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine (A. Lord, K.I., J.T., T.S., J.F., S.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine (A. Lord, K.I., J.T., T.S., J.F., S.Y.)
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- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine (A. Lord, K.I., J.T., T.S., J.F., S.Y.)
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Withers A, Cronin K, Mabaso M, Brisighelli G, Gabler T, Harrison D, Patel N, Westgarth-Taylor C, Loveland J. Neonatal surgical outcomes: a prospective observational study at a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. Pediatr Surg Int 2021; 37:1061-1068. [PMID: 33740107 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-021-04881-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The neonatal period is the most vulnerable period for a child. There is a paucity of data on the burden of neonatal surgical disease in our setting. The aim of this study was to describe the frequency with which index neonatal surgical conditions are seen within our setting and to document the 30-day outcome of these patients. METHODS This was a single-centre prospective observational study in which all neonates with paediatric surgical pathology referred to the paediatric surgical unit with a corrected gestational age of 28 days were included. RESULTS Necrotising enterocolitis was the most frequent reason for referral to the paediatric surgical unit (n = 68, 34.34%). Gastroschisis was the most frequent congenital anomaly referred (n = 20, 10.10%). The overall morbidity was 57.58%. Surgical complications contributed to 18.51% of morbidities. The development of gram negative nosocomial sepsis was the most frequent cause of morbidity (n = 98, 50.78%). Mortality at 30 days was 21.74% (n = 40). Sepsis contributed to mortality in 35 patients (87.5%), 16 of which had gram negative sepsis. CONCLUSION Gram-negative sepsis was a major contributing factor in the development of morbidity and mortality in our cohort. Prevention and improvement in infection control are imperative if we are to improve outcomes in our surgical neonates.
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Surgeons for Little Lives, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa
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- Surgeons for Little Lives, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Vondracek P, Panek R, Hron M, Havlicek J, Weinzettl V, Todd T, Tskhakaya D, Cunningham G, Hacek P, Hromadka J, Junek P, Krbec J, Patel N, Sestak D, Varju J, Adamek J, Balazsova M, Balner V, Barton P, Bielecki J, Bilkova P, Błocki J, Bocian D, Bogar K, Bogar O, Boocz P, Borodkina I, Brooks A, Bohm P, Burant J, Casolari A, Cavalier J, Chappuis P, Dejarnac R, Dimitrova M, Dudak M, Duran I, Ellis R, Entler S, Fang J, Farnik M, Ficker O, Fridrich D, Fukova S, Gerardin J, Hanak I, Havranek A, Herrmann A, Horacek J, Hronova O, Imrisek M, Isernia N, Jaulmes F, Jerab M, Kindl V, Komm M, Kovarik K, Kral M, Kripner L, Macusova E, Majer T, Markovic T, Matveeva E, Mikszuta-Michalik K, Mohelnik M, Mysiura I, Naydenkova D, Nemec I, Ortwein R, Patocka K, Peterka M, Podolnik A, Prochazka F, Prevratil J, Reboun J, Scalera V, Scholz M, Svoboda J, Swierblewski J, Sos M, Tadros M, Titus P, Tomes M, Torres A, Tracz G, Turjanica P, Varavin M, Veselovsky V, Villone F, Wąchal P, Yanovskiy V, Zadvitskiy G, Zajac J, Zak A, Zaloga D, Zelda J, Zhang H. Preliminary design of the COMPASS upgrade tokamak. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Patel N, Lie X, Gwaltney C, Rokutanda N, Barzi A, Melisi D, Macarulla T, Ueno M, Kim ST, Meyers O, Workman C, Bachini M, Cohen G. Understanding Patient Experience in Biliary Tract Cancer: A Qualitative Patient Interview Study. Oncol Ther 2021; 9:557-573. [PMID: 34244955 PMCID: PMC8594245 DOI: 10.1007/s40487-021-00159-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Introduction Patients living with biliary tract cancer (BTC) experience a decline in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the patient experience of BTC-related signs/symptoms and the impacts of these on daily functioning and HRQoL. Methods Patients with BTC participated in qualitative semi-structured concept elicitation interviews. Signs/symptoms and impacts of BTC were initially explored by targeted literature searches and interviews with five clinicians. Patient interviews were transcribed and coded using qualitative research software. Concept saturation was assessed over five interview waves. A sign/symptom or impact was defined as “salient” if mentioned by ≥ 50% of patients, with a mean disturbance rating of ≥ 5 (0–10 scale). A conceptual model of the patient experience of BTC-related signs/symptoms and impacts was produced. Results Twenty-three patients from the USA (78% women; median age: 54 years), diagnosed as having early (n = 3), locally advanced (n = 11) or metastatic (n = 9) disease, were interviewed. Sixty-six signs/symptoms and 12 impacts were identified. Of these, 46 signs/symptoms and 8 impacts were not identified from the targeted literature or clinician interviews. Concept saturation was reached by the fourth of five interview waves. Fourteen disease-related signs/symptoms (including fatigue/lack of energy, abdominal pain, lack of appetite, insomnia and diarrhoea) and three impacts (physical, emotional and cognitive impacts) were deemed “salient”. The conceptual model included 50 signs/symptoms and 12 impacts. Conclusion Patients with BTC reported a range of signs/symptoms and impacts that negatively affect daily functioning and HRQoL. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40487-021-00159-z.
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- Nikunj Patel
- AstraZeneca, 1 Medimmune Way, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, USA.
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Digestive Molecular Clinical Oncology Unit, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy.,Experimental Cancer Medicine Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Integrata di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.,Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Desrosiers M, Mannent LP, Amin N, Canonica GW, Hellings PW, Gevaert P, Mullol J, Lee SE, Fujieda S, Han JK, Hopkins C, Fokkens W, Jankowski R, Cho SH, Mao X, Zhang M, Rice MS, Khan AH, Kamat S, Patel N, Graham NMH, Ruddy M, Bachert C. Dupilumab reduces systemic corticosteroid use and sinonasal surgery rate in CRSwNP. Rhinology 2021; 59:301-311. [PMID: 33847325 DOI: 10.4193/rhin20.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a type 2 inflammatory disease with a high symptom burden and poor quality of life. Treatment options include recurrent surgeries and/or frequent systemic corticosteroids (SCS). Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, blocks the shared receptor component for interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, key drivers of type 2-mediated inflammation. We report results of pooled analyses from 2 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 studies (SINUS 24 [NCT02912468]; SINUS-52 [NCT02898454]) to evaluate dupilumab effect versus placebo in adults with CRSwNP with/without SCS use and sinonasal surgery. METHODOLOGY SINUS-24 patients were randomised 1:1 to subcutaneous dupilumab 300 mg (n=143) or placebo (n=133) every 2 weeks (q2w) for 24 weeks. SINUS-52 patients were randomised 1:1:1 to 52 weeks of subcutaneous dupilumab 300 mg q2w (n=150), 24 weeks q2w followed by 28 weeks of dupilumab 300 mg every 4 weeks (n=145) or 52 weeks of placebo q2w (n=153). RESULTS Dupilumab reduced the number of patients undergoing sinonasal surgery (82.6%), the need for in-study SCS use (73.9%), and SCS courses (75.3%). Significant improvements were observed with dupilumab vs placebo regardless of prior sinonasal surgery or SCS use in nasal polyp, nasal congestion, Lund-MacKay, and Sinonasal Outcome Test (22-items) scores, and the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test. CONCLUSIONS Dupilumab demonstrated significant improvements in disease signs and symptoms and reduced the need for sino-nasal surgery and SCS use versus placebo in patients with severe CRSwNP, regardless of SCS use in the previous 2 years, or prior sinonasal surgery.
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- M Desrosiers
- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, CIBERES, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK
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- Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- University Hospital of Nancy, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
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- Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, USA
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sun Yat-sen University, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Oyewole M, Neall G, Ciechanowicz S, Patel N. P.73 Challenges of maintaining enhanced recovery for obstetric surgery: Five years experience at a tertiary centre. Int J Obstet Anesth 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2021.103071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ciechanowicz S, Oyewole M, Neall G, Patel N. P.42 Quality of recovery following intrathecal morphine versus diamorphine for elective caesarean delivery at a tertiary centre. Int J Obstet Anesth 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2021.103040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Villanueva Campos AM, Etxano Cantera J, Patel N, Villanueva Marcos AJ. Extrapleural fat: description, incidence, and relation with body mass index. Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2021; 65:S0033-8338(21)00087-4. [PMID: 34034900 DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2021.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pleural appendages (PA) are portions of extrapleural fat that hang from the chest wall. They have been described on videothoracoscopy, however their appearance, frequency and possible relationship with the amount of patient's fat remain unknown. Our aim is to describe their appearances and prevalence on CT, and determinate whether their size and number is higher in obese patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Axial images of 226 patients with pneumothorax on CT chest were retrospectively reviewed. Exclusion criteria included known pleural disease, previous thoracic surgery and small pneumothorax. Patients were divided in obese (BMI > 30) and non-obese (BMI < 30) groups. Presence, position, size and number of PA were recorded. Chi square and Fisher's exact test were used to evaluate differences between the two groups, considering p<0.05 as significant. RESULTS Valid CT studies were available for 101 patients. Extrapleural fat was identified in 50 (49.5%) patients. Most were solitary (n=31). Most were located in the cardiophrenic angle (n=27), and most measured < 5cm (n=39). There was no significant difference between obese and non-obese patients regarding the presence or absence of PA (p=0.315), number (p=0.458) and size (p=0.458). CONCLUSIONS Pleural appendages were seen in 49.5% patients with pneumothorax on CT. There was no significant difference between obese and non-obese patients regarding presence, number and size of pleural appendages.
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- Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Araba, Sede Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba/Álava, España
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- Stanmore Road Medical Group. Stevenage, England
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- Department of Radiology, East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, England.
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Zhao K, Mabud T, Patel N, Bernstein M, McDermott M, Bryk H, Taslakian B. Abstract No. 229 Clinical predictors of need for endovascular intervention in hepatic trauma. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.03.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Patel N, Penner S, Matsuura N, Mafeld S. Abstract No. 14 Characteristics of imipenem–cilastatin as a temporary embolic agent for genicular artery embolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.03.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Kransdorf E, Patel J, Singer-Englar T, Patel N, Kim S, Chang D, Kittleson M, Nikolova A, Czer L, Ramzy D, Kobashigawa J. Is Older Age (>60 Years) A Contraindication to Combined Heart-Kidney Transplant? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Kittleson M, Patel J, Sindha I, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, Chang D, Geft D, Kransdorf E, Nikolova A, Czer L, Esmailian F, Kobashigawa J. Performing Colonoscopies in Patients in Cardiogenic Shock Awaiting Heart Transplantation: Is it Safe? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Patel J, Kittleson M, Oda M, Singer-Englar T, Patel N, Jamero G, Chang D, Kransdorf E, Gaultier C, Zabner R, Zakowski P, Esmailian F, Kobashigawa J. Prophylaxis for Chagas Disease Reactivation: Is it Necessary? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Singer-Englar T, Kittleson M, Patel J, Tor K, Patel N, Velleca A, Chang D, Cole R, Czer L, Ramzy D, Esmailian F, Kobashigawa J. Use of Declined Donor Hearts: Is Quality Important? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Kittleson M, Patel J, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, Chang D, Velleca A, Kransdorf E, Hamilton M, Czer L, Ramzy D, Kobashigawa J. Is There Bias in Heart Transplant Selection? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Kittleson M, Patel J, Kransdorf E, Singer-Englar T, Patel N, Moriguchi J, Hage A, Emerson D, Zhang X, Kobashigawa J. Early (1-Year) Class II Donor Specific Antibodies without Complement-Binding Appears Benign after Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Kobashigawa J, Kittleson M, Czer L, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, Kissling N, Kransdorf E, Geft D, Emerson D, Patel J. Does Crossing Historical DSA in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation Have Any Impact on Post-Transplant Outcomes? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Milligan G, Patel N, Gong T, Mathew C, Tejani I, Hall S, Banerjee S, Minniefield N, Jermyn R, Michelis K, Cheeran D, Alam A. Procedural Safety Profile of Cardiomems Heart Failure Sensor Implantation in a Veterans Association Patient Population. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Dib E, Joseph S, Patel N, Rafael A, Meyer D, Bindra A, Hall S, Gong T. Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in a COVID-19 Positive Patient. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [PMCID: PMC7979386 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Patel J, Kittleson M, Singer-Englar T, Patel N, Kim S, Velleca A, Kransdorf E, Chang D, Geft D, Czer L, Esmailian F, Kobashigawa J. In the Current Era, Heart-Liver Transplantation May Not Protect Against Acute and Chronic Rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Patel N, Kittleson M, Patel J, Hage P, Singer-Englar T, Azarbal B, Nikolova A, Czer L, Megna D, Kobashigawa J. Donor Heart Coronary Calcification: Do We Take This Donor Heart? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Patel J, Kittleson M, Rashidi S, Singer-Englar T, Patel N, Kransdorf E, Hage A, Czer L, Megna D, Kobashigawa J. Apparent Immune Effect of Clostridium Difficile in Post-Heart Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Wang M, Patel N, Kransdorf E, Azarbal B, Zhang X, Kobashigawa J, Patel J. The Effects of Donor-Specific Antibody Characteristics on Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Patel J, Kittleson M, Cole R, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, Runyan C, Geft D, Czer L, Ramzy D, Esmailian F, Moriguchi J, Kobashigawa J. The Impact of Renal Dysfunction in Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Patients on Post-Heart Transplant Outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Kittleson M, Patel J, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, Kim S, Kissling N, Chang D, Cole R, Trento A, Czer L, Kobashigawa J. In the Current Era, Do We Have Improved Outcomes in Hemodynamic Compromise Rejection after Heart Transplantation? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Patel J, Kittleson M, Froch M, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, Jamero G, Kransdorf E, Hage A, Megna D, Czer L, Kobashigawa J. Long-Term Effects of Monotherapy with Low Dose Tacrolimus. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Patel J, Kittleson M, Deshpande A, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, Hamilton M, Hage A, Moriguchi J, Czer L, Esmailian F, Kobashigawa J. Outcome of the Development of Early Restrictive Physiology after Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Courtwright A, Kamoun M, Kearns J, Diamond J, Ahya V, Cevasco M, Christie J, Clausen E, Hadjiliadis D, Lee J, Patel N, Salgado J, Cantu E, Crespo M, Bermudez C. Lung Transplantation Outcomes after Crossing Low Level Donor Specific Antibodies without Augmented Immunosuppression. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Chang D, Kittleson M, Patel J, Kransdorf E, Hamilton M, Hage A, Nikolova A, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, Czer L, Trento A, Kobashigawa J. Is a Switch to Cyclosporine from Tacrolimus a Risk in Heart Transplant Recipients? J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Donyai P, Patel N, Almomani H. Why do people end up buying fake medicines online? A thematic analysis of newspaper articles. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riab016.000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Abstract
Introduction
The internet provides a platform for both legal and illegal online suppliers of medicines, which are sometimes difficult to distinguish between. Therefore, consumers accessing the internet are at risk of purchasing fake medicines from illegal suppliers. This is particularly problematic when people buy Prescription-Only Medicines (POMs) from the internet, despite an abundance of governmental campaigns 1. This under-researched issue has nonetheless been highlighted in news articles in the past few years which are a potential source of information, albeit informally, about how and why people end up buying fake medicines via the internet. This study is phase-1 of a larger study that aims to develop a questionnaire using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB)2 to examine risky online purchasing of medicines to help focus future campaigns.
Aim
The aim is to identify the factors that lead people to inadvertently buy fake POMs online by examining newspaper articles covering this topic and categorising the findings according to the TPB’s indirect measures; namely, behavioural beliefs, normative beliefs, and control beliefs.
Methods
Newspaper articles were collected from the electronic database “ProQuest” using a series of search words for retrieving newspaper articles covering the purchasing of fake medicines online throughout the world. The search was limited to articles published from April-2019 to March-2020 to retrieve relevant articles in this fast-developing field. Articles that did not focus on POMs or only covered the supply side (e.g. efforts to combat illegal suppliers) were excluded. After evaluating each article using the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 52 articles remained. Thematic analysis was employed to analyse the newspaper articles against the TPB. The NVivo software program (version 12) was used to aid the generation of the themes.
Results
Using thematic analysis, 12 themes were generated and categorised according to the TPB’s indirect measures as follows. The behavioural beliefs (i.e. advantages and disadvantages of buying medicines online) included a perception of convenience, low price, privacy of the purchase, potential harmful effect, low quality, and lack of medical oversight. The normative beliefs (i.e. social factors influencing decisions to buy medicines online) included endorsement by influencers, deceptive marketing by suppliers, as well as organizations fighting the fake supply chain. The control beliefs (i.e. what encourages or stops purchasing medicines online) included encountering medicines shortages, outbreak of pandemic diseases, and accessibility issues.
Conclusion
This newspaper-analysis study created an initial map of ideas for why consumers might inadvertently buy fake POMs online highlighting the complexity of personal beliefs as well as a range of external circumstances. Further exploring these factors provides the basis for future campaigns for changing/controlling the purchasing of fake medicines online. Although the newspaper articles offer a wide range of data and provide different points of view, the validity of their content cannot be proven and are taken at face value. Therefore, the next step for this study is to complete semi-structured interviews with consumers purchasing medicines online (Phase-2) to verify the themes generated in Phase-1 before developing a larger questionnaire study (Phase-3).
References
1. HM Government. Protect your health when buying medicines online. Accessed 08 October 2020 from: https://fakemeds.campaign.gov.uk/
2. Ajzen, I. The theory of planned behaviour. Organizational behaviour and human decision processes. 1991; 50 (2),179–211.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, UK
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Eskandar EN, Altschul DJ, de la Garza Ramos R, Cezayirli P, Unda SR, Benton J, Dardick J, Toma A, Patel N, Malaviya A, Flomenbaum D, Fernandez-Torres J, Lu J, Holland R, Burchi E, Zampolin R, Hsu K, McClelland A, Burns J, Erdfarb A, Malhotra R, Gong M, Semczuk P, Gursky J, Ferastraoaru V, Rosengard J, Antoniello D, Labovitz D, Esenwa C, Milstein M, Boro A, Mehler MF. Neurologic Syndromes Predict Higher In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19. Neurology 2021; 96:e1527-e1538. [PMID: 33443111 PMCID: PMC8032378 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is protean in its manifestations, affecting nearly every organ system. However, nervous system involvement and its effect on disease outcome are poorly characterized. The objective of this study was to determine whether neurologic syndromes are associated with increased risk of inpatient mortality. METHODS A total of 581 hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, neurologic involvement, and brain imaging were compared to hospitalized non-neurologic patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Four patterns of neurologic manifestations were identified: acute stroke, new or recrudescent seizures, altered mentation with normal imaging, and neuro-COVID-19 complex. Factors present on admission were analyzed as potential predictors of in-hospital mortality, including sociodemographic variables, preexisting comorbidities, vital signs, laboratory values, and pattern of neurologic manifestations. Significant predictors were incorporated into a disease severity score. Patients with neurologic manifestations were matched with patients of the same age and disease severity to assess the risk of death. RESULTS A total of 4,711 patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were admitted to one medical system in New York City during a 6-week period. Of these, 581 (12%) had neurologic issues of sufficient concern to warrant neuroimaging. These patients were compared to 1,743 non-neurologic patients with COVID-19 matched for age and disease severity admitted during the same period. Patients with altered mentation (n = 258, p = 0.04, odds ratio [OR] 1.39, confidence interval [CI] 1.04-1.86) or radiologically confirmed stroke (n = 55, p = 0.001, OR 3.1, CI 1.65-5.92) had a higher risk of mortality than age- and severity-matched controls. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of altered mentation or stroke on admission predicts a modest but significantly higher risk of in-hospital mortality independent of disease severity. While other biomarker factors also predict mortality, measures to identify and treat such patients may be important in reducing overall mortality of COVID-19.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emad Nader Eskandar
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - David J Altschul
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY.
| | - Rafael de la Garza Ramos
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Phillip Cezayirli
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Santiago R Unda
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Joshua Benton
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Joseph Dardick
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Aureliana Toma
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Nikunj Patel
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Avinash Malaviya
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - David Flomenbaum
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Jenelys Fernandez-Torres
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Jenny Lu
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Ryan Holland
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Elisabetta Burchi
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Richard Zampolin
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Kevin Hsu
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Andrew McClelland
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Judah Burns
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Amichai Erdfarb
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Rishi Malhotra
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Michelle Gong
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Peter Semczuk
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Jonathan Gursky
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Victor Ferastraoaru
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Jillian Rosengard
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Daniel Antoniello
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Daniel Labovitz
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Charles Esenwa
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Mark Milstein
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Alexis Boro
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
| | - Mark F Mehler
- From the Departments of Neurological Surgery (E.N.E., D.J.A., R.d.l.G.R., P.C., S.R.U., J. Benton, J.D., A.T., J.F.-T., J.L., R.H., E.B.), Neurology (N.P., A. Malaviya, D.F., D.A., D.L., J.G., V.F., J.R., C.E., M.M., A.B., M.F.M.), Radiology (R.Z., K.H., A. McClelland, J. Burns, A.E.), and Critical Care Medicine (R.M., M.G.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (P.S., V.F., J.R.), Bronx, NY
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Patel N, Hopcraft K, O'Rourke R, Williamson A, Georgiou P, Yang I, Fong K, Marshall H. P44.05 Bone Density Measures Out-Perform Clinical Risk Scores in Detection of Vertebral Fractures in a Lung Cancer Screening Cohort. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.01.844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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